in rear, ridden over 4f out, never trouble leaders
chased leader 4f out, ridden over 2f out, stayed to lead near finish
held up, headway over 3f out, soon ridden, led briefly inside final furlong, kept on
led, ridden over 2f out, headed, no extra inside final furlong
mid-division, ridden, weakened 4f out
slowly into stride, in rear, headway over 5f out, ridden, kept on one pace
disputed lead to over 4f out, weakened over 2f out
disputed lead until ridden, weakened over 4f out
chased leaders, ridden, weakened over 3f out
in rear, pushed along over 7f out, soon behind
Nonrunner
Spitfire Bob has claims on the pick of his form as does Three Ships, but in a wide open event we will side with Active Account The selection has been very disappointing on his last two runs, both at Wolverhampton. However his previous effort over course and distance gives him a great chance in this company. He stayed on strongly to beat Layed Back Rocky by two lengths and a repeat of that effort should be good enough this afternoon. Spitfire Bob was well behind Active Account in that contest but certainly has a chance on the best of last year's efforts. Three Ships was successful at Wolverhampton on December and hasn't been disgraced since, another big run can be expected. If Countback takes his chance his is another to consider for each-way purposes, but on this occasion we will go along with Active Account.
Active Account (USA) 50-1 (10-12) Chased leaders until weakened over 3f out, 11th of 13, 18l behind Augustine (10-13) at W'hampton 1m 1f amt hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Three Ships 22-1 (8-13) Pulled hard in touch, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace, 7th of 12, 5l behind Little Richard (8-9) at W'hampton 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Jan.
Spitfire Bob (USA) 14-1 (8-6) Slowly into stride, outpaced and behind, never dangerous, 8th of 11, 16l behind Lady Suesanne (8-7) at Southwell 1m hcp 0-60 (6) fbs in Jan.
Galley Law 12-1 (9-0) Held up, in touch until weakened 3f out, 9th of 12, 13l behind Lady Taverner (8-8) at W'hampton 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Dec.
Acorazado (IRE) 50-1 (10-11) Prominent until weakened 3f out, 12th of 13, 35l behind Augustine (10-13) at W'hampton 1m 1f amt hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Countback (FR) 12-1 (8-5) Slowly into stride, held up, pushed along from over 3f out, headway on inside over 1f out, stayed on, 4th of 12, 4l behind Sand Repeal (9-2) at W'hampton 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Jan.
Rambo Blue 50-1 (8-12) Mid-division, ridden 6f out, weakened over 3f out, 8th of 10, 23l behind Pearl Island (8-11) at Southwell 1m mdn clm (7) fbs in Jan.
Heversham (IRE) 12-1 (8-12) Chased leaders, ridden halfway, weakened over 3f out, 8th of 12, 20l behind Bill Bennett (8-12) at Southwell 1m 4f banded stk (7) std.