prominent, ridden 2f out, edged left and weakened approaching final furlong
in touch, headway halfway, ridden over 1f out, stayed on to lead towards finish
in touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, not quicken towards finish
towards rear, pushed along halfway, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, switched right inside final furlong, ran on, not reach leaders
always towards rear
led, headed narrowly halfway, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on same pace
prominent until halfway
very slowly away, pushed along and behind
in touch, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
tracked leaders, pushed along halfway, weakened over 1f out
close up, ridden and headway over 1f out, not quicken towards finish
towards rear, pushed along halfway, never on terms
tracked leaders, ridden and outpaced halfway
Cupid's Arrow carries a penalty for winning on soft going at Redcar and has yet to place on the all-weather. Honey Gg was second at Nottingham last week after winning at Ayr so arrives in good form. FAREEQ (NAP) has run well in both previous starts on this surface, winning here in April and finishing second on a return visit in May. He rarely runs a bad race and is back on a winning mark so looks the one to be on. Twentysvnthlancers has each-ways claims but Mininggold makes more appeal with Paula Muir taking off 5lb. She’s not been beaten far in any of her recent runs and is thrown in on her best form, though does have limited all-weather experience.
Fareeq 14-1 (8-13) Dwelt in rear, pushed along over 1f out, not trouble leaders, 6th of 9, 5l behind It's All A Joke (9-4) at Chelmsford City 5f hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Piazon 16-1 (9-7) Close up, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 13, 4 1/4l behind Rockley Point (9-1) at Catterick 5f hcp (6) gs in Oct.
Honey Gg 5-1fav (9-0) With leaders went 2nd over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, not reach winner, 2nd of 14, 1l behind Seamster (9-5) at Nottingham 5f hcp (6) sft in Nov.
Twentysvnthlancers 12-1 (9-0) In touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 5th of 14, 3 1/2l behind The Golden Cue (9-3) at Nottingham 5f hcp (6) sft in Oct.
Mininggold 20-1 (9-3) Mid-division, headway chasing leaders 2f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 4th of 16, 4l behind Lucky Lodge (8-10) at Redcar 6f hcp (6) sft in Oct.
Invisible Storm 18-1 (9-2) Soon pushed along, always towards rear, 12th of 14, 7 1/2l behind The Golden Cue (9-3) at Nottingham 5f hcp (6) sft in Oct.
Cupid's Arrow (IRE) 11-2jfav (8-10) Made all far side group and led overall, clear final furlong, ran on strongly, won at Redcar 6f hcp (6) sft in Nov beating Spirit Of Zebedee (9-5) by 4l, 20 ran.
Archie Stevens 33-1 (9-7) Led narrowly, headed 2 out, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 9th of 10, 5 3/4l behind Storm Lightning (8-12) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (6) pol in Sep.
Elliot The Dragon (IRE) 16-1 (9-5) Slowly away, in rear, headway over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, kept on and never dangerous, 7th of 10, 4 3/4l behind The Bull (9-3) at Newcastle 5f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Purple Dragon 16-1 (8-13) Tracked leaders, ridden and every chance over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 9th of 11, 4 3/4l behind Danish Duke (8-9) at Yarmouth 6f hcp (6) gf in Oct.
Optimickstickhill 14-1 (8-9) Chased leaders, kept on same pace final furlong, 5th of 13, 1 1/2l behind Gilmer (9-1) at Redcar 6f hcp (6) sft in Oct.
Novabridge 14-1 (9-2) Close up, led over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra towards finish, 3rd of 10, 2l behind The Bull (9-3) at Newcastle 5f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Barney Bullet (IRE) 50-1 (9-2) Took keen hold in touch, pushed along over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 7, 14 1/4l behind Reconcile (9-2) at Newcastle 6f stks (5) pol in Nov.
Sir Geoffrey (IRE) 16-1 (8-10) Dwelt, behind, beaten 3f out, last of 13, 18l behind Charleston Belle (9-9) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (6) pol in Jul.
