steadied start, held up in mid-division on inside, headway on inner over 2f out, 2nd approaching final furlong, kept on, always held
held up towards rear, headway on outside over 1f out, strong run into 3rd inside final furlong, not reach leaders
soon crossed over, tracking leader, led well over 1f out, ridden and ran on final furlong
chased leaders on outside, 3rd over 3f out, ridden 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, went 4th close home
held up towards rear, headway on outside 2f out, ridden and weakened inside final furlong
slowly away, always in rear, ridden and lost touch 4f out, plugged on through beaten horses inside final furlong
mid-division on outside, ridden on outer well over 2f out, soon beaten
in touch, pushed along over 3f out, weakened halfway
led, ridden and headed well over 1f out, chased winner until approaching final furlong, no extra inside final furlong, lost 4th close home
This is an above-average claimer and Doc Hay has the highest rating. He's won over 5f and an extended 7f on Turf this year but has only had three previous starts on the all-weather. Windsor runner-up Midnight Rider has run five times here but is still chasing a first victory while track regulars Commanche, Arctic Lynx, First Rebellion and Dark Lane have a lot to do at the weights. TROJAN ROCKET won a couple of Class 4 handicaps here at the start of the year and has kept good company since. He can be forgiven his latest run at Newmarket over a trip too far and get back to winning ways.
Commanche 25-1 (9-2) Towards rear, ridden over 2f out, kept on final furlong, nearest finish, 4th of 12, 9l behind Realize (9-7) at Wolverhampton 6f clm stks (6).
Doc Hay (USA) 25-1 (8-11) Mid-division, effort over 1f out, never dangerous, 7th of 14, 13l behind Levitate (9-1) at Doncaster 7f hcp 105 (2) hvy.
Midnight Rider (IRE) 14-1 (9-2) Held up, good headway over 1f out, stayed on into 2nd final 150 yards, not reach winner, 2nd of 15, 3/4l behind Kinglami (9-2) at Windsor 6f hcp 0-80 (4) hvy in Oct.
Trojan Rocket (IRE) 10-1 (9-7) Close up, ridden to chase clear winner over 1f out, faded inside final furlong, 6th of 11, 9l behind Maggie Pink (8-13) at Newmarket 7f hcp 0-85 (4) gd.
Avertor 25-1 (8-6) Led 1f, led again 3f out, ridden 2f out, headed near finish, 2nd of 12, ns behind Lucky Di (8-13) at Lingfield 7f clm stks (6) pol in Oct.
Arctic Lynx (IRE) 25-1 (9-4) Close up, ridden 2f out, faded inside final furlong, 7th of 10, 3 1/2l behind Varsovian (8-13) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
Lindart (ITY) 50-1 (8-9) Prominent, not much room and lost place over 7f out, soon ridden along, plugged on final furlong, no impression, 7th of 13, 14l behind Persepolis (9-5) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
Dazza 16-1 (9-3) Dwelt raced far side tracked leader after 1f, ridden halfway, weakened final furlong, 12th of 13, 9l behind It Must Be Faith (9-2) at Nottingham 5f hcp 0-75 (5) gs in Oct.
La Tinta Bay 15-2 (7-11) Tracked leader until ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 7, 10l behind Swift Cedar (8-11) at Leicester 7f clm stks (6) sft in Oct.
Dark Lane 33-1 (8-10) Mid-division, lost place over 3f out, 11th of 14, 7l behind Multitask (9-6) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
Kodafine (IRE) 12-1 (8-13) In touch on inside, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and no impression over 1f out, weakened and eased well inside final furlong, 9th of 12, 6l behind Dynamo Walt (9-5) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp 0-70 (5).
First Rebellion 8-1 (8-9) Prominent, led 2f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, kept on, 3rd of 12, 4l behind Captain Scooby (8-7) at Nottingham 5f hcp 0-65 (6) gs.
