held up towards rear, smooth headway between horses 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on well
held up in last pair, headway on outside over 1f out, went 2nd final 150 yards, never going pace to reach winner
towards rear, some late headway never on terms
chased leader 6f out until over 4f out, 2nd again over 2f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, weakened final 100 yards
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakening when not clearest of runs inside final furlong
mid-division on inside, pushed along 3f out, ridden and weakened over 2f out
soon led and set strong pace, clear 3f out until over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra final 100 yards
awkwardly away, rapid headway on outside chasing leaders over 5f out, 2nd over 4f out until pushed along over 2f out, weakened soon after
took keen hold in mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, headway 2f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, went 3rd final 100 yards
held up in rear, headway on inside over 1f out, switched left and plugged on inside final furlong, no threat
NonRunner
Balgair is getting nearer to winning his first handicap and went close over track and trip before finishing second again over 7f here. But LACAN has already won three times on the all-weather and a recent third over course and distance suggests a return to winning ways is not far away. The selection has the beating of Wahiba on latest running but Dashing Poet is upped only 2lb for winning at Lingfield and looks a threat. Spun Gold was expected do better last time and it’s too soon to write him off.
Lacan (IRE) 16-1 (9-6) Held up in last pair, good headway between horses over 1f out, finished well, not reach leaders, 5th of 14, 1l behind Golden Guest (9-3) at Kempton 1m hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Balgair 9-2 (9-2) Steadied and switched right start, held up towards rear, headway towards inside 2f out, ran on inside final furlong, went never nearer 3rd close home, not reach leading pair, 3rd of 13, 1/4l behind Bounty Pursuit (9-4) at Kempton 7f hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Music Major 20-1 (9-6) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 9th of 14, 5 3/4l behind Golden Guest (9-3) at Kempton 1m hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Spun Gold 9-2 (9-0) Always towards rear, 9th of 13, 3 1/2l behind Medicean El Diablo (9-6) at Kempton 1m hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Dashing Poet 9-2fav (8-12) Mid-division, good headway on inside 2f out, 2nd 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, held on, won at Lingfield 1m hcp fll (5) pol in Oct beating Zafaranah (9-1) by 1/2l, 12 ran.
Shee's Lucky 8-1 (9-5) Led, ridden over 3f out, headed over 2f out, soon weakened, last of 8, dist behind Things Happen (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Feb.
Altiko Tommy (IRE) 20-1 (9-3) Awkward leaving stalls, mid-division, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened, 13th of 14, 14 3/4l behind Wordismybond (9-3) at Brighton 1m hcp (6) gs in Oct.
Red Cossack (CAN) 14-1 (9-2) Held up behind, ridden over 2f out, never dangerous, last of 7, 29 1/4l behind King Oswald (8-7) at Yarmouth 1m hcp (5) gf in May.
Mio Ragazzo 7-1 (9-5) Soon led and crossed to rail, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 9th of 10, 23 3/4l behind Golden Goal (9-5) at Chelmsford City 7f mdn stks (5) pol in Jul.
Runaiocht (IRE) 50-1 (8-12) Always towards rear, 6th of 12, 9 1/4l behind Believe It (10-6) at Kempton 1m hcp (5) pol in Jun.
Wahiba (GER) 16-1 (9-6) Chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 10, 4 1/4l behind Castle Hill Cassie (9-6) at Newcastle 7f hcp fll (5) pol in Sep.
