prominent, every chance over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
mid-division, headway and switched right over 2f out, edged left and left 1f out, edged left and went clear inside final furlong, stayed on
chased leaders, driven and lost place over 2f out
slowly away, behind, some headway on inside 2f out, never on terms
chased leaders, ridden over 4f out, soon beaten
led, ridden and headed 1f out, no extra well inside final furlong
slowly away, in rear, not clear run over 2f out, soon switched right and closed, went 3rd inside final furlong, stayed on
held up towards rear, not much room over 2f out, no headway
held up towards rear, headway when not clear run over 2f out, went 2nd and stayed on inside final furlong, no impression on winner
chased leaders on outside, soon hung right, weakened over 1f out
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
prominent, every chance over 1f out, no extra well inside final furlong
in rear, widest of all on home turn, soon closed, went 4th inside final furlong, stayed on
Plenty with a shout but this looks easier than the race MAGIC CITY finished a close-up fourth in at Wolverhampton last time and Mick Easterby’s charge should be in the firing-line. Squire beat Rivers Of Asia when scoring here in December and was ahead of Starboard, Russian Reward and Baltic Prince at Kempton recently while the latter had earlier beaten Believe It at the same track. Candesta won a lower grade contest here at the end of last year but has been beaten since and it remains to be seen if Yasood fares any better having won a Class 6 race at Newcastle last week.
Squire 14-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and not quicken over 1f out, plugged on inside final furlong, 4th of 12, 4 1/2l behind In The Red (9-6) at Kempton 1m hcp (4) pol in Jan.
Starboard 9-1 (9-3) Held up in mid-division, ridden on outside over 1f out, some late minor headway, never going pace to threaten, 6th of 12, 5 1/4l behind In The Red (9-6) at Kempton 1m hcp (4) pol in Jan.
Russian Reward (IRE) 9-2 (8-12) Mid-division, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 9th of 12, 12l behind Presumido (9-3) at Kempton 1m hcp (4) pol in Dec.
Fleckerl (IRE) 50-1 (9-1) Dwelt and went left start, towards rear, pushed along halfway, never a factor, 8th of 10, 7 3/4l behind Dutch Golden Age (9-0) at Kempton 6f hcp (4) pol in Jan.
Torch 25-1 (9-2) In rear, soon pushed along, never on terms, 7th of 8, 19 1/2l behind Holiday Magic (9-7) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (4) pol in Dec.
Baltic Prince (IRE) 16-1 (9-0) Led until ridden and headed inside final 2f, chased winner until over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 12, 8 1/2l behind In The Red (9-6) at Kempton 1m hcp (4) pol in Jan.
Magic City (IRE) 4-1 (8-11) Slowly away, soon mid-division, headway over 1f out, one pace inside final furlong, 4th of 8, 1 1/4l behind Sands Chorus (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (4) pol in Jan.
Rivers Of Asia 7-1 (9-6) Led, ridden 2f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong, 3rd of 10, 1 3/4l behind Byres Road (9-11) at Lingfield 1m hcp (5) pol in Dec.
Zorba The Greek 9-2 (9-9) Upset in stalls, in rear, progress entering straight, soon ridden, 6th 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 4th of 14, 3 1/2l behind To Choose (9-7) at Dundalk 1m 4f hcp pol in Oct.
Believe It (IRE) 6-1 (8-8) Led over 8f out, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, kept on one pace, 4th of 8, 2 1/4l behind Elysian Prince (9-4) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (4) pol in Jan.
Rebel State (IRE) 9-4fav (9-10) Held up in rear, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 4th of 11, 6l behind Gossiping (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Candesta (USA) 14-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 11, 5 3/4l behind Etaad (9-4) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Yasood (IRE) 6-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders, went 2nd 2f out, soon ridden, ran on to lead well inside final furlong, won at Newcastle 1m hcp (6) pol in Jan beating Canford Belle (9-5) by 3/4l, 12 ran.
