held up, headway over 3f out, hampered over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong
prominent, ridden and weakened over 1f out
towards rear, headway over 3f out, hard driven to lead close home
chased leaders until ridden and weakened quickly over 1f out
mid-division, ridden over 2f out, soon driven and no impression
prominent, ridden over 3f out, weakened inside finla furlong
always in rear
mid-division, ridden over 2f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong
in rear, ridden halfway, never toubled leaders
led, ridden over 2f out, driven and headed close home
A weak finale can go the way of FINSBURY, who having run well in a couple of recent low-grade races, can build on those efforts in this company; Dean Iarracht and Mohawk Ridge are a couple of others worth bearing in mind. The last named represents a yard in great form and, having proved he is versatile regarding the ground; the top weight has to merit consideration. His style of racing does mean he needs luck in running, though. Dean Iarracht has experience of this course and, as his latest start has already produced a winner, the portents look good for this consistent individual. Consistent in the fact that he has made the frame in eight of his 20 previous starts, so he wouldn't presently be one to rely upon heavily for win only purposes. Therefore, it can pay to look to Finsbury as one more likely to raise the barrier when push comes to shove. The gelding split a couple of higher-rated opponents last time out and, as a repeat does would be good enough in this company, Finsbury is worth a shot in the last.
Mohawk Ridge 3-1fav (9-3) Held up towards rear, pushed along 3f out, headway under pressure over 1f out, stayed on to 2nd well inside final furlong, no chance with winner, 2nd of 11, 1 3/4l behind Saving Grace (8-4) at Newcastle 1m hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Apr.
Arashi 10-1 (8-8) Always prominent, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, rallied to lead towards finish, won at Leicester 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Apr beating Baltimore Jack (9-4) by ns, 10 ran.
Finsbury 20-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway when not clear run well over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, not reach winner, 2nd of 8, 3/4l behind Royal Dignitary (9-7) at Carlisle 1m clm stks (6) gf.
Weetfromthechaff 16-1 (9-2) In rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, kept on one pace, 5th of 9, 8l behind The Last Alzao (10-2) at Haydock 1m 2f ladies hcap (5) gf.
Forzarzi (IRE) 40-1 (8-5) Held up, ridden 2f out, not trouble leaders, 8th of 12, 7l behind Headache (8-8) at Wolverhampton 7f hacp 0-70 (5) pol.
Stateside (CAN) 4-1 (8-9) Held up towards rear and keen, ridden over 1f out, some headway, never able to challenge, 8th of 9, 7l behind Sports Casual (8-0) at Ayr 1m 1f app hcp 0-60 (6) gf.
Elliwan 9-1 (10-6) With leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 12, 15l behind Hit The Switch (9-7) at Southwell 1m am hcp 0-60 (6) fbs in Nov.
Dean Iarracht (IRE) 14-1 (8-7) Pressed leader, led over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, headed 1f out, kept on but not pace of winner inside final furlong, lost 2nd near finish, 3rd of 13, 4l behind Cheers For Thea (9-4) at Carlisle 1m hcp 0-60 (6) gf.
Regent's Secret (USA) 14-1 (9-4) Dropped in start, held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, stayed on past beaten horses from over 1f out, never in contention, 7th of 12, 16l behind Oddsmaker (9-2) at Musselburgh 1m 4f hcp 0-65 (6) gd in Sep.
Call Of Duty (IRE) 16-1 (8-9) Slowly into stride, behind, ridden and headway over 2f out, stayed on under pressure final furlong, never troubled leaders, 5th of 13, 8l behind Cheers For Thea (9-4) at Carlisle 1m hcp 0-60 (6) gf.
