led, ridden and headed inside final 2f, chased leaders, weakened over 1f out
raced wide tracking leaders, pushed along on outside 2f out, ridden edged right and weakened well inside final furlong
mid-division, headway on outside and pushed along 2f out, ridden and kept on in 3rd inside final furlong
tracked leaders, led on inside well over 1f out, soon ridden, headed and not pace of winner towards finish
tracked leaders, not clear run and switched right 2f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong
mid-division, headway on inside chasing leaders over 2f out, ridden and kept on same pace inside final furlong
held up towards rear, not clear over 1f out, strong run between horses inside final furlong, led towards finish, won going away
steadied start, held up towards rear, effort on inside 2f out, switched right and no headway over 1f out
chased leader, every chance 2f out, soon lost 2nd, weakened over 1f out
slowly into stride and went left start, pulled hard and wide in mid-division, weakened 4f out, soon behind
went badly left start, always in rear
slowly away and badly hampered start, behind, never dangerous
last pair, never on terms
NonRunner
Red Phoenix bids for a hat-trick raised 5lb for winning over track and trip last time, But there are plenty of alternatives including SCORCHED BREATH. The latter found only one too good in novice company here recently and is just preferred to Adelante, placed on the all-weather track at Chantilly on a trip over to France recently. Canal Rocks and Regular are others to consider as both return to action with the latter making his handicap debut along with Crackin Dream while Balata Bay was placed under today’s apprentice here last time and can go well again.
John Betjeman 5-1 (9-4) Pulled hard, prominent, led after 1f, headed over 2f out, weakened from over 1f out, last of 7, 8 1/2l behind Divine Gift (9-2) at Windsor 1m (4) sft in Oct.
Gold At Midnight 25-1 (9-1) In rear, ridden 2f out, never a factor, 6th of 7, 8 3/4l behind Ballistic (9-3) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (4) pol in Mar.
Canal Rocks 16-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders, pushed along and every chance 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong, 3rd of 14, 1l behind Al Fajir Mukbile (9-9) at Newmarket 7f (5) gd in Oct.
Regular 7-2 (9-2) Led until over 2f out, soon outpaced, rallying when edged left under pressure approaching final furlong, stayed on well towards finish, 3rd of 10, 3/4l behind Fares Kodiac (9-9) at Chelmsford City 6f stks (5) pol in Nov.
Adelante (FR) (9-2) 2nd of 11, 2 1/2l behind Last Edition (9-2) at Chantilly 7f mdn stks pol in Mar.
Scorched Breath 11-4 (8-13) Tracked leaders, headway over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, kept on, 2nd of 12, 3/4l behind Munhamek (9-0) at Kempton 7f stks (5) pol in Mar.
Balata Bay 20-1 (9-4) In touch, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, stayed on, 3rd of 12, 2 3/4l behind Oloroso (9-2) at Kempton 7f hcp (5) pol in Mar.
Crackin Dream (IRE) 9-4jfav (9-2) Tracked winner until over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 6th of 8, 6 1/4l behind Top Breeze (9-2) at Kempton 6f stks (5) pol in Oct.
Red Phoenix (IRE) 7-2 (9-9) Tracked leaders, led over 2f out, ridden inside final furlong, held on towards finish, won at Kempton 7f hcp (6) pol in Mar beating Simba Samba (8-8) by nk, 12 ran.
Four Mile Bridge (IRE) 10-1 (9-2) In rear, headway over 1f out, stayed on one pace final furlong, 3rd of 9, 2 3/4l behind Alkaamel (8-10) at Kempton 1m hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Twpsyn (IRE) 20-1 (9-10) Towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on and no impression, 7th of 11, 7 1/4l behind Greyzee (8-10) at Kempton 1m hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Broughtons Flare (IRE) 14-1 (8-11) Slowly into stride, held up in last pair, never nearer, 7th of 9, 4 1/4l behind Warning Fire (9-2) at Lingfield 6f hcp (5) pol in Mar.
Such Promise 3-1fav (9-2) Chased leaders, hard driven over 2f out, stayed on same pace approaching final furlong, 4th of 9, 2 1/2l behind Uncle Norman (8-9) at Leicester 7f (5) gs in Oct.
Rakastava (IRE) 8-1 (9-1) Tracked leaders, went 3rd before 1f out, no extra towards finish, 5th of 9, 1l behind Orange Blossom (8-10) at Kempton 5f stks (5) pol in Mar.
