held up in rear, wide 2nd until after 3rd, headway before 5th, ridden and weakened 2 out
held up in 4th, headway to chase winner 5th, not fluent 3 out, 1 length down last, ridden flat, no impression towards finish
held up in mid-division, closed before 5th, ridden after 3 out, weakened before next
in rear, behind 5th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
mid-division, closed 3 out, 3rd next, one pace and no impression when mistake last, weakened flat
chased winner until 4th, soon weakened, pulled up before 2 out
held up towards rear, keen early, behind from 5th
chased leaders, went 2nd 4th until next, weakened after 3 out
made all, clear until 3 out, reached at 2 out, ridden and 1 length ahead last, stayed on gamely
Nonrunner
Gordon Elliott is mob-handed again here today and has two in this opener. But Iffjack will be having his 15th start under NH Rules and Mr Steadfast, beaten twice here recently, faces a stiff task against VANCOUVERITE off level weights. John Ferguson's classy recruit, a Group 2 winner on the Flat, was novicey at Huntingdon but his natural speed got him home - he'll know more today. Frederic Chopin was a decent stayer on the level but might do better over further over timber.
Mr Steadfast (IRE) 4-11fav (11-5) Close up, hit 4 out and next, ridden and every chance when hit 2 out, kept on one pace, 2nd of 5, 2l behind Welcome Ben (10-12) at Perth 2m 4f (4) gf in Sep.
Vancouverite Evensfav (11-0) Mid-division, not fluent 1st, headway 5th, mistake 3 out, challenged next, led when jumped right and headed last, recovered to lead again final 75 yards, ran on, won at Huntingdon 2m mdn (4) gs in Aug beating Ballycamp (11-0) by 1 3/4l, 10 ran.
Arctic Gold (IRE) 14-1 (10-12) Prominent, pushed along 4f out, soon beaten, 11th of 16, 32 1/2l behind Burlington Bert (10-12) at Warwick 2m (6) sft in May.
Centre Haafhd 25-1 (9-9) Tracked leader, weakened over 1f out, 13th of 14, 19 1/4l behind Blue Bullet (9-6) at Carlisle 6f hcp (5) gf in Jun.
Frederic Chopin 4-1 (8-9) Tracked leader, led over 2f out, soon headed, no impression on winner inside final furlong, lost 2nd close home, 3rd of 6, 1 3/4l behind Gavlar (9-10) at Kempton 2m hcp (4) pol in Aug.
Katies Choice (IRE) 40-1 (11-0) In rear, pushed along 4th, never a factor, 6th of 7, dist behind Population (11-0) at Musselburgh 2m mdn (4) gd in Dec.
Sackett 18-1 (10-11) Chased leaders until lost place 4th, remote 4th after 3 out, 4th of 6, dist behind Viens Chercher (10-11) at Sedgefield 2m 1f (4) gf in Aug.
Seven Devils (IRE) 8-1 (11-2) Held up mid-division, ridden 1f out, one pace, 6th of 11, 11 3/4l behind Micklegate Run (10-12) at Kelso 2m (5) gs in May.
Where's Tiger 33-1 (10-12) Keen in touch, pushed along after 3 out, weakened after next, struggling in 4th when fell last, at Perth 2m (4) gf in Sep.
Iffjack (IRE) 5-4fav (11-12) Chased leader in 2nd, disputed 4 out, led next, asserted before 2 out, steadied and slight mistake last, soon ridden and headed run-in, tired, 3rd of 7, 6 3/4l behind Whiskey No Ice (11-12) at Galway 2m mdn gd in Sep.
