dwelt towards rear, pushed along and headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong
keen close up, pushed along over 3f out, ridden to chase winner approaching final furlong, stayed on
in touch, pushed along 3f out, not trouble leaders
raced wide tracked leaders, led 6f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened final furlong
keen led 2f, tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
in rear, pushed along over 1f out, not trouble leaders
raced wide towards rear, pushed along 3f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on towards finish
raced wide in touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out
keen early, tracked leaders, went 2nd over 4f out, led over 2f out, ridden out
towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
Back From Dubai bids for a hat-trick of course and distance wins but carries a double penalty and MOSTALLIM makes more appeal. The latter has gone close here the last twice now and Mick Appleby’s charge gets another chance in open contest. Makambe finished ahead of Inexplicable when runner-up over track and trip on his penultimate start while Available Angel was beaten only a neck here last time and is another to consider along with the returning Amelia R.
Mostallim 7-1 (9-4) Chased leaders, ridden and every chance over 1f out, 3rd and one pace inside final furlong, 3rd of 11, 1 3/4l behind Oud Metha Bridge (9-5) at Southwell 1m hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Makambe (IRE) 5-2fav (9-8) Chased leaders out wide, ridden and unable to quicken inside final 2f, weakened towards finish, 4th of 10, 3 3/4l behind Dynakite (9-8) at Kempton 1m hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Maykir 80-1 (11-6) In rear when jumped very slow 1st, outpaced, hit 2 out, 7th of 9, 37l behind Hidor De Bersy (11-6) at Fakenham 2m mdn (4) sft in Jan.
Rivas Rob Roy 50-1 (9-2) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, ran on inside final 100 yards, 6th of 10, at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Inexplicable (IRE) 8-1 (9-1) Keen in touch, pushed along and headway over 2f out, ridden and kept on one pace, 3rd of 12, 3 1/4l behind Masham Moor (8-12) at Southwell 1m hcp (6) pol in Jan.
The First Hurrah (FR) 11-4 (9-7) Tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 7th of 12, 4 3/4l behind Porfin (9-10) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Amelia R (IRE) 7-4fav (9-5) Prominent, ridden and headway over 1f out, ran on, 3rd of 9, 1 1/2l behind Written Broadcast (9-6) at Musselburgh 7f hcp (6) gd in Aug.
Available Angel 10-1 (9-3) Led early, tracked leaders after 2f, pushed along over 2f out and soon switched left, headway well over 1f out, led 1f out, kept on until headed well inside final furlong, dropped to 3rd final strides, 3rd of 14, nk behind Cusack (9-1) at Southwell 1m hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Le Bayou (FR) 9-1 (8-13) Keen led 1f, tracked leader until over 5f out, tracked leaders, ridden to chase leader 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 9th of 11, 9 1/4l behind Nuble (9-9) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Back From Dubai (IRE) 3-1jfav (9-7) Led briefly, chased leader, led over 1f out, clear when shaken up inside final furlong, ran on well, won at Southwell 1m stks (6) pol in Jan beating Magic Gem (9-2) by 1 1/2l, 14 ran.
Tighten Up 200-1 (9-2) Close up, pushed along 2f out, soon weakened, 10th of 12, 23 3/4l behind Fact Or Fable (9-2) at Kempton 1m stks (6) pol in Jan.
