raced wide, never better than mid-division
mid-division on inside, good headway chasing leaders over 2f out, ridden to lead entering final furlong, ran on well
chased leaders, went 2nd over 4f out, ridden and lost 2nd inside final 2f, chased leaders, weakened over 1f out
held up towards rear, good headway between horses over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, just missed 2nd, no chance with winner
led, ridden and headed inside final 2f, weakened quickly over 1f out
tracked leader over 2f, handy 3rd, led inside final 2f, ridden over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, not pace of winner, just held on for 2nd
half-reared start, held up in rear, never on terms
raced keenly, chased leaders out wide, pushed along over 2f out, weakened final furlong
switched right after start, held up in rear, good headway on inside chasing leaders over 2f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, every chance until winner quickened on, lost 3rd final strides
NonRunner
Marco Botti must have been delighted with the return to action of FUTURISTIC at Newcastle as he was caught right on the line after leading 1f out. That was over 6f but the extra won't be a problem and he can go one better. Asdaa goes for Mark Johnston and, though he's on a long losing run, he almost made all over a mile at Wolverhampton so the drop in trip looks certain to suit. Baby Steps has only won at Wolverhampton though he has plenty of decent form on Polytrack while Equitation has dropped to a winnable mark and was only just over a length behind Starshiba, who runs earlier, over the track and trip last week.
Herculean 28-1 (9-1) Slightly awkward start, towards rear, ridden over 2f out, one pace from over 1f out, 7th of 12, 3 1/2l behind Sanaadh (9-3) at Newcastle 7f hcp (3) pol in Jan.
Zhui Feng (IRE) 18-1 (9-8) Held up in mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, weakened inside final 2f, 10th of 14, 6 3/4l behind Almufti (9-10) at Kempton 1m hcp (3) pol in Oct.
Irreverent 25-1 (9-7) Raced keenly, chased leaders on outside, ridden and weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 12, 4 1/4l behind Lequinto (9-2) at Kempton 1m hcp (4) pol in Jan.
Futuristic (IRE) 5-2 (9-6) Held up behind leaders, ridden over 1f out, led entering final furlong, ran on strongly close home, headed final strides, 2nd of 6, hd behind Ventura Lightning (9-13) at Newcastle 6f hcp (4) pol in Jan.
Panda Seven (FR) (9-2) 5th of 8, 9l behind Golden Boy (9-2) at Deauville 6f mdn stks gd in Aug.
Baby Steps 14-1 (9-2) Chased leaders, kept wide in back straight until went 2nd over 4f out, led over 2f out, driven inside final furlong, held on well, won at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (4) pol in Jan beating Tintoretto (9-4) by nk, 10 ran.
Equitation 13-2 (8-13) Chased leader, shaken up to challenge 2f out, ridden to lead narrowly inside final furlong, headed and no extra final 100 yards, 2nd of 7, 1 1/4l behind Starshiba (9-0) at Kempton 7f hcp (3) pol in Jan.
Asdaa (IRE) 2-1fav (9-10) Led, pushed along 2f out, ridden and headed close home, 2nd of 10, nk behind Siavash (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (4) pol in Nov.
Espresso Freddo (IRE) 22-1 (8-12) Steadied start, held up towards rear, not clearest of runs briefly inside final 2f, ran on when in the clear soon after, went 2nd inside final furlong, never going pace to challenge, lost 2nd final strides, 3rd of 12, 2l behind Lequinto (9-2) at Kempton 1m hcp (4) pol in Jan.
Samphire Coast 40-1 (8-11) Pulled hard in mid-division, headway out wide chasing leaders 6f out, led over 4f out, ridden inside final 2f, headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 9th of 12, 7 3/4l behind Lequinto (9-2) at Kempton 1m hcp (4) pol in Jan.
