mid-division, driven 3f out, kept on same pace under pressure final 2f, never on terms
held up mid-division, headway on outside over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, ran on well final furlong
chased leaders, driven and outpaced over 2f out, soon ridden, headway under pressure over 1f out, stayed on on outside to chase winner inside final furlong, edged left towards finish, no impression
tracked leaders, switched inside and effort 2f out, not much room over 1f out, squeezed through and stayed on inside final furlong, not reach leaders
behind, driven and outpaced 3f out, soon ridden, stayed on under pressure final 2f, never on terms
with leaders, lost place 2f out, soon ridden and behind
switched left after 1f, behind, headway and effort on inside when short of room 2f out, soon lost place and behind
led, ridden and headed inside final 2f, stayed on same under pressure final furlong
in touch on outside, headway to lead inside final 2f, ridden and headed over 1f out, lost place inside final furlong, no extra
with leader, ridden and lost place inside final 2f, weakened 1f out
Nonrunner
Mark Johnston's Rainfall could not have scored any more easily than she did when making a winning debut at Thirsk at the beginning of the month and she has to be respected on her handicap debut off a mark of 94 but it is difficult to know how good the form is that she showed at Thirsk and she looks plenty high enough in the weights so preference is for BUSINESS AS USUAL, who gets the vote with Rock 'n' Royal rated the best of the rest. The selection is trained by Michael Jarvis, who can do little wrong with his runners of late and the son of Invincible Spirit looks reasonably well treated judged by his two runs as a juvenile when landing a Yarmouth maiden and finding just Fareej too good in a novice stakes race at Lingfield in October and she can make the most of the weight that she receives from her main rivals. Bond Fastrac showed a decent level of form as a juvenile but probably needs some help from the handicapper, while Jamie Osborne's Treadwell needs to improve on his reappearance run to trouble the judge. Jeremy Noseda's Summerinthecity is lightly raced after just three runs and has to be considered on his first run over seven furlongs but more solid claims may be held by the even less exposed Rock 'n' Royal, who won well on his only start so far in an auction race at Pontefract in October but Richard Fahey's runner seems too high in the weights at present. Michael Jarvis has his string in good heart at present and Business As Usual can provide him with another winner.
Hunting Tartan 16-1 (9-7) Steadied start, held up, hampered 5f out, keen and headway soon after, chased leaders 3f out, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 10, 9l behind Dafeef (9-2) at Salisbury 7f 3yo hcp 0-100 (2) gs.
Kaptain Kirkup (IRE) 14-1 (9-4) Raced far side, held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong, 11th of 19, 2 3/4l behind Mister Hughie (9-4) at Newmarket 6f 3yo hcp 0-100 (2) gd in Apr.
Treadwell (IRE) 28-1 (9-5) Held up, headway halfway, chased leaders 3f out, went 2nd over 2f out, chased winner from 2f out, no impression and dropped to 3rd over 1f out, 3rd of 10, 4 1/2l behind Dafeef (9-2) at Salisbury 7f 3yo hcp 0-100 (2) gs.
Navajo Chief 22-1 (8-13) Took keen hold, in touch, driven along and weakened over 2f out, last of 8, 10l behind Myplacelater (8-3) at Newbury 1m 2f con stks (3) gd in Apr.
Bond Fastrac 9-4fav (8-13) Chased leaders on outer, led 2f out, ridden and headed 1f out, weakened well inside final furlong, 5th of 8, 2l behind Angel's Pursuit (8-13) at Doncaster 6f 2yo stks (2) gf in Sep.
She's A Character 33-1 (8-12) Raced far side, in touch, ridden and weakened 2f out, 9th of 13, 10l behind Distinctive (8-12) at Ayr 6f 2yo fll Grp 3 (1) gd in Sep.
Exceedingly Bold 33-1 (9-0) Held up in touch, pulled hard early, pushed along over 2f out, soon no impression, last of 5, 9l behind Rodrigo De Torres (9-0) at Doncaster 7f con stks (3) gf.
Business As Usual 5-4fav (9-5) Took keen hold, led, ridden over 1f out, headed 1f out, stayed on same pace, 2nd of 3, 2 1/4l behind Fareej (9-5) at Lingfield 1m 2yo nov stks (4) pol in Oct.
Summerinthecity (IRE) 3-1 (9-5) Dropped in from wide draw and held up last, effort and strong run on wide outside inside final furlong, finished fast to take 2nd post, just failed, 2nd of 8, shd behind Little Garcon (9-3) at Lingfield 6f 3yo hcp 0-90 (3) pol in Apr.
Rock 'n' Royal 8-1 (8-7) Mid-division, headway 2f out, soon ridden, squeezed through on inside to lead inside final furlong, kept on, won at Pontefract 6f 2yo mdn aut (5) gf in Oct beating Filwa (8-8) by 1 3/4l, 12 ran.
Hanson'd (IRE) 17-2 (8-13) Took keen hold, soon tracked leaders on outside, pushed along 3f out, ridden 2f out, soon beaten, last of 7, 14l behind Red Jazz (9-6) at Newmarket 7f listed hcp (1) gd in Apr.
Rainfall (IRE) 10-3 (8-12) Tracked leaders, ridden and headway to lead over 1f out, driven clear final furlong, comfortably, won at Thirsk 7f 3yo mdn (4) gd beating Fifty Moore (9-3) by 6l, 14 ran.
