held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, led inside final furlong, headed close home
prominent, ridden, hung left and lost place over 1f out
chased leaders on outside, lost place over 2f out
very slowly away, always well behind
towards rear, soon niggled along, headway when not clear run and switched right over 1f out, stayed on well, led close home
prominent, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong
ALKHOR returned to winning ways on only his second start of the year when scoring at Lingfield. He’s upped 3lb but Shypen was well behind and has subsequently finished runner-up in a higher grade contest. Parkour also finished behind the selection last time while Florencio looks to be treading water off his current mark. Plucky Dip went close over track and trip on his penultimate start and Bertie Blu Boy and Captain Lars look fairly treated off their current marks if at their best.
Florencio 4-1fav (9-5) Chased leaders, driven over 3f out, kept on same pace from over 1f out, 5th of 13, 1 1/2l behind Ower Fly (9-5) at Kempton 7f hcp (4) pol in Oct.
Plucky Dip 8-1 (8-5) Mid-division, driven 2f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, took 4th near finish, no impression with leaders, 4th of 10, 3l behind Steel Train (9-4) at Newcastle 7f hcp (2) pol in Dec.
Free Zone 11-2 (9-6) Prominent, driven to lead over 1f out, headed and not pace of winner inside final furlong, 2nd of 9, 2 1/2l behind Memories Galore (9-6) at Kempton 5f hcp (4) pol in Nov.
Alkhor 8-1 (9-2) Chased leaders on inside, good headway between horses to lead inside final furlong, driven and just held on, all out, won at Lingfield 6f hcp (4) pol in Nov beating Salvatore Fury (9-3) by shd, 11 ran.
Shypen 6-1 (9-1) Keen, in touch, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, ran on, no threat to winner, 2nd of 11, 1 1/4l behind Bargain Buy (9-4) at Lingfield 7f hcp fll (3) pol in Nov.
Parkour (IRE) 8-1 (9-6) Close up, ridden and headway to chase winner inside final furlong, no threat, 2nd of 14, 2l behind Captain Dion (9-6) at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (4) pol in Dec.
Bertie Blu Boy 33-1 (9-5) Always in rear, last of 10, 10l behind Seve (9-2) at Lingfield 5f hcp (4) pol in Nov.
Picture Dealer 33-1 (9-7) Short of room leaving stalls, towards rear, never on terms, 10th of 14, 7 1/4l behind Captain Dion (9-6) at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (4) pol in Dec.
El Viento (FR) 16-1 (9-6) Dwelt, towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, never nearer, 7th of 14, 5 3/4l behind Captain Dion (9-6) at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (4) pol in Dec.
Captain Lars (SAF) 8-1 (8-12) Outpaced, in last pair, headway when not clear run and squeezed through entering final furlong, ridden and keeping on same pace in 4th and held when not clear run and eased near finish, 4th of 12, 1 3/4l behind Monumental Man (9-2) at Chelmsford City 5f hcp (4) pol in Dec.
