tracked winner over 10f out until over 9f out, handy 3rd, went 2nd again over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, no chance with winner
made all, set steady pace, shaken up and quickened over 2f out, ridden inside final 2f, stayed on well, unchallenged
started slowly, always towards rear
towards rear, stayed on late, never involved
chased winner after 1f until over 10f out, chased leaders, ridden and weakened over 2f out
always in rear, reminders soon after halfway, never a factor, tailed off
mid-division, plugged on from 2f out, never going pace to get involved, lost modest 4th final furlong
mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, outpaced when hung badly right over 2f out, plugged on
slowly into stride, towards rear, hit inside rail over 9f out, headway on inside 2f out, 4th and one pace final furlong
mid-division out wide, pushed along over 3f out, ridden inside final 3f, weakened soon after
towards rear, some late headway, never involved
tracked winner 1f, chased leaders, 3rd and one pace final 2f
chased leaders on outside, went 2nd over 9f out until pushed along over 2f out, soon hampered, weakened inside final 2f
Several have been hurdling including Supakalanistic, who won a maiden on the Flat before scoring over timber here. Thibault was well beaten at Wolverhampton earlier but landed a double over hurdles last month while Diamond Gait debuts under this code on the back of a victory at Stratford with Lunar Bounty and Shalott others debuting on the Flat. Tex Australia placed once in five starts in Germany and has switched yards while Tampere went close over 2m at Chelmsford and can figure. But a chance is taken on the returning GREAT ESTEEM, recently sold having placed behind subsequent winning handicappers in both starts for Godolphin in 2019.
Supakalanistic (IRE) 14-1 (11-9) Made all, went clear before 2 out, stayed on strongly, unchallenged, won at Kempton 3m hcp (4) gd in Nov beating The Domino Effect (11-10) by 2 1/2l, 11 ran.
Great Esteem (IRE) 1-2fav (9-2) Tracked leaders, pushed along on outside over 3f out, ridden inside final 2f, went 2nd and stayed on same pace over 1f out, no chance with winner, 2nd of 6, 6l behind Look Closely (9-2) at Leicester 1m 4f stks (4) gf in Sep.
Juriste (IRE) 200-1 (9-5) Slowly away always in rear, last of 8, 14 1/4l behind Father Of Jazz (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks (5) pol in Dec.
Test Ride (IRE) 11-1 (10-7) Mid-division, ridden before 3 out, soon weakened, 13th of 16, dist behind Dubai Days (12-2) at Newcastle 2m hcp (5) sft in Dec.
Thibault 12-1 (12-5) In touch, headway 4 out, tracked leader next, led soon after 2 out, ridden out, won at Hereford 2m 4f hcp (4) hvy in Dec beating Sexy Lot (11-10) by 1/2l, 12 ran.
Cooder 300-1 (9-5) Towards rear, ridden along 3f out, never nearer, last of 11, 20l behind Sargasso Sea (9-0) at Kempton 1m mdn stks (5) pol in Nov.
Grandbob 200-1 (9-5) In rear, reminders 6f out, never on terms, 11th of 12, dist behind Faisal (9-5) at Lingfield 1m 2f mdn stks (5) pol in Aug.
Montaqem (FR) 13-2 (9-2) Slowly away and pushed along towards rear, steady headway halfway, ridden over 3f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 8, 12l behind Jacinta De Vega (8-11) at Ripon 1m 4f stks (5) gs in Sep.
Shalott (IRE) 13-2 (10-12) Tracked leaders, led 2 out, hit next, ridden and headed flat, 2nd of 9, 1 1/2l behind Volkovka (10-5) at Market Rasen 2m 1f (4) gs in Dec.
Diamond Gait 10-3 (11-12) Not jump well and went left at times, in rear after 1st, mistake 3rd, headway when mistake last, stayed on, led close home, won at Stratford 2m hcp (4) gd in Oct beating Getariver (11-13) by 1l, 8 ran.
Countess Reach 22-1 (10-5) Led and went clear, advantage reduced over 5f out, headed over 3f out, soon weakened, 7th of 9, 20 3/4l behind Commander Rocks (10-12) at Huntingdon 1m 6f mdn (5) gd in Nov.
Lunar Bounty 18-1 (10-5) Held up in rear, raced keenly, headway approaching 3 out, hung left before 2 out, no extra, 4th of 9, 14 1/2l behind Hamilton Dici (10-12) at Warwick 2m mdn (4) sft in Dec.
Tampere (IRE) 4-1 (9-3) Held up, ridden over 2f out, chased leader over 1f out, ran on strongly final furlong but could not reach winner, 2nd of 6, nk behind Dazzling Rock (10-4) at Chelmsford City 2m hcp (4) pol in Nov.
Tex Australia (IRE) (9-2) 5th of 8, 10 3/4l behind Best Win (9-2) at Clairefontaine 1m 4f mdn stks gd in Aug.
