led, ridden 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong
slightly awkward start, towards rear, ridden towards near rail 2f out, modest late headway final furlong
held up, ridden 3f out, short of room and snatched up over 2f out, never recovered
prominent, close up when ridden 2f out, led entering final furlong, ran on strongly
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, led briefly over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, kept on
slightly slow to stride, in rear, headway to chase leaders 2f out, ridden and drifted right over 1f out, ran on strongly final furlong
prominent towards far rail, pushed along and lost ground rapidly 3f out, ridden 2f out, faded final furlong
towards rear on near side, rapid headway to chase leaders over 2f out, driven over 1f out, ran on
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, in contention entering final furlong, faded close home
USTATH (NAP) has now won both outings on this surface having scored over 6f a couple of days ago with Qaaraat behind. He won over track and trip before that so today’s drop back down in distance is not a problem and the hat-trick beckons. The Defiant was beaten only a head on his Fibresand debut and cannot be ruled out while Dark Side Prince finished ahead of Awake In Asia when runner-up here a fortnight ago and is another to consider. A Go Go has been running well at Wolverhampton and placed on her only previous start at the track.
The Defiant 11-2 (9-0) Led, pushed along over 1f out, ridden and edged right inside final furlong, headed final strides, 2nd of 12, hd behind Arzaak (9-0) at Southwell 5f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
A Go Go 5-1 (9-3) Steadied start, held-up, stayed on well final furlong, 2nd of 11, 1 3/4l behind Turanga Leela (9-3) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Dandizette (IRE) 100-1 (8-13) Raced towards centre, led 1f, prominent, weakened inside final furlong, 12th of 14, 5 1/4l behind Nibras Again (9-7) at Newcastle 5f hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Ustath 3-1jfav (9-8) Made most, ridden over 1f out, ran on, won at Southwell 6f hcp (6) pol in Nov beating Sharrabang (9-1) by 1 1/4l, 14 ran.
Qaaraat 11-2 (9-7) Close up, ridden to chase leaders 2f out, one pace final furlong, 5th of 14, 2 1/2l behind Ustath (9-8) at Southwell 6f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Dark Side Prince 11-2 (9-2) Tracked leaders, ridden to lead entering final furlong, rider dropped rein and edged right inside final furlong, headed towards finish, 2nd of 9, 3/4l behind Lord Of The Glen (9-7) at Southwell 5f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Catapult 14-1 (8-13) Soon led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final 100 yards, 7th of 13, 7 1/2l behind Gumra (9-10) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Blackcurrent 18-1 (9-7) Close up, ridden over 2f out, weakened quickly over 1f out, 9th of 10, 11l behind Lyons Lane (9-7) at Thirsk 5f stks (6) gd in Jul.
Dylan's Lad (IRE) 80-1 (8-7) Bumped out of gates, held up towards rear, ridden and weakened over 2f out, last of 9, 21 1/4l behind Pearl Of Qatar (9-7) at Southwell 6f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Awake In Asia 18-1 (8-12) Prominent, pushed along and every chance over 1f out, ridden and kept on same pace inside final furlong, 5th of 9, 3 3/4l behind Lord Of The Glen (9-7) at Southwell 5f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
