tracked leader who went clear 10f out, closer 6f out, lost 2nd inside final 3f, weakened over 2f out
steadied start, raced keenly towards rear, looking for room on inside going well 3f out, switched right approaching 2f out, hung left and went 3rd inside final furlong, not run on
held up and behind, headway on outside chasing leaders over 2f out, went 2nd inside final 2f, ridden and stayed on, just held
held up towards rear, closer in mid-division 6f out, 2nd over 3f out, led over 2f out, stayed on, ridden out
held up in last pair, headway on outside over 1f out, kept on towards finish
held up in mid-division, headway chasing leaders 3f out, pushed along and hung right over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
held up in 5th, closer in 4th 7f out, led inside final 3f until over 2f out, chased winner until inside final 2f, chased leaders, weakened final furlong
tracked leaders on inside, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
tracked leaders until lost place halfway, weakened and behind final 5f
led at decent pace and went clear 10f out, reduced lead 6f out, headed and weakened rapidly inside final 3f, eased
Houlton led until inside the final furlong when second here last time but steps up a grade for this. Galitello got off the mark upped to this trip at Lingfield and, lightly raced, should have more to offer but ELYSEES PALACE has been looking one-paced over 1m4f so may enjoy this stiffer test of stamina. He is ultra-consistent and won on Polytrack in Ireland around this time last year so gets the nod. The Way You Dance has had a recent run over hurdles so isn’t out of this and Age Of Wisdom has also been in jumping action.
Gang Warfare 12-1 (9-12) Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 4f out, last of 7, dist behind Altra Vita (8-4) at Ffos Las 2m hcp (4) sft in Sep.
Elysees Palace 5-2fav (9-9) Mid-division, effort 2f out, every chance inside final furlong, hung left, no impression towards finish, 3rd of 10, 2 1/2l behind Desert Ruler (9-10) at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp (4) pol in Feb.
Age Of Wisdom (IRE) 9-1 (11-8) Held up in rear, modest 8th 2 out, never dangerous, 7th of 16, 24 3/4l behind Hear The Chimes (11-10) at Huntingdon 2m 5f hcp (5) gd in Feb.
Knight Crusader 16-1 (9-4) Held up towards rear, headway on inside chasing leaders over 2f out, ridden and went modest 3rd over 1f out, 3rd of 8, 4 3/4l behind Ulster (9-9) at Kempton 1m 4f stks (5) pol in Feb.
Take Two 14-1 (10-13) Held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, went never nearer 4th towards finish, 4th of 10, 4 3/4l behind French Mix (10-5) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Jan.
The Way You Dance (IRE) 25-1 (10-11) Mid-division, some headway approaching 4 out, ridden and weakened before next, tailed off, 13th of 16, dist behind Worthy Farm (11-10) at Ascot 3m hcp (3) gs in Feb.
Akavit (IRE) 40-1 (9-12) Steadied start, held up in rear, headway over 2f out, chased leaders and every chance over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, eased, 5th of 9, 5 1/4l behind Le Torrent (9-11) at Kempton 2m hcp (5) pol in Feb.
Houlton 11-4 (9-6) Slowly into stride, took keen hold in 5th on inside headway to lead entering final furlong, headed towards finish, 2nd of 9, 1/2l behind Le Torrent (9-11) at Kempton 2m hcp (5) pol in Feb.
Shades of Silver 40-1 (9-7) Always last, tailed off and eased final 3f, last of 6, dist behind Argus (9-6) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Feb.
Galitello 5-1 (8-12) Chased leader, ridden 3f out, led well inside final furlong, ran on, won at Lingfield 2m hcp (5) pol in Feb beating Mundersfield (9-0) by ns, 5 ran.
