tracked leaders, driven over 3f out, lost place 2f out, eased, tailed off
mid-division, headway 4f out, switched left over 2f out, stayed on, went 2nd close home, no chance with winner
ridden away from start and often niggled along in last, closed over 3f out, pressing for 2nd over 1f out, no chance with winner, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
led, headed 5f out, weakened over 3f out, tailed off
held up towards rear, headway over 3f out, went 2nd over 1f out, no chance with winner, lost 2nd close home
tracked leaders, went 2nd over 4f out until 3f out, lost place 2f out, weakened over 1f out
held up, headway over 3f out, led well over 2f out, clear over 1f out, eased final 100 yards
with leader, led 5f out, headed well over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
tracked leaders, pushed along 7f out, lost place over 2f out
Nonrunner
Rockfella won this in 2012 and was second in the race 12 months ago off this mark. This will have been his target again and Cam Hardie claims 3lb so he shouldn't be left out of calculations. William Of Orange came good at Haydock in September and had subsequent Doncaster winner Spectator and winning hurdler Needless Shouting behind on his final start. He should be capable of confirming that form with those two and is a danger to all. Le Maitre Chat improved when stepped up to 2m in the autumn so may find this short enough on his reappearance but Uramazin was in good form on the Polytrack over the winter and has place claims. FUN MAC has been raised 3lb since going close at Goodwood in October and was well beaten when tried over this trip at York in August. But that was an ultra-competitive contest and his pedigree screams stamina so he may be worth another chance here.
Tindaro (FR) (9-2) won at San Sebastian(SPA) 1m 6f cond Stakes fm in Sep beating Andry Brusselles (9-3) by nk, 6 ran.
William Of Orange 13-8fav (8-13) Mid-division, headway to chase leaders over 5f out, led over 1f out, soon hung left, stayed on well, won at Haydock 1m 6f 3yo hcp (3) gd in Sep beating Taws (8-0) by 1l, 7 ran.
Le Maitre Chat (USA) 2-1fav (9-3) In touch, ridden over 2f out, soon chasing leaders, outpaced over 4f out, rallied over 2f out, stayed on strongly to go 2nd inside final furlong, never reached winner, 2nd of 7, nk behind Taws (8-3) at Bath 2m 1f hcp 0-95 (3) gs in Oct.
Uramazin (IRE) 33-1 (9-5) Steadied start, towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, never on terms, 9th of 11, 4 1/2l behind Mymatechris (9-1) at Lingfield 2m cnd stks (4yo+) (2) pol in Apr.
Purple Spectrum 14-1 (9-0) Held up in rear, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and struggling on outside well over 1f out, never involved, 6th of 7, 14l behind Norab (8-8) at Chelmsford City 1m 5f hcp 0-100 (2) pol in Apr.
Spectator 15-2 (8-2) Held up in touch, headway over 3f out to track leaders on bit, led over 1f out, soon clear, won at Doncaster 1m 7f hcp (3) sft in Oct beating Novirak (9-8) by 4l, 18 ran.
Fun Mac (GER) 8-1 (8-9) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden and effort over 1f out, stayed on to lead inside final furlong, headed post, 2nd of 8, ns behind Yaakooum (9-1) at Goodwood 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-95 (3) sft in Oct.
Needless Shouting (IRE) 20-1 (8-8) Led until over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 7, 16l behind William Of Orange (8-13) at Haydock 1m 6f 3yo hcp (3) gd in Sep.
Rockfella 10-1 (9-2) Led until over 2f out, weakened quickly, 7th of 9, 13l behind Full Moon Fever (8-5) at Bath 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) gs in Oct.
Statsminister 80-1 (8-10) In rear, pushed along over 3f out, never a factor, 5th of 6, 23l behind Big Orange (9-4) at Ascot 1m 6f 3yo lst stk (1) gd in Oct.
