led, ridden and headed 2 out, kept on one pace
in rear, ridden 3 out, some headway next, kept on same pace
in touch, pushed along 3 out, soon lost place
in touch, pushed along 3 out, some headway next, kept on same pace
towards rear, pushed along 4th, pulled up before next
raced wide, tracked leaders, pushed along 3 out, led 2 out, ridden when hit next, pressed flat, ran on
tracked leader, jumped badly right early, ridden 2 out, pressed winner flat, ran on
in rear, headway and close up 3 out, ridden next, soon weakened
close up, pushed along and lost place 4th, ridden next, soon outpaced, behind and pulled up before 2 out
This looks wide-open but Artistic Choice may well reverse Kempton running with fellow four-year-old Charles St on 5lb better terms. Bridge Road, placed twice since scoring at Leicester, is unlikely to be far away again but ANGER MANAGEMENT has no weight to speak of thanks to Jack Hogan’s claim and connections have been waiting for better ground for October’s course and distance winner. Silver Atom showed improvement at Doncaster last month so can’t be ignored.
Tenfold (IRE) 80-1 (11-5) Led, ridden and headed after 3 out, kept on until no extra flat, lost third final strides, 4th of 12, 10 1/2l behind Hansard (11-12) at Plumpton 2m (4) sft in Jan.
Bridge Road (IRE) 4-1 (12-0) Held up towards rear, steady headway out wide before 3 out, chased leaders after 3 out, went 2nd before omitted last, stayed on same pace, no chance with winner, 2nd of 12, 3 1/2l behind Russian Virtue (11-10) at Sedgefield 2m 1f hcp (5) gs in Jan.
Daniel Deronda 6-1 (9-11) Wore hood to post, soon tracking leaders out wide, led 10f out, pushed clear over 2f out, headed inside final 100 yards, lost 2nd close home, 3rd of 12, 1l behind Buxted Too (9-7) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Dusky Days (IRE) 4-1 (12-0) Mid-division, pushed along and headway on outer to press leaders 2 out, soon ridden and gradually faded, 6th of 8, 16 1/4l behind Alexandra Romanov (11-11) at Fontwell 2m 6f hcp (5) gd in Dec.
Izayte (FR) 22-1 (11-2) Held up in rear, effort 3 out, no impression 2 out, weakened before last, 6th of 14, 31 3/4l behind Seelotmorebusiness (11-5) at Huntingdon 2m 5f hcp (4) gs in Dec.
Artistic Choice (IRE) 9-2 (11-7) Chased leaders, ridden normal 3 out, stayed on same pace from next, 4th of 11, 6 1/2l behind Shared (11-0) at Wetherby 2m (4) sft in Jan.
Charles St 10-3jfav (11-0) Went right 1st, chased leader who soon went clear, closer before 3 out, ridden to lead turning in, headed before 2 out, soon lost 2nd, chased leading pair, weakened run-in, 4th of 9, 9l behind Samuel Spade (11-0) at Kempton 2m (2) sft in Dec.
Silver Atom (IRE) 18-1 (11-4) Led, headed after 2nd and close up, pushed along approaching 3 out, soon ridden and edged left under pressure, led narrowly after 2 out, soon headed, ran on close home, 5th of 17, 4 3/4l behind Half The Freedom (10-9) at Doncaster 2m 1f hcp (5) gd in Jan.
Anger Management 6-1 (8-7) Dwelt, towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, never on terms, 8th of 9, 21l behind Estrela Star (9-9) at Chelmsford City 1m 6f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
