tracked leaders, lost place and pushed along after 4 out, ridden and weakened before last
prominent, pressed leader before 3 out, led 2 out, ridden before last, stayed on strongly, readily
chased leaders, ridden before 3 out, no impression
towards rear, ridden before 2 out, weakened tamely before last
mid-division, lost place and outpaced before 3 out, soon pushed along in last, ridden before 2 out, stayed on well from after 2 out, not trouble leaders
led, pressed before 3 out, headed 2 out, soon ridden and kept on one pace
mid-division, headway 4 out to track leaders, shaken up before 2 out, soon ridden and hit last, kept on but no impression
in rear, headway into mid-division 3 out, pushed along after 2 out, soon weakened
held up in rear, ridden after 2 out, stayed on one pace, never on terms
Itsnotyouitsme landed a double with a victory at Hexham in June and is 5lb higher on his reappearance. Joie De Vivre has been raised 6lb for a more recent success at Sedgefield while QUINTA DO MAR was set a tougher task at Cheltenham in April on his handicap debut. But this shorter trip will suit and he gets the vote with Ben Pauling’s yard in good form. Red Missile placed at Perth when handicapping for the first time while Kelso runner-up Frightened Rabbit has a recent outing on the Flat under his belt and Onehundredpercent found one too good when favourite at Warwick last month.
Itsnotyouitsme 5-2 (10-12) Made all, clear briefly before last, driven flat, held on well, won at Hexham 2m 4f hcp (3) gd in Jun beating Glynn (11-11) by 1/2l, 6 ran.
Quinta Do Mar (IRE) 9-1 (10-8) Tracked leaders, headway when not fluent 2 out, ridden before last, hit last, stayed on but made no telling impression, 4th of 12, 10 1/2l behind Proschema (11-1) at Cheltenham 2m 4f hcp (2) gd in Apr.
Hello Judge 5-6fav (11-5) Led, hit 5th, headed between last two, weakened before last, 4th of 7, 21l behind Haute Estime (10-4) at Kelso 2m (4) gd in Oct.
Ashoka (IRE) 11-2 (10-13) Held up, headway 8th, ridden and close up before 2 out, weakened before last, 4th of 6, 5 1/2l behind Town Parks (11-2) at Hereford 2m 5f hcp (3) gs in Nov.
Red Missile (IRE) 9-2 (11-4) Led early, chased leaders, outpaced after 7th, rallied 2 out, 3rd last, kept on flat, unable to trouble winner, 3rd of 6, 2 1/4l behind Goa Lil (11-12) at Perth 2m 4f hcp (4) gs in Sep.
Frightened Rabbit (USA) 12-1 (8-9) Raced mid-division, ridden 3f out, plugged on one paced, 7th of 14, 11 1/2l behind One Night In Milan (9-3) at Ayr 1m 5f hcp (6) sft in Oct.
Onehundredpercent (FR) 5-2fav (11-1) Led, joined after 2nd, good jump to lead outright 3rd, headed after next, bumped 5th, soon led again, pushed along before 2 out, ridden and headed approaching last, rallied to go second final 50yds, 2nd of 7, 2l behind Lady Reset (10-4) at Warwick 2m hcp (4) gd in Sep.
The Navigator 10-1 (9-12) Slowly away, raced in rear, pushed along over 2f out, stayed on from over 1f out, never a threat, 6th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Lord Torranaga (9-6) at Catterick 1m 6f hcp (5) gs in Oct.
Joie De Vivre (IRE) 11-2 (10-9) Towards rear, headway to chase leaders 3 out, hit 2 out, soon ridden, pressed leader and good jump to lead last, stayed on well, won at Sedgefield 2m 4f hcp (4) gs in Oct beating True Romance (11-11) by 6 1/2l, 7 ran.
