steadied start, held up behind, outpaced 5f out, never dangerous
mid-division, driven 6f out, soon ridden, weakened
led, ridden 3f out, kept on under pressure until headed, no extra near finish
tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, kept on same pace final 2f
held up in rear, headway 5f out, ridden to challenge 2f out, kept on and every chance, took 2nd near finish
held up, steady headway on outside over 7f out, went 2nd over 4f out, challenged over 2f out, ridden and stayed on well to lead near finish
mid-division, pushed along over 6f out, soon outpaced
tracked leader, driven over 5f out, soon lost place, no danger after
Evelith Regent looks the one to be with in the finale and he gets the vote over Abstinence and My Bobby. The selection hails from a yard that do well in these type of events and he showed enough on his debut at Market Rasen to mark him down as the one to beat here. Abstinence looks the main danger as he raced far too keenly last time at Hexham and did not give his true running. He was odds-on that day and finished tailed-off, so if he can settle well here then he will be a danger to all. My Bobby finished in front of Abstinence last time but he will need to improve significantly here to get competitive, a comment that would apply to Arctic Rock. The market may provide some clues here, but we will put forward Evelith Regent as the one to be on.
Abstinence (IRE) 8-15fav (11-6) Pulled hard, led and soon clear until weakened and headed halfway, soon tailed off, 12th of 13, well behind Joseph (11-4) at Hexham 2m nhf (6) gd in Oct.
Allstar Banks (IRE) 100-1 (10-7) Held up, behind and outpaced from halfway, 11th of 12, well behind Simonside (10-11) at Market Rasen 2m 1f nhf (6) gd in Sept.
Arctic Rock 12-1 (10-11) Mid-division, driven and some headway over 7f out, ridden over 4f out, no impression, 6th of 12, 17l behind Ambrosinni (10-12) at Market Rasen 2m 1f nhf (6) gd in Aug.
Cloisters Hill Minster Son gelding out of a lightly-raced mare.
Duke of Burgundy (FR) 12-1 (11-0) Behind, some headway 4f out, ridden and outpaced when edged right final 2f, 6th of 12, 22l behind Knockavilla (11-0) at Carlisle 2m 1f nhf (6) gd in Oct.
Keene Spirit Keen gelding out of winning hurdler High Penhowe.
My Bobby 16-1 (10-11) Held up and always towards rear, 11th of 13, 44l behind Joseph (11-4) at Hexham 2m nhf (6) gd in Oct.
Vie A Deux (FR) 100-1 (10-10) Held-up, outpaced over 5f out, never dangerous, 9th of 18, 23l behind It's A Discovery (10-10) at Carlisle 2m 1f mrs nhf (6) gd in Oct.
Evelith Regent (IRE) 9-2 (11-0) Tracked leaders, challenged 3f out, kept on same pace from over 1f out, 3rd of 12, 4 1/2l behind Simonside (10-11) at Market Rasen 2m 1f nhf (6) gd in Sept.
