pulled hard, led, ridden over 1f out, edged slighty right entering final furlong then left, headed towards finish
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
held up in rear, ran on well inside final furlong, not reached front pair
soon held up in 4th, went 3rd over 2f out, not quicken over 1f out, soon beaten
in rear, headway over 1f out, ran on well inside final furlong to lead towards finish
took keen hold, tracked leader, not quicken over 1f out, lost 2nd entering final furlong, no extra
The strong-travelling mare ABSA LUTTE can win again at the main expense of Anne Of Kiev and Glamorous Spirit. Pat Morris' mare is a real looker and is sure to make the most wonderful broodmare when returned to those duties. However for the time being she continues to rattle up wins here a Kempton and a 4lb rise in the weights for her beating of the unexposed Zegna may be lenient. Her jockey knows her well (unbeaten in three runs together) and they can win again. Anne Of Kiev should come on for a recent Lingfield run and is respected on her December beating of subsequent winner Colorus, Lord Of The Reins looks poorly handicapped, whilst fellow course and distance winner Thoughtsofstardom is now just 3lb above his last winning mark and his run last time was too bad to be true. Canadian Danehill is a major player off this mark if anywhere near his best but he looks very regressive, so a bigger threat is top-weight Glamorous Spirit. She was less than two lengths behind the selection last time out and she looks fairly-weighted for another crack at her. A great little sprint, but granted a true pace it could be hard to stop Absa Lutte winning again.
Glamorous Spirit (IRE) 9-2 (9-4) Soon led, ridden and headed entering final furlong, edged left, lost 2nd towards finish, 4th of 8, 1 3/4l behind Absa Lutte (8-2) at Kempton 5f hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
Canadian Danehill (IRE) 12-1 (9-4) Broke smartly, led, ridden and headed 2f out, kept on one pace, 5th of 9, 3l behind Sir Nod (8-6) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
Anne of Kiev (IRE) 9-2 (8-13) Dwelt, in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, no impression final furlong, 5th of 7, 3l behind Even Bolder (8-1) at Lingfield 5f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Jan.
Absa Lutte (IRE) 5-2fav (8-2) Tracked leaders travelling strongly, ridden to lead entering final furlong, just held on, won at Kempton 5f hcp 0-85 (4) pol beating Zegna (8-9) by nk, 8 ran.
Lord of The Reins (IRE) 10-1 (8-7) Held up in rear, edged right from over 1f out, never nearer, 6th of 8, 3 1/2l behind Absa Lutte (8-2) at Kempton 5f hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
Thoughtsofstardom 16-1 (8-0) Prominent, ridden well over 1f out, soon weakened, last of 8, 12l behind Absa Lutte (8-2) at Kempton 5f hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
