held up in rear, headway on outside 2f out, ran on inside final furlong, unable to get on terms
held up towards rear, headway over 3f out, pushed along over 2f out, unable to quicken over 1f out, ran on final 100 yards
chased leaders, went 2nd over 4f out, led 2f out, edged left and bumped rival slightly 1f out, hard pressed, held on
soon led, headed 2f out, weakened final 100 yards
led early, chased leaders, effort to challenge when bumped slightly 1f out, stayed on, just held
chased leaders on inside, lost place 4f out, no impression final 2f
Bulldog Drummond 17-2 (9-6) Held up, good headway out wide over 1f out, strong run to lead inside final furlong, won going away, won at Kempton 6f hcp (4) pol in Jan beating Engineer (9-9) by 3 1/4l, 8 ran.
Gunfighter (IRE) 4-1 (9-6) Raced keenly tracking leaders on inside, angled out turning in, not clear run and switched back left, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on, readily, won at Wolverhampton 7f (4) pol in Dec beating Neapolitan (9-11) by 3/4l, 7 ran.
First Encore (IRE) 11-8fav (9-7) Soon chasing leader, ridden over 2f out, led inside final furlong, hung right, held on, won at Wolverhampton 7f mdn stks (4) pol in Dec beating Jackson Street (9-7) by nk, 9 ran.
Give It Up 8-1 (9-7) Raced wide, in touch, pushed along 2f out, soon weakened, 8th of 11, 9 1/4l behind Gamekeeper (9-7) at Wolverhampton 6f mdn stks (5) pol in Oct.
Loaded Gun (IRE) 25-1 (8-3) Wore hood to post, led group on near side rail and 2nd overall, lost 2nd over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 10, 3l behind Blue Prince (8-12) at Newcastle 6f hcp (2) pol in Jan.
Petra Celera (IRE) 5-1 (9-9) Mid-division, still going well over 1f out, smooth headway to challenge 1f out, faded inside final furlong, 4th of 12, 3l behind Bulldog Drummond (9-8) at Newcastle 6f (5) pol in Dec.
