slowly into stride, held up in rear, driven and carried right over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, nearest finish
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, not much room and switched left over 1f out, one pace and edged left inside final furlong
held up, ridden and struggling over 2f out
always handy, led inside final furlong, ran on well
led, ridden and edged right over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, lost 2nd close home
held up, took keen hold, headway on outside over 2f out, carried right over 1f out, kept on, went 2nd close home, no impression on winner
chased leaders, outpaced over 2f out, well beaten over 1f out
MUNAAWIB won here in December and went close again when runner-up last month. He can be forgiven a below-par effort on the Fibresand at Southwell and is preferred to My Son Max and Rouge Nuage. The latter pair both won over track and trip at the end of last year but have been well beaten since so Ortac Rock may be a bigger threat given this is no tougher than the claiming race he won here last time. Sewn Up has been thereabouts of late and looks best of the rest.
My Son Max 50-1 (8-13) Slowly into stride, outpaced in rear, stayed on late, never nearer, 7th of 12, 13l behind Patriotic (9-5) at Southwell 7f hcp 0-85 (4) fbs in Dec.
Rouge Nuage (IRE) 20-1 (8-11) In touch, under pressure over 3f out, weakened 2f out, 8th of 9, 11l behind Until Midnight (8-7) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Jan.
Supersta 33-1 (8-11) In rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, nearest finish, 7th of 14, 8l behind Good Luck Charm (9-1) at Goodwood 7f hcp 0-80 (4) gd in Sep.
Munaawib 5-1 (9-1) Slowly into stride, held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, never on terms, 5th of 9, 4 1/2l behind Clockmaker (9-7) at Southwell 7f app hcp 0-75 (5) fbs in Jan.
Gigawatt 5-1 (9-4) Dwelt, held up in rear, headway 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, weakened closing stages, 5th of 11, 3 1/2l behind Glastonberry (9-7) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Jan.
Ortac Rock (IRE) 9-2 (8-11) Made all, set steady pace until quickened halfway, hung right when ridden approaching final furlong, stayed on well, won at Wolverhampton 7f clm stks 0-75 (5) in Jan beating Bush Beauty (8-2) by 1/2l, 7 ran.
Sewn Up 13-8fav (9-6) Chased leaders, driven over 2f out, soon ridden, kept on and every chance inside final furlong, led briefly near finish, headed post, 2nd of 11, shd behind Point North (9-7) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (0-65) (6) in Dec.
Daring Dragon 8-1 (8-12) Held up in rear, headway over 1f out, never dangerous, 6th of 9, 2 3/4l behind The Dandy Yank (9-5) at Chelmsford City 6f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Jan.
Foxcover (IRE) 7-4fav (9-4) Chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and kept on same pace inside final furlong, lost 3rd post, 4th of 9, 1 1/2l behind Bailiwick (9-4) at Wolverhampton 6f mdn stks (5) in Oct.
Tychaios 9-4fav (8-12) Chased leaders on outside, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 5th of 10, 2 3/4l behind Ocean Legend (9-5) at Kempton 7f hacp 0-70 (5) pol in Jan.
