chased leaders, ridden and unable to quicken when slightly hampered over 1f out, some headway when in the clear inside final furlong
held up and always in rear
tracked leader, led going well over 1f out, ridden clear
prominent, ridden and weakened over 1f out
bit keen in mid-division, weakened inside final furlong
wore hood to post, mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, weakened soon after
held up towards rear, good headway far side of group tracking leaders 2f out, went 2nd and stayed on same pace inside final furlong, no chance with winner
raced keenly, led, ridden and headed over 1f out, no chance with winner when lost 2nd inside final furlong, no extra and just held on for 3rd
never closer than mid-division
tracked leaders, ridden and weakened quickly over 1f out
raced keenly, always in rear
always towards rear
off the pace towards rear, headway far side of group over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, just missed 3rd, never going pace to challenge
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Tacarib Bay 12-1 (9-13) Keen tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 8, 2 1/4l behind Diderot (9-5) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (2) pol in Dec.
Summerghand (IRE) 10-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders, went 2nd over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 6, 2l behind Chipstead (9-2) at Kempton 6f hcp (2) pol in Dec.
Albasheer (IRE) 7-1 (9-5) Held up towards rear, pulled hard, closed 3f out, led over 1f out, soon headed, lost 2nd inside final furlong, no extra towards finish, 3rd of 9, 2 1/2l behind Tacarib Bay (9-5) at Newcastle 6f lst stks (1) pol in Nov.
Exalted Angel (FR) 13-2 (9-4) In touch, pushed along halfway, never on terms, 6th of 7, 4 1/4l behind Clarendon House (9-9) at Southwell 5f hcp (2) pol in Dec.
Brewing 10-3jfav (8-13) Slowly away, soon mid-division, headway over 3f out, switched left over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on well, won at Newcastle 6f hcp (2) pol in Nov beating Bielsa (9-5) by 1l, 10 ran.
Pendleton 13-2 (9-10) Chased leaders, ran on inside final furlong, led final 100 yards, readily, won at Newcastle 6f hcp (3) pol in Nov beating Secret Guest (9-2) by 1/2l, 9 ran.
Fivethousandtoone (IRE) 7-1 (9-3) Held up, pushed along 2f out, chased leaders before 1f out, switched right when went third 110 yard out, kept on to go second inside final 50 yards, stayed on but no chance with winner, 2nd of 7, 1 3/4l behind Coachello (9-9) at Lingfield 7f hcp (2) pol in Nov.
Batal Dubai (IRE) 2-1fav (9-13) Chased leaders, headway to chase leader over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on, won at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (4) pol in Oct beating Almaty Star (9-6) by 1 1/2l, 10 ran.
Gisburn (IRE) 5-1 (9-0) Held up rear of mid-division, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, went 3rd close home, 3rd of 10, 1 1/4l behind Brewing (8-13) at Newcastle 6f hcp (2) pol in Nov.
Way To Dubai (IRE) 9-1 (9-9) Raced wide, mid-field, headway entering final furlong, ridden and ran on to go 2nd close home, 2nd of 11, 1 1/4l behind Intervention (9-2) at Lingfield 6f hcp (3) pol in Dec.
Kitai (IRE) 17-2 (9-12) Slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway on outside over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, soon beaten, 8th of 9, 15 1/2l behind Rock Melody (9-1) at Musselburgh 7f hcp fll (3) gd in Oct.
Admiral D (IRE) 6-1 (8-7) Held up in last, asked for effort over 1f out, stayed on strongly inside final furlong, not reach leaders, 3rd of 6, 1 3/4l behind Coachello (9-9) at Newcastle 6f hcp (2) pol in Dec.
The Turpinator (IRE) 5-1 (9-9) In touch, pushed along and headway approaching final furlong, kept on same pace, 5th of 10, 3 1/4l behind Swiss Ace (9-1) at Newcastle 7f hcp (4) pol in Dec.
Rousing Encore (IRE) 6-1 (9-4) Made all, ridden over 1f out, joined inside final furlong, ran on gamely, won at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (3) pol in Dec beating Baldomero (9-9) by nk, 7 ran.
