held up mid-division, chased leaders 2f out, not quicken over 1f out, weakened 1f out
close up 4th, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
tracked leaders, chased leader over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, driven out, held on
mid-division, ridden 5f out, in touch over 2f out, no impression over 1f out, weakened towards finish
held up behind mid-division, ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace from over 1f out
led until headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong
chased leader to over 2f out, kept on same pace from over 1f out
settled towards rear, headway on outer well over 1f out, stayed on to chase winner inside final furlong, gaining near finish
held up in rear, headway on inner 2f out, strong run to take 3rd well inside final furlong
always in rear, struggling well over 2f out, eased over 1f out
Under Fire, Postmaster and Bramcote Lorne are obvious chances on the formbook and we are with Under Fire. The selection battled gamely to finish a close up second over ten furlongs but his previous success over eight furlongs reads well in the context of this race and we are prepared to offer him another chance as a consequence. Postmaster is never too far away. The hold up performer does need everything to figure correctly for him. Bramcote Lorne is currently 0 from 20 although last time's effort was an improvement. Revolve is best watched at present. Mix N Match made relentless headway from a long way off the pace when tried over seven and is stepped up to eight. Jomus invariably travels well although struggles to deliver when push comes to shove. Under Fire has a lot to like about him and should be capable of putting it altogether today.
Sorrel Point 16-1 (8-12) Mid-division centre group, ridden 2f out, never going pace to trouble leaders, 9th of 17, 6l behind Seneschal (9-4) at Yarmouth 7f hcp 0-65 (6) sft in Oct.
Under Fire (IRE) 3-1 (8-9) Led, ridden 2f out, stayed on well under pressure, caught final stride, 2nd of 7, shd behind Classic Blue (8-5) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp (6) pol.
Revolve 25-1 (9-2) Held up in touch, driven to lead 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 14, 7l behind Lordswood (8-9) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Jan.
Postmaster 7-2 (8-11) Held up in rear, headway on inner over 2f out, led 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra and lost 2nd final strides, 3rd of 7, 2l behind Katiypour (9-0) at Kempton 1m hcp (6) pol.
Camolin (IRE) 28-1 (9-0) Prominent, lost place 3f out, 11th of 13, 14l behind Alfie Tupper (9-6) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Dec.
Bramcote Lorne 14-1 (8-10) Led until headed inside final 2f, kept on under pressure, lost 2nd inside final furlong, 3rd of 7, 2 1/2l behind Bridgewater Boys (9-6) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Jan.
Mix N Match 16-1 (8-9) Pulled very hard in rear, ran on final furlong, never nearer, 3rd of 10, 2l behind Over To You Bert (8-7) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-50 (6) pol.
Jomus 4-1jt-fav (8-11) Steadied start, held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, plenty to do well over 1f out, ran on strongly inside final furlong, nearest finish, 6th of 14, 2 1/2l behind Not Now Lewis (8-12) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-50 (6) pol in Jan.