steadied and switched right start, held up in rear, good headway towards inside 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, ridden and went 2nd inside final furlong, held and lost 2 places final strides
held up in last pair, pushed along over 2f out, plugged on final furlong, never a threat
soon chasing winner, lost 2nd 2f out, chased leaders until weakened just over 1f out
took keen hold chasing leaders, hampered on inside 5f out, ridden over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, went 2nd final strides, never going pace to reach winner
soon led, ridden over 1f out, driven inside final furlong, kept on well
held up towards rear, hampered on inside 5f out, short lived effort on inside 2f out, ridden and no impession over 1f out
broke well and led early, tracked leaders, went 2nd 2f out, ridden over 1f out, lost 2nd inside final furlong, no extra in 5th in closing stages
steadied start, held up and always towards rear
held up in mid-division, headway on outside 2f out, ridden chasing leaders over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, went 3rd in closing stages, not pace to reach winner
chased leaders on outside, ridden 2f out and weakened soon after
in touch, ridden and weakened well over 1f out
Indian Affair doesn't have the best of strike-rates but he's now dropped to a fair mark and showed that his turn was near with a good run at Wolverhampton last week. Colourbearer also ran well at the same fixture but went up 2lb as a consequence and could be a few pounds high. Bapak Bangsawan appears better over the minimum trip but Lujeanie should get into the act in a first-time visor though both he and Burnhope, who has won from a higher mark here this year but arrives out of form, were behind RIGOLLETO at Lingfield last time. The latter isn't a prolific winner and hasn't had much experience of the surface but he's only 2lb higher than when scoring at Warwick in August and looks to have as good a chance as any in an open contest.
Bajan Bear 25-1 (9-1) Slowly into stride, headway on inside well over 1f out, run flattened out inside final furlong, no extra, 7th of 11, 5l behind Brother Tiger (9-0) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Nov.
Colourbearer (IRE) 10-1 (9-6) Chased leaders, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on under pressure, 2nd of 7, nk behind Monsieur Royale (9-1) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Nov.
Lujeanie 6-1 (9-1) Chased leaders, travelling well 2f out, ridden to challenge entering final furlong, no extra final 100 yards, 7th of 10, 3 1/2l behind Novellen Lad (9-6) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Nov.
Drawnfromthepast (IRE) 11-2 (9-5) Led, ridden 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 9, 12l behind Fathsta (9-5) at Warwick 6f sell stks (6) gf in Aug.
Burnhope 14-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride, towards rear, headway on inside well over 1f out, chased leaders over 1f out, run flattened out inside final furlong and soon no extra, 9th of 10, 4 1/2l behind Novellen Lad (9-6) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Nov.
Bapak Bangsawan 6-1 (9-0) Prominent, led over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra, 3rd of 10, 1 3/4l behind Billy Red (8-13) at Lingfield 5f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Nov.
Climaxfortackle (IRE) 50-1 (8-7) In touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 6th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Rusty Rocket (9-6) at Nottingham 5f hcp 0-85 (4) sft in Nov.
Rigolleto (IRE) 16-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, took 4th final 100 yards almost snatched 3rd, not pace to challenge, 4th of 10, 2 1/4l behind Novellen Lad (9-6) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Nov.
Starlight Angel (IRE) 6-1 (9-5) Led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 9, nk behind Dark Opal (9-2) at Ayr 5f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) sft in Oct.
Ray of Joy 14-1 (9-4) Behind, outpaced over 2f out, ridden and stayed on into mid-division inside final furlong, never reached leaders, 7th of 11, 6l behind Dream Scenario (9-4) at Wolverhampton 6f flls hcp (0-70) (3yo+) (5) pol in Nov.
Indian Affair 13-2 (9-3) Set very strong pace, challenged over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra, 2nd of 8, 2l behind Iceblast (8-12) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Nov.
Fortrose Academy (IRE) 9-2 (9-7) Chased leaders, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and weakened over 2f out, 7th of 12, 16l behind Hannahs Turn (9-2) at Southwell 6f hcp (0-65) (6) fbs in Nov.
