in touch, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, soon switched left, stayed on towards finish
tracked leader, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
held up towards rear, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, edged left inside final furlong, kept on same pace
close up, ridden over 1f out, stayed on to chase winner inside final furlong
raced wide in touch, pushed along 3f out, weakened 2f out
chased clear leader, ridden 2f out, driven to lead inside final furlong
rider removed hood late and very slowly away, towards rear, never on terms
led, 5 lengths clear 4f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, no extra
in touch, ridden and weakened over 1f out
towards rear, ridden 2f out, wide and ran on inside final furlong, not reach leaders
TOMMYTWOHOOTS showed a big improvement when second at Chelmsford on his handicap debut and this won’t take much winning. Zarina Grande also finished a bit closer at Newcastle last time while Nortonthorpe Boy posted a better effort at Lingfield though that was over 6f. Totem, Major J and Spark Fury all go handicapping for the first time and are worth a second glance with improvement a possibility.
Woodview (IRE) 50-1 (9-5) Held up in touch, relegated to midfield 3f out, ridden over 2f out, switched left over 1f out, kept on one pace final furlong, 6th of 14, 6 1/2l behind Echo Beach (9-5) at Kempton 1m stks (6) pol in Nov.
Lady Of Desire 40-1 (9-1) Slightly better than mid-division, pushed after 3f out, ridden after 2f out and failed to quicken, kept on one pace, 7th of 12, 5 1/4l behind Mitrosonfire (9-7) at Kempton 6f (5) pol in Nov.
Major J 66-1 (9-5) Slowly away, held up, shaken up over 2f out, ridden over 1f out but no impression, 9th of 10, 13 1/4l behind Royal Pleasure (9-5) at Wolverhampton 7f mdn stks (5) pol in Nov.
Tommytwohoots 17-2 (9-4) Mid-division, pushed along 2f out, headway to chase leaders 1f out, ran on, 2nd of 11, 1 1/2l behind Arthur's Angel (9-7) at Chelmsford City 7f (6) pol in Nov.
Hanoverian King (GER) 300-1 (9-2) Broke well, prominent, pushed before 2f out, ridden before final furlong, weakened late on, 5th of 10, 7 1/4l behind Papas Dream (9-2) at Kempton 7f stks (5) pol in Dec.
Nortonthorpe Boy 17-2 (9-0) Tracked winner until ridden approaching final furlong, keeping on same pace when rider dropped rein inside final furlong, 4th of 6, 2 1/4l behind Obtuse (9-1) at Lingfield 6f (5) pol in Dec.
Totem 22-1 (9-3) Held up towards rear, pushed 2f out, never a factor, 6th of 8, 13 1/2l behind Bullace (9-3) at Chelmsford City 7f stks (5) pol in Oct.
First Landing 150-1 (9-0) Towards rear, weakened 2f out, 9th of 10, 13 1/2l behind Hoodwinker (9-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f fll stks (4) pol in Dec.
Spark Fury 28-1 (8-11) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, edged left over 1f out, weakened, 6th of 9, 12l behind Helmont (9-9) at Wolverhampton 6f stks (4) pol in Nov.
Hooves Like Jagger (IRE) 25-1 (9-5) Held up, never a factor, last of 9, 19 3/4l behind Bear Me In Mind (9-3) at Redcar 1m (6) gs in Sep.
Banoffee (IRE) 8-1 (9-5) Prominent, pushed along over 2f out, no extra, 8th of 11, 8 1/4l behind Arthur's Angel (9-7) at Chelmsford City 7f (6) pol in Nov.
Zarina Grande 8-1 (8-13) Always towards rear, 6th of 9, 2 3/4l behind Esticky End (8-6) at Newcastle 7f (5) pol in Dec.