pulled hard and held up off the pace towards rear, headway on inside over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, just missed 3rd, never going pace to reach leaders
soon steadied mid-division, pushed along and hung right over 2f out, no impression final furlong
tracked leaders out wide, led over 1f out, pushed clear inside final furlong, ran on well
raced keenly, led, narrowly headed inside final 2f, weakened quickly final furlong
raced keenly in last trio, headway between horses over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, went 2nd final 110 yards, no chance with winner
held up in mid-division, headway on inside halfway, led inside final 2f, soon carried head high, headed over 1f out, weakened into 3rd final 110 yards
went left start, off the pace in rear, stumbled twice over 4f out, never a factor
chased leader, pushed along over 2f out, lost 2nd over 2f out, weakened quickly inside final 2f
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McCauley's Tavern (IRE) 11-2 (9-1) Chased leaders on inside, switched right and good headway between horses over 1f out, led 1f out, ridden and kept on well, won at Kempton 6f hcp (5) pol in Jan beating Libra Tiger (9-8) by 1l, 8 ran.
Swiss Pride (IRE) 4-1 (9-6) Went left and hampered rivals start, chased leaders, ridden and hung right over 1f out, kept on reluctantly, 3rd of 8, 2 1/2l behind McCauley's Tavern (9-1) at Kempton 6f hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Big R (IRE) 7-4fav (9-5) Mid-division,headway on inside under pressure over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, not pace to challenge, 7th of 8, 1 1/2l behind First Company (9-3) at Kempton 6f hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Roman Spring (IRE) 16-1 (9-4) Chased leaders, ran on inside final furlong, not quite pace to challenge, 4th of 8, 3/4l behind First Company (9-3) at Kempton 6f hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Back Tomorrow 15-2 (11-1) In touch, pushed along and headway 2f out, led approaching final furlong, ran on, won at Southwell 6f hcp (6) pol in Dec beating Monsieur Fantaisie (10-7) by 1l, 11 ran.
Confederation 13-2 (9-4) Never closer than mid-division, 9th of 12, 5l behind First Company (9-2) at Kempton 6f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Inclement Weather 12-1 (11-1) Keen tracked leaders, ridden and every chance over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 10th of 11, 9 1/4l behind Back Tomorrow (11-1) at Southwell 6f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Gharbeyih 22-1 (8-13) Prominent, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 11, 3l behind Jumira Bridge (9-3) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (6) pol in May.
Porfin (IRE) 18-1 (9-5) Led, headed over 3f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 9, 6 3/4l behind Dicko The Legend (9-8) at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (6) pol in Dec.