held up towards rear, good headway on inside chasing leaders over 2f out, ridden and every chance 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, lost 2nd close home
held up off the pace towards rear, headway chasing leaders when not clear run and switched left over 1f out, ran on between horses inside final furlong, went 2nd towards finish and closed, not reach winner
chased leader, ridden to challenge 2f out, every chance 1f out, weakened inside final 100 yards
slowly into stride, pulled hard towards rear, never involved
switched left after start, held up and behind, never involved
off the pace in last pair, good headway out wide approaching final furlong, ran on under pressure inside final furlong, not reach leaders
mid-division, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, ridden and plugged on inside final furlong, weakened inside final 100 yards
chased leaders out wide, led entering final furlong, ran on
held up off the pace towards rear, headway chasing leaders 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
went right start, led until ridden and headed entering final furlong, weakened inside final furlong
raced keenly, chased leaders, pushed along out wide over 2f out, ridden 2f out, edged left and weakened soon after
COOPERATION (NAP) completed a double at Nottingham back in August and found only one too good in a Class 2 sprint at the same track last time. He can taken advantage of this big drop in class and is preferred to the progressive Sovereign Slipper. The latter ended last year with a hat-trick but is 6lb higher on his belated return having been gelded while Eldeyaar won a lower grade contest at Wolverhampton last time. Dark Side Thunder’s winning run came to an end at Yarmouth while Chief Of Staff gets a change of headgear.
Cooperation (IRE) 10-1 (9-1) Held up off the pace towards rear, headway out wide chasing leaders over 1f out, stayed on in 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner, 2nd of 16, 1 1/2l behind Fantasy Master (8-12) at Nottingham 6f hcp (2) gf in Sep.
Chief Of Staff 9-2 (9-3) Raced wide close up, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 8, 3 3/4l behind Aramis Grey (9-10) at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (4) pol in Oct.
Muscika 12-1 (10-0) Raced keenly and never closer than mid-division, 7th of 10, 4 1/4l behind Beauty Choice (9-9) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Sovereign Slipper 7-4fav (9-5) Soon prominent, led over 1f out, clear inside final furlong, comfortably, won at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (5) pol in Nov beating Good Earth (9-4) by 2 1/4l, 12 ran.
Embour (IRE) 9-1 (10-0) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, no impression, 8th of 11, 4 1/2l behind Newyorkstateofmind (9-7) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (5) pol in Sep.
Beattie Is Back 12-1 (9-11) Rear mid-division, ridden 2f out, stayed on, not pace to challenge, 6th of 11, 2l behind Teruntum Star (9-0) at Pontefract 6f hcp (5) gs in Oct.
Amber Dew 7-1 (9-5) Led, ridden 2f out, headed and edged right inside final furlong, no extra towards finish, 4th of 6, 1l behind Belle Fourche (9-7) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp fll (4) pol in Oct.
Dark Side Thunder 6-1 (9-4) In touch in rear, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, not trouble leaders, 5th of 7, 3 1/4l behind Time Step (9-11) at Yarmouth 6f hcp (4) gd in Sep.
Hello Zabeel (IRE) 7-2 (9-11) Held up in mid-division, shaken up over 2f out, soon ridden, ran on until no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 16, 3 3/4l behind Devilwala (9-11) at Chester 1m hcp (5) gs in Sep.
Gowanlad 33-1 (9-7) Awkward start, mid-division far side, ridden over 2f out, weakening when not much room over 1f out, 17th of 21, 5 1/2l behind Triple Jaye (9-9) at Ayr 5f hcp (5) gd in Sep.
Ben Macdui (IRE) 10-1 (9-5) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 10th of 14, 4 1/2l behind Ramon Di Loria (9-6) at Newcastle 5f hcp (5) pol in Sep.
Eldeyaar (IRE) 7-4fav (9-7) Tracked leader, pushed into lead before final furlong, soon ridden, kept on well to maintain advantage, won at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (6) pol in Sep beating Electric Love (10-1) by 3/4l, 8 ran.
