chased leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed 1f out, inside final furlong, no extra inside final furlong
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
mid-division on outside, headway chasing leaders 4f out, ridden over 2f out, 4th and one pace inside final furlong
held up in last pair, good headway on outside over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on well
pulled hard tracking leaders, pushed along halfway, soon lost place
chased leaders, headway on inside to lead 1f out, headed and one pace inside final furlong, weakened into 3rd final 50 yards
raced keenly in rear, some headway under pressure over 2f out, soon beaten
chased leaders, pushed along halfway, weakened over 2f out
held up towards rear, headway on inside 2f out, not clear run and switched right over 1f out, stayed on into 2nd final 50 yard, not reach winner
Bint Dandy has slid down the weights since last successful in 2018 and finished in front of Para Mio when third at Lingfield. The latter had earlier won over 1m4f while several of these have been winning over 6f including Split Down South, who scored here in November. Phoenix Star won at Kempton in the same month and is preferred to Desert Fox but a chance is taken on KARISOKE (NAP). The latter is expected to improve now handicapping for the first time after placing at Wolverhampton and this won’t take much winning. Glory of Paris would have a shout if taking part but was due to run at Southwell yesterday.
Johnny Reb 10-1 (9-0) Keen tracked winner, ridden 2f out, edged right approaching final furlong, faded inside final furlong, 5th of 6, 4 1/2l behind With Caution (9-5) at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (4) pol in Sep.
Karisoke 2-1 (9-5) Took keen hold, tracked leader, led 2f out, headed and edged left over 1f out, lost 2nd well inside final furlong, 3rd of 9, 5 1/2l behind Loving Glance (9-0) at Wolverhampton 7f stks (5) pol in Nov.
Glory of Paris (IRE) 6-1 (8-7) Rearing in stalls, chased leaders, started racing keenly 5f out, ridden over 1f out, soon beaten, 4th of 7, 4 1/4l behind Revolutionise (9-1) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (4) pol in Jan.
Split Down South 7-1 (9-1) Headway on wide outside chasing leaders 6f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 14, 3 1/4l behind Fighting Temeraire (9-6) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (5) pol in Dec.
Para Mio (IRE) 9-2 (9-5) Held up, not clear run 2f out, effort over 1f out, no extra well inside final furlong, 5th of 8, 2 1/2l behind River Dawn (9-4) at Lingfield 1m hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Poeta Brasileiro (IRE) 9-1 (9-6) In touch in rear, pushed along and headway 2f out, ridden and kept on to go 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 7, 3 1/4l behind Silverturnstogold (9-3) at Southwell 7f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Desert Fox 14-1 (9-4) Towards rear, pushed along and kept on inside final furlong, 7th of 12, 6 1/4l behind Chookie Dunedin (9-5) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (5) pol in Dec.
Bint Dandy (IRE) 12-1 (9-1) Tracked leaders, ridden to lead entering final furlong, headed towards finish, lost 2nd close home, 3rd of 13, 2l behind Beepeecee (9-4) at Lingfield 7f hcp (5) pol in Dec.
Phoenix Star (IRE) 7-2fav (9-7) Restless in stalls, chased leader until over 2f out, chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 11, 7 1/4l behind Classic Star (9-6) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (6) pol in Jan.