held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, faded final furlong
raced wide, tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, stayed on to go 2nd inside final furlong
towards rear, ridden and stayed on final furlong, nearest finish
in touch, ridden and switched left over 1f out, headway entering final furlong, ran on
raced wide, tracked leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed approaching final furlong, kept on same pace
held up, ridden over 2f out, stayed on, nearest finish
in touch, ridden 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, not trouble leaders
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong
tracked leaders, effort over 1f out, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, ran on
raced wide, keen in touch, ridden and weakened 2f out
always towards rear
Saleh’s recent improved efforts, including a victory at Lingfield, came over 7f while Choral Clan looks to be treading water off his current mark and was placed over 1m2f here last time. ALMANACK makes more appeal given he was beaten only a nose over today’s trip at Chelmsford recently and the third-placed horse has since boosted the form by winning. Gracious George is back on a winning mark while Rightway beat Choral Clan at Sandown during the summer but was tailed off on his reappearance.
Lucymai 15-2 (9-6) Steadied start and awkwardly away, took keen hold, held up 5th, wide on bend 3f out, pushed along and outpaced over 2f out, no danger after, last of 5, 7 1/2l behind Rio's Cliffs (9-7) at Kempton 7f hcp fll (5) pol in Dec.
Spiritual Star (IRE) 10-1 (9-3) Held up, switched right over 1f out, never a factor, 12th of 15, 7 3/4l behind Squire (9-5) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (5) pol in Dec.
Choral Clan (IRE) 5-1 (9-6) Chased leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, kept on and headed close home, 3rd of 14, 1 1/4l behind Solveig's Song (9-3) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Gracious George (IRE) 4-1 (9-7) Held up in touch, headway on inside over 2f out, went modest 4th towards finish, 4th of 8, 8 1/4l behind Believe It (9-2) at Kempton 1m hcp (5) pol in Dec.
Rightway (IRE) 8-1 (9-5) Prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened from over 1f out, 11th of 13, 19 1/2l behind Baltic Prince (9-6) at Kempton 1m hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Papou Tony 16-1 (8-7) Steadied start, held up and behind, pushed along 3f out, never involved, 8th of 12, 5 1/4l behind Finelcity (9-2) at Kempton 1m hcp (4) pol in Sep.
St Patrick's Day (IRE) 5-1 (9-5) Dwelt, towards rear, headway on wide outside over 2f out, ridden and stayed on inside final furlong, nearest finish, 3rd of 11, 6 1/2l behind Big Storm Coming (9-5) at Southwell 1m hcp (5) pol in Dec.
Check 'em Tuesday (IRE) 20-1 (9-1) Towards rear, stayed on from over 1f out, never on terms, 7th of 13, 8 3/4l behind Baltic Prince (9-6) at Kempton 1m hcp (5) pol in Nov.
With Approval (IRE) 33-1 (9-3) Held up, in mid-division, on inside, ridden over 1f out, no headway, 8th of 13, 8 1/4l behind Curzon Line (9-3) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Saleh (IRE) 3-1jfav (9-7) In touch, headway to chase leaders 2f out, ridden and ran on to lead near finish, headed post, 2nd of 14, shd behind Fire Diamond (9-4) at Lingfield 7f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Almanack 8-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders on inside, went 2nd and edged right over 1f out, edged right and ran on to close gap on winner inside final furlong, just failed, 2nd of 12, shd behind Skidby Mill (9-6) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Party Royal 7-1 (9-7) Towards rear, pushed along over 1f out, late headway final furlong, nearest finish, 5th of 12, 7 3/4l behind Candesta (9-4) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (6) pol in Dec.