led, joined 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
chased leader, challenged 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, narrowly headed inside final furlong, rallied to lead again close home
slowly away, well in rear, headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never nearer
held up towards rear, headway on outside over 1f out, ridden and stayed on inside final furlong, never going pace to get involved
mid-division, pushed along 3f out, weakened soon after, tailed off
soon held up in last pair, never involved
chased leaders, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out
raced keenly in mid-division, headway on outside chasing leaders over 2f out, led and edged left inside final furlong, headed close home
raced keenly, chased leaders on inside, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, 3rd and one pace inside final furlong
NonRunner
COOL TO BE A CAT had leading claims in one of these races at Kempton yesterday. He’ll be penalised today if successful but an apprentice’s allowance takes care of that and he gets the vote if taking part. Cinzento won at this level at Kempton early last year but returns from an absence and Essgee Nics has the more recent form with a fourth at Lingfield when ahead of Murat Asset and looks a bigger threat.
Bolt N Brown 18-1 (11-11) Raced wide towards rear, short lived effort approaching 3 out, 7th of 10, 19 1/4l behind Gorham's Cave (11-2) at Fakenham 2m hcp (4) gs in Dec.
Cinzento (IRE) 10-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders on inside, pushed along over 3f out, switched right and went 2nd over 2f out until over 1f out, stayed on same pace in 3rd, 3rd of 12, 6 1/2l behind Celtic Classic (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Dolphin Village (IRE) 18-1 (8-7) Held up in last pair, pushed along over 2f out, never on terms, tailed off, last of 9, 36 1/2l behind Heron (8-12) at Southwell 1m 6f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Essgee Nics (IRE) 16-1 (9-7) Towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on one pace, 4th of 15, 2 1/4l behind Devizes (9-7) at Lingfield 1m 4f stks (6) pol in Jan.
Lunar Mist 250-1 (9-0) Towards rear, ridden and weakened over 4f out, tailed off, last of 8, dist behind Banna (8-12) at Doncaster 1m stks (5) sft in Nov.
Percy Toplis 40-1 (8-12) Midfield, cornered wide, beaten entering final furlong, 10th of 13, 7 1/4l behind Thermal (9-6) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Relative Ease 150-1 (8-7) In touch, pushed along 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 9th of 11, 11 1/4l behind Catbird Seat (9-8) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Cool To Be A Cat (FR) 11-1 (8-2) Midfield, ridden and headway between horses over 1f out, quickened to lead inside final furlong, ran on strongly close home, won at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Dec beating Beauty Stone (9-3) by 1 3/4l, 9 ran.
Murat Asset 7-2jfav (9-4) Held up, pushed along over 2f out, headway approaching final furlong, never nearer, 8th of 15, 4 1/2l behind Devizes (9-7) at Lingfield 1m 4f stks (6) pol in Jan.
Phoenix Strike 28-1 (8-3) Towards rear, ridden over 3f out, no impression from over 2f out, 7th of 9, 5 3/4l behind Cool To Be A Cat (8-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Dec.