held up towards rear, ridden over 4f out, no impression
held up in touch, ridden over 3f out, closed over 2f out, led over 1f out, soon headed, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
mid-division, headway over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
held up in rear, ridden and carrying head high over 3f out, no impression
slowly into stride, held up in rear, ridden 3f out, soon well beaten
mid-division, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, pushed out
prominent, led 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, one pace inside final furlong
dwelt, held up in rear, ridden and well beaten over 3f out
prominent, led after 1f, headed 10f out, lost place over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
prominent, took keen hold, led 10f out, pushed along and headed 3f out, no extra inside final furlong
prominent, ridden over 3f out, lost place over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
took keen hold, led 1f, held up in touch, pushed along when not much room over 3f out, not clear run over 1f out, no impression inside final furlong
Petrol didn't appear to handle Fibresand last time and is better judged on an earlier Polytrack victory though that was at a very moderate level. ZAROSA is a rapidly improving stayer who was impressive when landing a 2m Nottingham handicap in October. John Berry wouldn't have sent him for this much shorter event without good reason and he gets the vote to make a winning reappearance. A Southside Boy scored over 2m4f over hurdles last month and looks a real threat as he's only 2lb higher than when winning over this trip at Hamilton in August. Tobrata's lack of a recent run shouldn't be a problem though he's never won in 15 starts on Turf.
Tarantella Lady 16-1 (9-10) Held up towards rear, in rear and struggling from over 6f out, 5th of 12, 18l behind Categorical (10-0) at Redcar 1m 6f hcp 0-65 (6) hvy in Nov.
Naburn 6-1 (9-1) Held up mid-division, lost place over 5f out, pushed along over 3f out, soon weakened, tailed off, 9th of 10, 16l behind Edas (8-7) at Carlisle 1m 1f hcp 0-70 (5) sft in Aug.
Brasingaman Eric 14-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders in 4th, pushed along over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 7th of 9, 28l behind Zaplamation (9-7) at Redcar 2m hcp 0-65 (6) gs.
Azerodegree (IRE) 33-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders, ridden and effort over 2f out, kept on same pace, no impression with front pair final furlong, 3rd of 8, 8l behind Full Speed (9-3) at Musselburgh 1m 6f hcp 0-70 (5) gs in Mar.
Harare 33-1 (9-11) Slowly into stride, in rear, behind 4f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never nearer, 6th of 12, 12l behind Monthly Medal (9-10) at Nottingham 1m 2f ladies hcp 0-65 (6) sft in Oct.
Zarosa (IRE) 10-1 (7-9) Tracked leaders, led over 2f out, clear 1f out, ran on well, won at Nottingham 2m hcp 0-65 (6) sft in Oct beating Queen's Star (9-1) by 5l, 12 ran.
Operateur (IRE) 14-1 (9-6) Led, ridden over 2f out, hampered over 1f out, soon weakened, 8th of 11, 12l behind Mutual Regard (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Oct.
Dean Iarracht (IRE) 6-1 (10-8) Slowly away, always towards rear, 6th of 11, 18l behind Silly Gilly (10-7) at Beverley 1m 2f am hcp 0-60 (6) sft in Sep.
Wolf Heart (IRE) 66-1 (9-13) Tracked leader, under pressure over 3f out, soon weakened, modest 3rd, 3rd of 5, 30l behind Guising (9-11) at Musselburgh 1m 4f mdn stks (4) gs in Mar.
Petrol 3-1 (9-5) Held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, never dangerous, 6th of 7, 27l behind Linroyale Boy (9-6) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp (0-55) (6) fbs in Mar.
A Southside Boy (GER) 14-1 (9-9) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened, 12th of 15, 28l behind Blue Dune (9-2) at Catterick 2m hcp 0-60 (6) sft in Oct.
Greyhope 33-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders, weakened fom 3f out, last of 8, 45l behind Lady Kashaan (8-12) at Carlisle 1m 3f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gs in Jun.
Border Bandit (USA) 12-1 (9-0) In touch on outside, ridden and effort over 2f out, weakened 1f out, last of 15, 18l behind Cadgers Brig (9-10) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp 0-60 (6) gd in Sep.
Tobrata 5-2fav (9-7) Towards rear, headway over 5f out, chased leaders over 3f out, stayed on under pressure to lead inside final furlong, all out, won at Southwell 1m 4f hcp (6) fbs in Nov beating Dewala (8-12) by nk, 13 ran.
