in touch, pushed along halfway, effort over 1f out, never on terms
mid-division, headway over 1f out, soon not clear run, chased winner inside final furlong, never able to challenge
held up in rear, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, nearest finish
prominent, under pressure over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
made all, ridden clear over 1f out, very easily
slowly into stride, tracked leaders, effort over 1f out, faded final furlong
chased leaders, hard ridden entering final furlong, soon one pace
Nonrunner
Triple Dream has gone close the last twice but is now 10lb higher than when scoring at Newbury during the summer. SIR PEDRO finished behind the latter at Lingfield last time but failed to get a clear run in the closing stages and is taken to come out best on this occasion with normal luck in-running. Threes Grand has struggled since winning at York back in August while though both Moorhouse Lad and Master Bond ran well at Southwell last time, neither have won on the Polytrack so far.
Triple Dream 7-1 (9-3) Led, headed over 3f out, tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, ran on, 2nd of 10, hd behind Picansort (9-7) at Lingfield 5f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Nov.
Threes Grand 12-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened entering final furlong, 11th of 12, 10l behind Rusty Rocket (9-6) at Nottingham 5f hcp 0-85 (4) sft in Nov.
Sir Pedro 7-2fav (9-3) In touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, no impression final furlong, 7th of 10, 1 1/2l behind Picansort (9-7) at Lingfield 5f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Nov.
Moorhouse Lad 12-1 (9-3) Led, ridden 2f out, headed inside final furlong, 3rd of 9, 3/4l behind Tom Sawyer (8-3) at Southwell 5f hcp 0-85 (4) fbs in Nov.
Royal Bajan (USA) 7-1 (9-1) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, last of 10, 6l behind Picansort (9-7) at Lingfield 5f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Nov.
Oil Strike 66-1 (9-3) Raced wide close up, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out, 8th of 9, 21l behind Al's Memory (9-3) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Nov.
Desert Strike 33-1 (8-11) Chased leaders on outside, led over 3f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon lost 2nd, 4th and one pace final furlong, 4th of 7, 5l behind Fat Gary (9-7) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Nov.
Master Bond 7-1 (9-1) Pushed along in mid-division, ridden halfway, stayed on towards finish, 5th of 9, 1 3/4l behind Tom Sawyer (8-3) at Southwell 5f hcp 0-85 (4) fbs in Nov.
Flash City (ITY) 14-1 (8-9) Slowly away in touch after 1f, ridden when weakened over 1f out, last of 9, 10l behind Sharaarah (9-2) at Southwell 5f hcp 0-85 (4) fbs in Nov.
Layla's Oasis 7-1 (8-13) Not much room start, held up, ridden over 2f out, some headway over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 12, 8l behind Pull The Pin (8-10) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Nov.
