led and keen, headed over 4f out, weakened over 3f out
tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out
in rear, pushed along over 2f out, soon headway, chased winner inside final furlong, kept on and no impression
with leader, led over 4f out, clear over 2f out, readily
towards rear, pushed along over 4f out, soon lost place, tailed off
mid-division, went 2nd over 2f out, lost 2nd when no extra inside final furlong
MAMBO DANCER has now won two of his last three starts after scoring over today’s trip at Wolverhampton. He‘s upped a further 5lb but is still preferred to Thahab Ifraj. who won over hurdles in August but has yet to score on the Flat. Azam was less than convincing on his only previous start over 2m while though Vettori Rules won over track and trip last month he has run way below par in a couple of subsequent outings.
Vettori Rules 14-1 (10-1) Raced wide early, prominent, led over 12f out, pushed along 3f out, ridden and headed inside final 2f, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 7, 18l behind Ocean Of Love (9-10) at Chelmsford City 1m 6f hcp (4) pol in Jan.
Havana Beat (IRE) 50-1 (9-6) Went right start, towards rear, ridden over 2f out, headway and not clear run over 1f out, never nearer, 6th of 11, 11 1/4l behind Island Brave (9-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (4) pol in Jan.
Bear Valley (IRE) 9-1 (8-5) Mid-division on outside, outpaced over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, never on terms, 8th of 12, 5 1/4l behind Master Singer (9-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (3) pol in Oct.
Azam 13-2 (9-2) Held up mid-division, headway over 1f out, kept on towards finish, 4th of 11, 3 1/2l behind Thaqaffa (9-6) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (4) pol in Feb.
Thahab Ifraj (IRE) 7-2 (10-10) Made all, ridden 3 lengths clear when landed awkwardly last, stayed on, won at Stratford 2m 3f (4) gd in Aug beating Mister Universum (11-10) by 4 1/2l, 8 ran.
Mambo Dancer 7-2 (8-5) Mid-division, headway over 4f out, chased leaders over 2f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on strongly, won at Wolverhampton 2m 1f hcp (4) pol in Feb beating Suegioo (10-2) by 1 1/2l, 9 ran.