slowly into stride, tracked leaders in 4th, ridden to lead over 1f out, edged left and headed narrowly inside final furlong, rallied to regain lead post
dwelt, towards rear, effort over 1f out, never dangerous
held up towards rear, effort and kept on final furlong, no impression
dwelt, in rear and outpaced, soon pushed along, ridden over 2f out, never dangerous
in touch, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, no extra last 50 yards
tracked leader, ridden 1f out, led inside final furlong, headed post
held up towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong
held up mid-division on outer, ridden over 1f out, weakened entering final furlong
held up mid-division, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
Rambo Will has won his last two starts at this track though this is his toughest task to date, while Delira took a step closer to losing her maiden tag when just failing to catch the winner over C&D last time. Apollo D'Negro had Snow Ridge well behind when scoring at Folkestone on his return to action and looks a leading contender with further improvement likely, but the vote goes to GUIDED MISSILE. Andrew Balding's filly had today's rival Captain Noble a couple of lengths back when winning her maiden over C&D in November and she can take this before going on to better things.
Apollo D'negro (IRE) 7-4fav (8-11) With leader, ridden to lead 1f out, stayed on, won at Folkestone 6f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gd beating Cristaliyev (8-10) by 1l, 5 ran.
Guided Missile (IRE) 5-4fav (8-12) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, headway approaching 1f out, stayed on to lead final strides, won at Kempton 6f 2yo mdn stks (5) pol in Nov beating Quality Art (9-3) by 1/2l, 11 ran.
Saucy Buck (IRE) 7-2 (8-0) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on one pace, from over 1f out, last of 3, 5l behind Joe Le Taxi (8-8) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Mar.
Snow Ridge 11-1 (9-2) Went right start, pushed along in rear over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, no impression, last of 5, 13l behind Apollo D'Negro (8-11) at Folkestone 6f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gd.
Whitecrest 7-2fav (8-5) Tracked leader until ridden halfway, 9th of 10, 20l behind Brown Panther (8-9) at Southwell 7f 2yo mdn auc stks (6) fbs in Nov.
Rambo Will 10-3 (9-6) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, challenged between horses inside final furlong, looked held until found extra to lead near finish, won at Kempton 5f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol beating Johnny Hancocks (9-7) by 1/2l, 6 ran.
Captain Noble (IRE) 16-1 (9-3) In rear, ridden and headway final furlong, never near leaders, 5th of 11, 2 1/2l behind Guided Missile (8-12) at Kempton 6f 2yo mdn stks (5) pol in Nov.
In Babylon (GER) 33-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders and keen centre, weakened over 2f out, last of 12, 37l behind King Of Jazz (9-3) at Doncaster 7f 3yo mdn (4) gd.
Delira (IRE) 16-1 (9-4) Held up towards rear on inside, pushed along and outpaced halfway, headway under pressure over 1f out, stayed on to 2nd final 100 yards, not reached winner, 2nd of 9, 3/4l behind Ellie In The Pink (8-7) at Kempton 6f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Miss Dutee 5-1 (9-2) Outpaced in rear, never a factor, 7th of 8, 11l behind Sacrosanctus (9-7) at Kempton 5f 2yo hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Sep.
Regal Bullet (IRE) 11-2 (9-3) Held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, effort over 1f out, no impression final furlong, 5th of 8, 5l behind Pippa's Gift (9-3) at Kempton 6f 2yo mdn auc stks (6) pol in Dec.
