dwelt, soon chasing leader, ridden and lost 2nd over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
broke well, held up, closed 3f out, ridden and one pace from over 1f out
towards rear, closed on outside 3f out, one pace over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, beaten when not much room and switched right well inside final furlong, kept on
prominent early, chased leaders, pushed along over 3f out, one pace final 2f
tracked leaders, went 2nd over 2f out, led over 1f out, edged left well inside final furlong, ridden out
towards rear, niggled along 4f out, ridden over 3f out, well beaten over 2f out, eased over 1f out
The Meter returned the shock 150/1 winner over 7f here in October. But the runner-up has been beaten since and Mohamed Moubarak's charge carries a penalty. Red Desert made only a modest start when beaten at Wolverhampton and though improvement is expected here, ORIGINATE sports the owners first colours for a different yard. The Haggas colt finished clear of the rest behind a subsequent winner when third over today’s trip at Lingfield last time and gets the nod on that form. Biz Markee finished closer without threatening at Lingfield last month and the newcomer Majestic Dawn is worth a check in the betting.
The Meter 150-1 (9-0) Made all, ridden over 1f out, stayed on well, won at Chelmsford City 7f fll stks (4) pol in Oct beating Arctic Ocean (9-0) by 3/4l, 5 ran.
Biz Markee (IRE) 10-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 11, 7 1/4l behind Entitle (8-11) at Lingfield 1m stks (5) pol in Dec.
Dance To Freedom 20-1 (9-2) Went right start, behind, some headway over 1f out, no chance, 7th of 9, 11 3/4l behind Battle Of Waterloo (9-2) at Chelmsford City 7f stks (5) pol in Nov.
Majestic Dawn (IRE) Dawn Approach colt out of Jolie Chanson.
Mokuba (IRE) 100-1 (9-0) Raced wide towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, never on terms, 11th of 13, 15 3/4l behind Bell Rock (9-0) at Newmarket 7f stks (4) gd in Oct.
Originaire (IRE) 5-2jfav (9-2) Chased leaders on inside, went 2nd over 1f out, never any chance with winner, weakened and lost 2nd final 125 yards, 3rd of 12, 2 3/4l behind Dawaam (9-2) at Lingfield 1m stks (5) pol in Nov.
Red Desert (IRE) 8-1 (9-2) Slowly into stride, always towards rear, 8th of 13, 7l behind Fields Of Athenry (9-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks (5) pol in Nov.
Mallet Head Rajsaman colt out of Attachee De Presse.