tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, hung left approaching final furlong, stayed on to chase winner towards finish
dwelt, keen in rear, ridden over 2f out, never on terms
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon edged left, kept on one pace
tracked leaders, ridden and unable to quicken over 2f out, headway when short of room and snatched up entering final furlong, switched right, not recover
dwelt, raced wide, in touch in rear, outpaced over 2f out
close up, headway on outer to track leaders over 4f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, edged left and ran on
POWER UP beat a previous winner easily enough when scoring over track and trip last time. Robert Eddery's filly can defy a 5lb rise on that evidence but a penalty proved beyond Nouvelle Ere last time having won at Kempton before that. Thane Of Cawdor also won at Kempton recently but has so far recorded all six victories on the all-weather at that venue while Jazri has yet to win off a mark as high as today and Weld Arab has been well beaten since scoring at Wolverhampton during the summer. Nellie The Elegant made a winning start on the all-weather last year but has been hurdling without success since.
Weld Arab (IRE) 6-1 (9-7) Led and set steady pace, pushed along and headed 2f out, chased leaders, no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 12, 5 1/4l behind Walk Like A Giant (9-7) at Kempton 1m hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Thane Of Cawdor (IRE) 9-2fav (9-10) In rear, headway over 1f out, kept on to lead towards finish, won at Kempton 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Nov beating Bennelong (9-9) by nk, 14 ran.
Nouvelle Ere 5-1 (9-13) Tracked leader, pushed along over 3f out, led over 1f out, headed 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 10th of 14, 4 3/4l behind Thane Of Cawdor (9-10) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Power Up 7-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, switched right and led over 1f out, ridden and ran on, won at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Dec beating Thermal Column (9-9) by 2 3/4l, 10 ran.
Nellie The Elegant 6-1 (11-3) Tracked leader until 2 out, ridden and weakened before last, 4th of 7, 16 1/2l behind Ellistrin Belle (11-4) at Sedgefield 2m 1f hcp (5) gs in Nov.
Jazri 14-1 (9-10) Mid-division, ridden over 1f out, no extra, 8th of 14, 4 1/2l behind Thane Of Cawdor (9-10) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Nov.