led 1f, prominent, led again over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final fiurlong
held up, good headway on outside over 2f out, ridden to lead 1f out, stayed on, all out, (hand timed)
tracked leaders, headway to lead over 10f out, pushed along 3f out, headed over 2f out, weakened inside final 2f
tracked leaders, pushed along over 3f out, not clear run on inside over 2f out, soon weakened
always behind
held up tracking leaders, pushed along over 3f out, ridden to lead over 1f out until 1f out, chased winner until well inside final furlong, kept on same pace in 3rd
took keen hold, tracked leader, led after 1f until over 10f out, chased leaders, pushed along and outpaced 2f out, soon ridden, no impression when hung left over 1f out
held up in last pair, headway when not clear run over 2f out until switched right over 1f out, soon ridden, went 2nd well inside final furlong, stayed on, not reach winner
BALLYNANTY (NAP) beat little in a Lingfield maiden last time but did so by seven lengths and the Yeats colt should stay this longer trip. Doubts surround most of the remainder including Chelmsford winner Percy Veer, now 10lb higher in the weights, while Vilman's success at Navan came in a lowly handicap back in June. Wakea has not raced since July, Masterful Act does most of winning on the all-weather at Southwell nowadays and First Mohican hasn’t won on the Flat since 2013.
Wakea (USA) 12-1 (9-13) Prominent, ridden to challenge over 3f out, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, faded final furlong, 8th of 10, 7 1/4l behind Astronereus (9-11) at York 1m 6f hcp lst stks (1) gd in Jul.
First Mohican 20-1 (9-4) Slow into stride towards rear, ridden 3f out, never nearer leaders, 9th of 22, 17 1/2l behind Litigant (9-10) at Doncaster 1m 4f hcp (2) hvy in Nov.
Masterful Act (USA) 5-2fav (11-6) Led, ridden and headed before last, kept on, 2nd of 8, 2 1/4l behind Man Of Leisure (11-12) at Stratford 2m 3f (5) gd in Jul.
Mawaqeet (USA) 12-1 (11-6) In rear, headway before 3 out to chase leaders, ridden before 2 out, kept on same pace, 4th of 15, 12 1/4l behind Harry Hunt (11-3) at Doncaster 3m hcp (4) gd in Nov.
Swinging Hawk (GER) 8-1 (8-7) Behind, headway over 1f out, stayed on well, nearest finish, 3rd of 10, 3l behind Swnymor (9-0) at Chester 1m 5f hcp (3) gs in May.
Percy Veer 4-1fav (8-3) Mid-division, driven to chase leaders over 2f out, ridden and one pace over 1f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, went 2nd towards finish, no impression, 2nd of 11, 4 1/2l behind Moonrise Landing (9-2) at Kempton 2m hcp (2) pol in Nov.
Vilman (IRE) 13-8fav (10-12) Tracked leaders, hit 1st, weakening when jumped slow 3 out, pulled up next, at Musselburgh 2m (4) gd in Nov.
Ballynanty (IRE) 11-4fav (9-5) Tracked leaders, headway to chase leader entering final 2f, led approaching final furlong, soon clear, eased towards finish, won at Lingfield 1m 4f mdn stks (5) pol in Nov beating Eager Beaver (9-0) by 7l, 6 ran.
