raced wide prominent, ridden to lead centre group over 1f out, edged right inside final furlong, stayed on
raced stands side, tracked winner until ridden and edged left over 1f out, no extra
steadied start, in rear, never near leaders
always towards rear
close up, pushed along halfway, weakened final furlong
raced in stands side trio, ridden over 1f out, stayed on
prominent, ridden and weakened final furlong
prominent, pushed along 2f out, soon became unbalanced, weakened
in touch, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, ran on, nearest finish
led centre group until ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace
prominent, ridden and weakened over 1f out
led stands side trio, overall leader, ridden and ran on
Showalong won twice in soft going last year, beating both Cottam Lane and Shalaa Asker in the process. The latter went close on fast ground in a handicap at Nottingham recently but REBEL AT DAWN placed in a tough conditions race at the same meeting. Karl Burke’s charge will be sharper today and can come out best back at this level. Riffaa Wonder won a novices race over track and trip last term with Bedford Flyer behind and scored again at Chester when beating Selected. He’s also closely matched with Tweet Tweet and could go well on his reappearance.
Bedford Flyer (IRE) 6-1 (9-4) Chased leader, led 2f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, weakened and lost 2 places final 110 yards, 4th of 8, 2 1/4l behind Rohaan (9-4) at Lingfield 6f hcp (3) pol in Mar.
Rebel At Dawn (IRE) 10-1 (8-12) Stumbled start, chased leaders, hard ridden at halfway, beaten for pace over 1f out, 3rd of 6, 1 1/4l behind Atalis Bay (9-2) at Nottingham 5f stks (3) gf in Apr.
Water Of Leith (IRE) 50-1 (9-5) Taken to post early, pulled hard, tracked leader, edged left approaching 2f out, weakened final furlong, 9th of 10, 11 1/4l behind Diligent Harry (9-5) at Lingfield 6f stks (2) pol in Apr.
Night On Earth (IRE) 16-1 (9-7) Dwelt, soon chased leaders, ridden in 9th 2f out, weakened, 14th of 20, 9 3/4l behind Shark Two One (9-3) at Curragh 6f stks gd in Sep.
Riffaa Wonder (IRE) 2-1fav (9-3) Chased leaders, pushed along 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 7, 4l behind Atalis Bay (9-9) at Haydock 5f (2) gs in Sep.
Showalong 15-8fav (9-8) Made all, ridden and pressed over 1f out, stayed on well inside final furlong, won at York 5f stks (3) sft in Oct beating Shalaa Asker (9-8) by 1 1/2l, 9 ran.
Noorban 11-1 (8-2) Held up stand side, pushed along 2f out, stayed on final furlong, nearest finish, 7th of 27, 8 3/4l behind Just Frank (8-9) at Newmarket 6f stks (2) sft in Oct.
Selected (IRE) 9-4fav (9-7) Chased leaders on inside, switched right over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 3rd of 9, 1 1/4l behind Harmony Lil (8-11) at Chester 6f (2) gd in Sep.
Out The Hat 11-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders, took keen hold, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out but no impression, last of 7, 10l behind Bickerstaffe (9-1) at Pontefract 6f hcp (3) gf in Apr.
Shalaa Asker 10-1 (9-7) Held up towards far side, headway 2f out, challenge for lead against far rail over 1f out, soon went 2nd, just denied final strides, 2nd of 10, hd behind Batraan (9-0) at Nottingham 5f hcp (4) gf in Apr.
Cottam Lane 9-4 (9-8) Prominent, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 9, 4 3/4l behind Showalong (9-8) at York 5f stks (3) sft in Oct.
Macho Pride (IRE) 17-2 (9-7) Close-up, pushed before 2f out and outpaced, ridden after 2f out, weakened entering final furlong, 6th of 7, 9 3/4l behind Bedford Flyer (8-11) at Newcastle 5f (4) pol in Nov.
Tweet Tweet 15-2 (8-7) Led main group, ridden 2f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on, 3rd of 7, 1 1/4l behind Atalis Bay (9-9) at Haydock 5f (2) gs in Sep.
