rear of mid-division, not much room and stumbled over 10f out, headway over 3f out, edged left, bumped rival and went 2nd inside final furlong, stayed on, no impression on winner
soon led, headed over 9f out, stayed prominent, lost place 2f out
pulled hard, led early, switched right and led again over 9f out, headed over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
held up rear of mid-division, ridden and struggling 3f out, well beaten final 2f
in touch in mid-division, headway and switched left over 1f out, led entering final furlong, soon clear
prominent, pushed along over 3f out, lost place over 2f out
in touch in mid-division on outside, headway over 4f out, led over 2f out, headed entering final furlong, soon bumped and lost 2nd, kept on
in rear, ridden over 2f out, never involved
Ciao Adios carries 5lb extra for winning over a shorter trip at Southwell while Haseef went close over 1m2f at Chelmsford last time. Hot Day won over the extended mile at Wolverhampton having earlier been beaten by Come To Pass here but this can go to MR FREEDOM (NAP). The latter has yet to win on the Flat but notched-up a hat-trick over hurdles last autumn and is potentially well treated if carrying over that improvement to this code.
Ciao Adios (IRE) 25-1 (9-6) Held up towards rear of mid-division, good headway towards inside chasing leaders over 2f out, ridden to challenge inside final furlong, led towards finish, won at Southwell 1m 3f hcp (6) pol in Jan beating Lhebayeb (9-4) by nk, 12 ran.
Haseef (IRE) 18-1 (9-9) Tracked leaders, went 2nd 3f out, clear with leader over 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, headed close home, 2nd of 11, 3/4l behind Capparis (9-6) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Hot Day 6-1 (9-10) Held up in mid-division, headway out wide edging left over 1f out, ran on between horses inside final furlong, led towards finish, headed final stride, 2nd of 10, shd behind Broughtons Flare (9-9) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Come To Pass (IRE) 5-2fav (9-8) Keen close up, pushed along 4f out, ridden and weakened approaching final furlong, 7th of 10, 8 1/2l behind Star Of St Louis (9-5) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Elmaftun (IRE) 150-1 (11-0) Raced keenly, closer in 5th at 2nd, weakened quickly before 4 out, tailed off, 8th of 10, dist behind Tying The Knot (11-0) at Hereford 2m mdn (4) sft in Jan.
Mr Freedom 8-1 (11-5) Held up off the pace in rear, outpaced when pushed along after 3 out, challenging for third when not fluent at final flight, kept on towards finish, went second close home, 2nd of 8, 7 1/2l behind El Muchacho (11-5) at Plumpton 2m hcp (4) sft in Jan.
Sherpa Trail (USA) 8-1 (9-3) In touch, pushed along 2f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, 6th of 10, 4l behind Princess Nieve (9-2) at Lingfield 1m 2f stks (6) pol in Jan.
Mr Rumbalicious (IRE) 40-1 (11-0) Chased leaders, raced keenly, pushed along after 3 out, weakening when mistake and nearly unseated rider 2 out, 5th of 14, 32 1/2l behind Inspiratrice (10-7) at Taunton 2m (4) gs in Dec.
Gin And Tea 50-1 (8-10) Keen hold, held up, switched to outer 5f out, ridden and weakened over 2f out, last of 13, 20 1/4l behind Gentle Fire (9-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp (6) pol in Jan.