chased leaders, went 2nd over 1f out, soon hung left and ridden, lost 2nd 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
chased leaders on outside, pushed along and outpaced before halfway, rallied under pressure over 1f out, went 3rd final 100 yards, no chance with 1st 2
chased leaders on inside, edged left 2f out, went 2nd 1f out, ran on under pressure to lead post
chased leader, soon weakened rapidly, virtually pulled up inside final furlong
chased leaders, smooth headway when not much room on inside halfway, led 2f out, ridden and ran on inside final furlong, headed post
led until ridden 2f out, soon hung left, lost 2nd over 1f out, weakened final furlong
slowly into stride, outpaced in rear, ran on final furlong, never nearer
This is even less appealing than the previous division with GEOGRAPHY TEACHER the speculative selection. Roger Fell's charge has shown improved form over the minimum trip at Newcastle recently and finished ahead of Rock Party last time. The latter had earlier placed in a seller at Redcar while Where's Perle drops back down in trip in first-time blinkers having failed to threaten over 7f and could go well. The remainder are even harder to fancy with Farump possibly best of a bad bunch.
Rock Party (IRE) 20-1 (9-5) In touch, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 11th of 13, 5 1/4l behind Klopp (9-5) at Newcastle 5f (6) pol in Nov.
Dolly Dupree 33-1 (9-2) Soon tracking leader, pushed along and lost 2nd over 2f out, ridden and weakened inside final 2f, 9th of 10, 13 1/4l behind Rambaldi (9-12) at Kempton 1m (6) pol in Nov.
Geography Teacher (IRE) 4-1 (8-12) Prominent, pushed along halfway, ridden and kept on same pace final furlong, 5th of 13, 2 1/4l behind Klopp (9-5) at Newcastle 5f (6) pol in Nov.
Champyownez 18-1 (8-11) Prominent, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 10th of 13, at Southwell 1m (6) pol in Dec.
Farump 16-1 (8-4) Close up, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 9th of 13, 7 1/4l behind Keep It Country Tv (8-5) at Lingfield 7f (6) pol in Dec.
Wye Bother (IRE) 50-1 (8-3) Always behind, outpaced 2f out, last of 11, 9 1/2l behind London Rock (9-9) at Chelmsford City 6f (6) pol in Nov.
Bawtry Lady 100-1 (9-0) Tracked leader, every chance over 2f out, soon weakened, eased final furlong, last of 8, 26l behind Lady Aria (9-0) at Haydock 6f mdn fll stks (5) gs in Sep.
Where's Perle 9-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders, driven over 2f out, stayed on same pace, no impression when lost place inside final furlong, 6th of 11, 4 3/4l behind In The Cove (9-7) at Wolverhampton 7f (6) pol in Nov.
Micronize (IRE) 6-1 (9-4) Towards rear, no headway final furlong, 9th of 12, 5 1/2l behind Rich Approach (9-3) at Wolverhampton 6f (6) pol in Nov.