held up in touch, raced keenly, chased winner over 3f out, ridden and edged left from just over 1f out, not quicken inside final furlong
chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
in rear, pushed along 9f out, struggling final 6f
held up towards rear, ridden 3f out, no headway
with leader, led over 10f out, headed 4f out, onepace final 2f
held up towards rear, headway under pressure over 2f out, stayed on same pace from over 1f out
slowly into stride, soon in mid-division, headway over 3f out, stayed on same pace from over 1f out
held up towards rear, never in contention
pushed along leaving stalls, soon prominent racing keenly, went 2nd over 9f out, led 4f out, ridden 1f out, ran on
led over 1f, prominent, ridden over 4f out, weakened over 3f out
Nonrunner
This might be division one of a low grade handicap but plenty of these runners are in a spot of form and none more so than hat-trick seeking NAKOMA who has our verdict ahead of Zaif and Shadows Lengthen. After scoring in some comfort over a longer trip here last time the selection seems to be on a roll at the moment having previously scored over this trip at Nottingham and shows no signs of stopping. He's up just a three pounds for that run so still looks to be fairly treated. Zaif also scored last time out on the level but he isn't the most consistent type and could have been harshly dealt with by the assessor. Shadows Lengthen is turned out under a six pounds penalty for an easy score at Soutwell on his latest run. Based on that he is still well treated and seems best on slower surfaces. Hucking Hero scored on his only previous visit to this track but doesn't jump off the page now back in handicap company so while he is on a roll we'll give Nakoma another chance.
Bull Market (IRE) 40-1 (8-13) In touch, ridden 2f out, soon beaten, 8th of 10, 9l behind Hawaana (9-7) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Oct.
Nakoma (IRE) 8-1 (9-2) Held up in touch, headway on outer over 1f out, led 1f out, driven out, won at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp 0-75 (5) pol beating Quince (9-10) by 1 1/4l, 7 ran.
Zaif (IRE) 25-1 (9-4) Held up well in rear, headway and well in touch half way, challenged 2f out, led over 1f out, edged right inside final furlong, driven out, won at Brighton 1m 4f app hcp 0-55 (6) gd in Oct beating Sinbad The Sailor (9-2) by 1/2l, 13 ran.
Hucking Hero (IRE) 11-4fav (9-1) Pulled hard, set steady pace, headed over 8f out, ridden and every chance over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 7, 10l behind Moonbeam Dancer (9-0) at Lingfield 1m 5f app hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
Rare Coincidence 40-1 (9-3) With leaders, weakened well over 1f out, 13th of 15, 18l behind Unawatuna (8-7) at Newcastle 2m hcp 0-75 (5) gs in Oct.
Arashi 7-1 (8-0) Took keen hold, tracked leaders, saddle slipped after 2f, chased leader 6f out, led over 4f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra final furlong, 5th of 9, 6l behind Lyra's Daemon (8-11) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
Kames Park (IRE) 11-1 (9-5) Slowly into stride, held up towards rear, headway well over 2f out, soon chasing leaders, stayed on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 14, 1l behind Mondego (9-5) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Oct.
Piper's Song (IRE) 10-1 (9-7) Held up towards rear, well beaten final 3f, 10th of 12, 23l behind Oddsmaker (9-2) at Musselburgh 1m 4f hcp 0-65 (6) gd in Sep.
Shadows Lengthen 11-1 (8-10) Made all, clear 3f out, ridden over 1f out, eased well inside final furlong, won at Southwell 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) fbs beating Swords (8-13) by 3 1/2l, 13 ran.
Ishismart 15-8fav (9-0) Held up, headway over 2f out, ridden to go 3rd well over 1f out, stayed on to go 2nd well inside final furlong, 2nd of 10, 1 3/4l behind Order Order (8-11) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f mdn auc stks (6) pol.
Sunny Spells 20-1 (8-13) Held up in last pair, pushed along on inside 4f out, struggling after, 10th of 12, 5l behind Burma Rock (9-6) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Oct.
Rising Force (IRE) 14-1 (9-11) Held up, headway over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 14, 16l behind Inch Lodge (9-8) at Kempton 1m 3f app hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Sep.
