held up midfield, ridden and hampered 2f out, stayed on well final furlong
dwelt, held up in rear, driven and switched inside 2f out, good headway inside final furlong, kept on
keen, led, ridden 3f out, headed 1f out, weakened final 110yds
prominent, driven 3f out, every chance over 1f out, weakened final 110yds
in touch, ridden to hold position 5f out, disputed lead 1f out, headed and weakened final 110yds
midfield, travelling well 2f out, shaken up and disputed lead 1f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong
keen, towards rear, ridden and headway 2f out, disputed lead 1f out, headed and no extra final 110yds
raced keenly, held up towards rear, going well and shaken up 2f out, nearest finish
close up, ridden 3f out, stayed on to lead final 110yds, just held on
raced keenly, rear of midfield, driven over 2f out, hampered 2f out, kept on
mid-division, chased along 3f out, stayed on final furlong
Withdrawn
First Charge was in tremendous form when winning this a year ago and his three poor runs early this summer were on Turf. L'Enclume won over 1m4f here in January though hasn't proved she stays this far but WANNABE BRAVE's first attempt at the trip in a handicap here suggests he'll have no problems staying and can get off the mark. Stiletto hasn't been beaten far in any of his last three runs over the course and distance while Prince Abu was in fine form over the trip last winter and has slipped to a winnable mark. Tin Fandango doesn't have the best of all-weather records but has to be of interest after scoring over the trip at Newbury.
Militry Decoration (IRE) 66-1 (9-10) Raced wide in touch, ridden 2f out, soon weakened, 11th of 12, 7 3/4l behind Clifftop Heaven (8-9) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
First Charge (IRE) 16-1 (9-7) Dwelt in touch in rear, pushed along over 4f out, weakened 3f out, last of 6, 23 1/4l behind Alpine Stroll (9-4) at Nottingham 1m 6f hcp (5) gf in Jun.
L'Enclume 11-1 (9-12) Soon led, headed after 1f, chased leaders, switched right final bend, went 2nd over 1f out until entering final furlong, one pace, 3rd of 8, 4 1/4l behind World Without Love (9-6) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Tin Fandango 11-1 (8-12) Chased leaders, went 2nd inside final 2f, stayed on inside final furlong, led towards finish, won at Newbury 2m hcp (5) sft in Oct beating Russian Rumour (9-3) by 3/4l, 14 ran.
Stiletto 6-1 (9-10) In touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on one pace, 4th of 10, 4l behind Blazeon Five (10-0) at Kempton 2m hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Psyche 9-1 (10-10) Held up towards rear, steady headway far side of group 4f out, plugged on final furlong, 6th of 17, 15 1/2l behind Mrs Meader (10-10) at Newbury 1m 4f hcp (5) hvy in Oct.
Prince Abu (IRE) 28-1 (9-13) Slowly in to stride in rear, ridden over 2f out, kept on well final furlong, went 3rd close home, 3rd of 13, at Southwell 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Sharp Distinction 20-1 (9-6) Raced wide tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 6th of 14, 5 1/4l behind Red Derek (8-12) at Doncaster 1m 2f hcp (5) hvy in Oct.
Wannabe Brave (IRE) 15-2 (9-3) Towards rear, headway 2f out, ridden and kept on one pace final furlong, 3rd of 10, 2 3/4l behind Blazeon Five (10-0) at Kempton 2m hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Owens Lad 4-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, nudged along 4f out, ridden 2f out, eased inside final furlong, 8th of 11, 27 1/4l behind Cavendish (8-11) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
La Belle Vie 18-1 (9-4) Held up towards rear, wide and headway 2f out, never nearer, 6th of 14, 11 1/4l behind Reeceltic (9-10) at Lingfield 2m hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Tralee Hills 28-1 (9-9) In touch, pushed along 4f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out, last of 7, 16 3/4l behind Mostly Sunny (9-5) at Newcastle 2m hcp (4) pol in Nov.
