tracked leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, stayed on
tracked leaders, switched right off last bend, went 2nd 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, stayed on, not reach winner
reared slightly start, outpaced in last, went 3rd towards finish, never dangerous
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
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Five previous course and distance winners contest the best race at today’s additional meeting. Captain Lars has been a busy boy lately and does all of his winning in plating class nowadays but Jorvik Prince will be hard to keep out of the frame again, though is possibly a couple of pounds too high now. Fethiye Boy has been off the track since August and hasn’t raced on the all-weather in more than 12 months but September Issue was a good third over track and trip earlier this month and should be approaching peak fitness. We’ll take a chance on SHAMSHON, who doesn’t have a great strike-rate on the all-weather but had being running well enough over this trip before missing the break last time over an extra furlong – he’s dropped 3lb in the ratings since.
Captain Lars (SAF) 4-1 (9-1) Slowly into stride, off the pace in rear, pushed along halfway, headway under pressure far side 2f out, ridden chasing leaders over 1f out, weakened well inside final furlong, 6th of 7, 3 1/4l behind Foolaad (10-0) at Southwell 5f hcp (3) pol in Feb.
Shamshon (IRE) 7-1 (8-12) Held up towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, never on terms, 6th of 9, 3 3/4l behind Eljaddaaf (9-5) at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (3) pol in Feb.
Classic Pursuit 14-1 (9-0) Keen, chased leaders on inside, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and weakened well over 1f out, last of 8, 8 3/4l behind Karijini (9-7) at Kempton 6f hcp (4) pol in Feb.
Penny Dreadful 14-1 (8-7) Edged left start, held up, hampered after 1f, headway over 1f out, never on terms, 7th of 8, 7 1/4l behind Daschas (9-0) at Chelmsford City 5f hcp (4) pol in Feb.
September Issue 8-1 (9-7) Led, soon pressed, headed inside final furlong, no extra, 3rd of 8, 2 1/2l behind Daschas (9-0) at Chelmsford City 5f hcp (4) pol in Feb.
Fethiye Boy 8-1 (9-7) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, last of 8, 5l behind Waseem Faris (9-6) at Salisbury 5f hcp (4) gf in Aug.
Jorvik Prince 6-1 (9-7) Held up in mid-division, headway chasing leaders over 1f out, went never nearer 3rd inside final furlong, ran on, 3rd of 10, 1 1/4l behind Jack The Truth (9-6) at Chelmsford City 5f hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Deeds Not Words (IRE) 10-1 (8-8) Off the pace in 4th until over 2f out, no headway final furlong, 7th of 10, 3 1/4l behind Born To Finish (9-10) at Kempton 6f hcp (5) pol in Feb.
