held up towards rear and keen, went left start, ridden and headway over 1f out, one pace
held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, soon switched to race wide, headway over 1f out, kept on to take 2nd close home
held up towards rear, headway on inside 2f out, staying on when not much room and intimidated by rivals whip, kept on and just held for 2nd close home
dwelt, held up mid-division on outer, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
tracked leader and keen, led over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, soon weakened
very slowly away, held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, not much room inside final furlong, kept on, no impression
led, headed over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
held up mid-division, headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, held on well
held up mid-division and keen, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened
tracked leader and keen, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
Itsthursdayalready handles this surface but is arguably better at Southwell and it was only his second win in 29 starts when he scored on the Fibresand earlier this month. Aqua Vitae may struggle back up in the weights after finally getting off the mark over C&D last month and LORD DEEVERT's losing run stretches back to 2008. However, he had Chinese Democracy just behind when finishing runner-up at Lingfield a fortnight ago and Bill Turner's charge gets a tentative vote here to get his head back in front.
Itsthursdayalready 5-2 (9-6) Held up towards rear, not clear run over 3f out, headway 2f out, switched right over 1f out, ran on, nearest finish, 4th of 11, 2 3/4l behind Almaty Express (8-10) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (0-55) (6) pol.
Chinese Democracy (USA) 5-1 (8-13) Steadied start, held up in 6th and off the pace, headway and switched right over 1f out, stayed on to 3rd inside final furlong, kept on, 3rd of 8, 1 3/4l behind Rubenstar (9-7) at Lingfield 7f app hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Aqua Vitae (IRE) 33-1 (9-3) Held up in rear, headway 2f out, ridden over 1f out, led just inside final furlong, stayed on well, won at Kempton 7f hcp 0-50 (7) pol in Dec beating Jonny Ebeneezer (9-2) by 1 3/4l, 14 ran.
Lord Deevert 8-1 (8-12) Chased leading pair, chased clear leader over 3f out, closed to lead briefly 1f out, not pace of winner inside final furlong, 2nd of 8, 1 1/2l behind Rubenstar (9-7) at Lingfield 7f app hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Grey Boy (GER) 16-1 (8-8) Switched right after start, took keen hold towards rear, ridden and wide bend 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 11th of 13, 12l behind Sirjosh (9-2) at Kempton 7f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Valentino Swing (IRE) 33-1 (8-11) Started very slowly, behind, some headway on outside halfway, struggling entering final 2f, last of 12, 9l behind Rio Royale (9-2) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Ever Cheerful 33-1 (8-10) Raced wide in mid-division, wide straight, beaten when hung right over 2f out, 10th of 11, 10l behind Replicator (9-3) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-50 (7) pol.
Jonny Ebeneezer 16-1 (9-3) Close up on outer, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened, 11th of 13, 12l behind Transfixed (8-10) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-50 (7) pol.
Zim Ho 12-1 (8-13) Led, ridden and headed well over 1f out, soon beaten, last of 10, 12l behind Charlie Delta (9-0) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-52 (6) pol in Oct '09.
Suhayl Star (IRE) 6-1 (8-7) Slight lead on inside until over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 9th of 10, 19l behind Welcome Approach (9-1) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (0-55) (6) pol.
