chased leaders, ridden to lead 1f out, soon headed, stayed on same pace
bumped start, soon pushed along to chase leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out
always prominent, ridden and hung left over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on
with leaders over 3f
dwelt, outpaced, never dangerous
with leaders, ridden halfway, stayed on final furlong
hampered start, soon in rear, hampered 4f out, kept on final furlong, never dangerous
slowly into stride, hampered start, always in rear
in touch, edged left after 1f, ridden and switched left over 1f out, ran on final furlong
slowly into stride, soon outpaced
Another very difficult race to sort out, but Harry Up has the recent winning form and he is selected to beat Ryedane and Willhewiz. Kevin Ryan's five-year-old gained a long overdue victory at Wolverhampton last month, comfortably beating Kensington. The runner up has been successful since and so the form does stand up well. Ryedane also comes here on a winning note having beaten today's rival Willhewiz by three-quarters of a length over the six furlong trip at Wolverhampton. A different track and distance this afternoon, but we think Ryedane may just confirm the running. If Whinhill House can return to his best he would be a threat to all, but on current form he have to side with the impressive Harry Up.
Desperate Dan 9-2fav (8-1) Prominent, driven over 2f out, faded inside final furlong, 6th of 13, 5l behind Bonus (8-7) at W'hampton 6f hcp 0-100 (2) pol in Dec.
Whinhill House 20-1 (8-6) Behind, ridden halfway, soon weakened, 14th of 15, 14l behind Sierra Vista (8-9) at Haydock 5f hcp (2) gd in Sept.
The Lord 16-1 (8-4) Led, ridden and headed, no extra inside final furlong, 9th of 11, 5l behind Les Arcs (8-4) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-100 (2) pol in Dec.
Magic Glade 20-1 (8-7) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 6th of 10, 4 1/2l behind Fyodor (9-2) at Southwell 5f hcp 0-100 (2) fbs.
Harry Up 4-1 (11-0) Disputed lead, led 4f out, pushed along 1f out, ran on well final furlong, won at W'hampton 6f amt hcp (5) pol in Dec beating Kensington (10-4) by 1l, 9 ran.
Ryedane (IRE) 7-1 (11-2) Always prominent, ridden over 1f out, ran on well to lead close home, won at W'hampton 6f amt hcp (5) pol in Dec beating Willhewiz (11-4) by 3/4l, 10 ran.
Willhewiz 9-2 (11-4) Led until ridden and headed close home, 2nd of 10, 3/4l behind Ryedane (11-2) at W'hampton 6f amt hcp (5) pol in Dec.
Gilded Cove 4-1 (8-8) In touch, ridden along 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 11, 7l behind Will He Wish (9-1) at W'hampton 6f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Dec.
Little Ridge (IRE) 9-2jt-fav (8-7) Went left at start, chased leaders, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 13, 9l behind Ok Pal (9-4) at Southwell 5f hcp 0-85 (4) fbs in Dec.
After The Show 4-1jt-fav (9-4) Held up in rear, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, ran on to lead post, won at Lingfield 5f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Dec beating Ever Cheerful (9-2) by a shd, 10 ran.
Efistorm 20-1 (8-7) Disputed lead, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 13, 3 1/2l behind Ok Pal (9-4) at Southwell 5f hcp 0-85 (4) fbs in Dec.
Lady Bahia (IRE) 9-1 (8-7) Slowly into stride, led after 1f, hard ridden well over 1f out, kept on, won at W'hampton 5f 3yo clm (F) fbs in Mar '04 beating Emaradia (8-7) by 1 1/2l, 9 ran.
