with leader, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, weakened towards finish
tracked leaders, weakened over 1f out
mid-division, ridden over 1f out, faded towards finish
mid-division, headway over 1f out, ridden and no extra inside final furlong
slowly away, held up mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
towards rear, not much room over 1f out, ridden and no extra inside final furlong
towards rear, headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, kept on well
slowly away, mid-division, ridden inside final furlong, kept on same pace
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
in rear, ridden over 1f out, headway inside final furlong, kept on
held up mid-division, ridden and no extra inside final furlong
It was soft ground when Kodimoor went close at Catterick in October and HARPERS RUBY (NAP) is preferred. The latter won over track and trip in September and found only one too good back here last time. Captain Scooby was ahead of Hurricane Alert when winning over 5f at Kempton last month while Charlie Lad scored over the minimum trip at Lingfield early this year but has not figured since. Whispering Soul never threatened the winner when runner-up here in September and her earlier win at Hamilton came in a seller.
Roy's Legacy 50-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders, short of room and lost places over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, last of 12, 12l behind Billyoakes (9-6) at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (5) pol in Dec.
Harpers Ruby 9-1 (9-2) Led, hard driven over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, one pace, 2nd of 11, 1 1/4l behind Captain Ryan (9-4) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Charlie Lad 14-1 (9-3) Close up, ridden over 1f out, weakened last 100 yards, 7th of 10, 6 1/4l behind Fly True (9-7) at Kempton 5f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Whispering Soul (IRE) 9-2cfav (9-5) Chased leaders, ridden inside final furlong, soon weakened, 6th of 12, 4 1/4l behind Robbie Roo Roo (9-5) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (6) pol in Sep.
Kodimoor (IRE) 7-1 (8-7) Close up, chased leader halfway, edged right and led inside final furlong, headed final strides, 2nd of 11, hd behind Robbian (8-7) at Catterick 5f hcp (6) sft in Oct.
Leith Bridge 40-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, ridden inside final furlong, weakened towards finish, 5th of 10, 4 3/4l behind Fly True (9-7) at Kempton 5f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Captain Scooby 14-1 (9-4) Dwelt, outpaced in rear, late headway 1f out, switched left and ran on strongly final 100 yards, nearest finish, 5th of 12, 3 1/2l behind Novabridge (9-4) at Newcastle 5f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Eland Ally 28-1 (10-13) Mid-division, ridden and weakened entering final furlong, 13th of 15, 11 3/4l behind Very First Blade (10-8) at Catterick 5f hcp (6) gs in Oct.
Knockamany Bends (IRE) 33-1 (9-0) Held up mid-division, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened, 10th of 13, 7 1/2l behind Lady Bacchus (8-8) at Newcastle 5f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Fabulous Flyer 14-1 (8-6) Steadied start, took keen hold, held up in touch, weakened approaching final furlong, 9th of 11, 4 1/2l behind Topsoil (8-4) at Bath 5f hcp (6) gs in Aug.
Hurricane Alert 12-1 (9-2) Always towards rear, last of 8, 4 1/2l behind Captain Scooby (9-4) at Kempton 5f hcp (7) pol in Nov.
