towards rear, ridden 4f out, not trouble leaders
raced wide held up, headway 3f out, led over 1f out, pushed out, readily
mid-division, ridden over 2f out, kept on, not trouble leaders
tracked leaders, reminder 4f out, chased leader over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, soon headed, driven and kept on
tracked leader, led over 3f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong
led, ridden and headed over 3f out, weakening when short of room over 2f out
in touch, ridden over 3f olut, weakened 2f out
in rear when rider lost both irons after 2f, not a factor after
towards rear, headway 2f out, soon every chance, ridden and kept on one pace
NOT TIL MONDAY won over today's trip at Nottingham last year and is reunited with winning partner Kieren Fallon. He's made rapid strides over hurdles recently, winning two of his last three starts, and is potentially well treated if transferring that improvement back to the Flat. Three White Socks' season came to a premature end after a couple of wins at Southwell during the summer and he may need this reappearance run, while Westlin' Winds hasn't raced on the level since 2009 but has scored three times over hurdles since. Rosewood Lad is 3lb higher for his recent win over C&D with Nezhenka behind, while Crushed, Priceless Art and Follow The Flag are others to consider in a wide-open affair.
Follow The Flag (IRE) 40-1 (8-7) Behind, headway over 1f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, kept on well, 2nd of 13, 1l behind Emerald Wilderness (8-13) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-95 (3) pol.
Nezhenka 9-2 (9-11) In touch in 5th on inside, ridden and unable to quicken 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong to 4th towards finish, 4th of 11, 6l behind First Avenue (9-7) at Kempton 2m hcap (4) pol.
Sam Lord 5-2fav (9-9) Held up in touch, hard ridden and headway over 2f out, soon chasing leaders, weakened final furlong, 5th of 7, 11l behind Jadalee (8-11) at Newmarket 1m 7f hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Jul '09.
Crunched 6-1 (9-12) Held up in touch, headway to chase leader well over 3f out, stayed on well final furlong, 2nd of 6, 1 3/4l behind Exemplary (9-12) at Lingfield 2m clm stks (6) pol.
Rosewood Lad 11-2 (8-13) Tracked leader, pushed along pover 2f out, ridden well over 1f out, kept on to lead towards finish, won at Wolverhampton 2m hcp 0-85 (4) pol beating Exemplary (10-0) by 1/2l, 7 ran.
Penangdouble O One 8-1 (9-4) In touch, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened, 12th of 14, 17l behind Blazing Field (8-9) at Bath 1m 5f hcp 0-80 (4) gd in Oct.
Not Til Monday (IRE) 16-1 (9-8) In touch, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 14, 11l behind Carinya (9-3) at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) sft in Nov.
Three White Socks (IRE) 8-11fav (8-10) Prominent, lost place and pushed along after 2f, headway and travelling better 8f out, led over 4f out, clear over 3f out, stayed on well, easily, won at Southwell 1m 6f hcp 0-60 (6) fbs in Jun beating Im Spartacus (9-2) by 16l, 7 ran.
Westlin' Winds (IRE) 13-8fav (11-7) Towards rear, headway over 4f out, ridden and every chance over 2f out, weakened 1f out, 4th of 11, 13l behind Los Nadis (10-13) at Musselburgh 2m am hcp 0-65 (6) gd in Jun.
C P Joe (IRE) 85-40fav (9-0) Stumbled start, held up in touch, headway over 2f our, chased leaders approaching final furlong, kept on well, 4th of 7, 4 1/2l behind Xpres Maite (9-4) at Southwell 1m 3f hcp 0-75 (5) fbs in Dec.
Priceless Art (IRE) 9-2 (9-1) Held up in touch, effort over 2f out, soon no impression, 4th of 7, 5l behind La Estrella (10-0) at Wolverhampton 2m hcp (4) pol in Dec.
