held up in touch, pushed along and headway on inside over 2f out, ridden chasing leaders 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
last pair, pushed along and struggling over 3f out, never on terms
chased leaders over 5f, tailed off
slowly into stride, pushed along and headway to lead over 6f out, ridden 2f out, headed when outpaced and bumped over 1f out, rallied under pressure inside final furlong, led post
held up in touch, headway towards inside over 2f out, edged left inside final 2f, edged right over 1f out, edged left and kept on same pace inside final furlong
led over 1f, chased winner, edged left 3f out, ridden to lead and hung left over 1f out, stayed on, headed post
held up in touch, headway on inside 3f out, chased leaders over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, carried left entering final furlong, kept on same pace after
behind, never involved
chased leaders, weakened over 3f out, tailed off and eased final 2f
Andrew Balding is still in good form so Spectator, who showed a bit of promise in his first campaign, is likely to do better and starts off on a lowly mark. Penny's Boy has been looking very one-paced though the assessor has dropped him a couple pounds in the ratings while Double Czech will be better for his recent run at Lingfield, his first since showing some potential in September. ENCORE ENCORE scored over 1m1f at Wolverhampton last season and will have found 1m3f too far on his reappearance at Kempton so, with that under his belt, he's handed the vote.
Penny's Boy 8-1 (9-2) Held up towards rear, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, no impression inside final furlong, 5th of 11, 6l behind Nimble Kimble (9-0) at Lingfield 7f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
Classic Mission 100-1 (9-5) In touch, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 15, 7l behind Fracking (9-5) at Goodwood 7f 2yo mdn (5) gd in Sep.
Stan Nineteen (IRE) 10-1 (8-0) Went right start, tracked leaders, ridden and every chance over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 8, 2 3/4l behind Drive On (8-5) at Lingfield 7f 2yo hcp (2) pol in Dec.
Solo Hunter 40-1 (9-2) Led, headed 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 12, 11l behind Cannock Chase (9-5) at Windsor 1m 2f 3yo mdn (5) sft.
Encore Encore 25-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, last of 8, 13l behind Storm Force Ten (9-5) at Kempton 1m 3f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
Double Czech (IRE) 5-1 (9-2) In touch, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 11, 11l behind Nimble Kimble (9-0) at Lingfield 7f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
Spectator 9-2 (9-5) Chased leaders, effort well over 1f out, stayed on same pace, 5th of 10, 7l behind Examiner (9-5) at Lingfield 1m 2yo mdn auc stks (6) pol in Dec.
Autopilot 14-1 (9-5) In rear, ridden over 2f out, never near leaders, 7th of 11, 9l behind Nimble Kimble (9-0) at Lingfield 7f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
Lady Kathian (IRE) 20-1 (8-4) Soon led, set steady pace, joined 2f out, soon headed, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 7, 11l behind Bowie Boy (8-9) at Kempton 1m mdn auc stks (5) pol in Feb.
