keen close up, switched right 3f out, headway 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, idled near finish
tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
led, ridden and headed entering final 2f, weakened final furlong
tracked leader until pushed along over 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out
tracked leaders, headway to lead entering final 2f, ridden and headed inside final furlong, ran on
MAN OF HARLECH was beaten only two lengths in the Cambridgeshire at Newmarket in September and a similar effort should see him get the better of Aleator. The latter has strong claims on his third to Mindurownbusiness, who won again at Chelmsford on Monday, however. Windsor winner Mythical Madness returns from a lay-off while Stencive finished last on his first start since 2013, though is a smart handicapper at his best. Both Swing Easy and Giantstepsahead were well below par on their latest starts and may struggle again in this grade.
Man Of Harlech 20-1 (8-6) Tracked leaders far side, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, not reach leaders, 4th of 34, 2 1/4l behind Third Time Lucky (8-4) at Newmarket 1m 1f hcp (2) gd in Sep.
Stencive 16-1 (9-6) Always in rear, never involved, last of 7, 12 1/4l behind Bancnuanaheireann (9-10) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (2) pol in Nov.
Mythical Madness 4-1 (9-7) Soon led, headed over 7f out, tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 7, 11 1/4l behind Hit The Jackpot (9-6) at Ayr 1m 2f hcp (3) gf in Jun.
Swing Easy 8-1 (9-6) Mid-division, lost place 3f out, last of 10, 21 3/4l behind Maraakib (9-1) at Redcar 1m 2f hcp (3) sft in Nov.
Giantstepsahead (IRE) 25-1 (8-3) Led, ridden and headed 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 15th of 22, 20 1/2l behind Litigant (9-10) at Doncaster 1m 4f hcp (2) hvy in Nov.
Aleator (USA) 8-1 (8-8) Held up, ridden and headway entering final furlong, ran on, not reach leaders, 3rd of 9, 2l behind Mindurownbusiness (9-10) at Lingfield 1m hcp (2) pol in Nov.
