raced wide held up, pushed along over 2f out, soon weakened
led, headed over 4f out, led again over 1f out, ridden and headed towards finish
towards rear, pushed along and headway over 1f out, never nearer
towards rear, wide into straight 2f out, never on terms
in touch, pushed along and headway 2f out, slightly hampered entering final furlong, kept on same pace
keen tracked leaders, effort over 1f out, not quicken inside final furlong
in touch, ridden 2f out, kept on final furlong, not trouble leaders
held up, ridden and weakened over 1f out
in rear, headway approaching final furlong, switched right inside final furlong, ran on to lead towards finish
always in rear
raced wide headway to go close up over 4f out, ridden and weakened over 2f out
tracked leaders, pushed along 2f out, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, not quicken towards finish
pressed leader until led over 4f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong
Awesome Allan bids for a hat-trick raised 5lb having landed a double at Redcar recently. Our Greta had slid down the weights and won her first handicap when successful over 7f at Yarmouth but it could be the turn of ROCKLEY POINT (NAP) today. The latter began the year on a 10lb higher mark and narrow-margin defeat over track and trip last week points to a big run here. Rapid Ranger scored at Leicester last month but was eased down at this venue last time after clipping heels in the closing stages.
One Big Surprise 33-1 (9-8) Tracked leader, ridden 2f out, faded inside final furlong, 7th of 13, 3 1/4l behind Dealer's Choice (9-3) at Lingfield 7f hcp fll (5) pol in Oct.
Don't Blame Me 14-1 (9-7) Led, ridden and headed final furlong, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 11, 3 3/4l behind Inlawed (9-1) at Kempton 6f hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Joey's Destiny (IRE) 16-1 (9-6) Always behind, 13th of 14, 11 1/4l behind Casterbridge (9-4) at Newcastle 5f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Peachey Carnehan 33-1 (8-8) Behind, some late headway, never nearer, 6th of 9, 5 1/2l behind Short Work (9-7) at Catterick 6f hcp (4) sft in Oct.
Rockley Point 15-2 (9-7) Held up in last pair, headway over 1f out, ridden and stayed on well inside final furlong, pressed winner towards finish, just held, 2nd of 10, hd behind Searanger (8-11) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Awesome Allan (IRE) 5-4fav (9-10) Tracked leaders, led over 2f out, clear over 1f out, stayed on well, won at Redcar 6f hcp (6) sft in Nov beating Nellie's Dancer (9-4) by 1 3/4l, 14 ran.
Our Greta (IRE) 18-1 (9-2) Led stand side pair, ridden 2f out, stayed on to lead towards finish when rider dropped rein, won at Yarmouth 7f hcp (6) gs in Oct beating Gabrielle (8-13) by 1/2l, 14 ran.
Vallarta (IRE) 20-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, one pace, 10th of 12, 5 1/2l behind Lady Of The Lamp (8-9) at Newcastle 6f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Rapid Ranger 9-2 (9-3) Steadied start, raced keenly, held up and behind, headway when not clear run over 1f out, running on when badly hampered clipped heels and almost fell inside final furlong, not recover, eased, 12th of 13, 10 3/4l behind Maureb (9-3) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Assertive Agent 7-1 (9-7) Held up, injured and pulled up over 4f out, at Windsor 6f hcp (6) gf in Apr.
Buddha Boy 25-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride and always behind, never a factor, 18th of 19, 10 1/2l behind Doonard Prince (8-11) at Navan 6f hcp Yielding in Sep.
Lady Cristal (IRE) 16-1 (8-13) Chased leaders, effort over 1f out, soon no impression, 8th of 10, 6 1/4l behind Hilary J (9-7) at Newcastle 5f hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Top of The Bank 14-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, gradually weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 10, 4 3/4l behind Searanger (8-11) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
