pressed leader, ridden to lead over 2f out, driven and kept on well final furlong
chased leaders, ridden and unable to quicken 2f out, kept on again under pressure final furlong
in touch, effort towards inside 2f out, soon not much room, weakened over 1f out
dwelt, held up in mid-division, headway over 1f out, ridden to dispute 2nd inside final furlong, unable to quicken near finish
raced freely, led until headed over 2f out, weakened rapidly final furlong
always behind
held up in rear, plenty to do 2f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong
held up in rear, not clear run briefly and switched right over 2f out, soon ridden and no impression
in touch, ridden 3f out, soon beaten
held up towards rear, headway on inside over 2f out, ridden to dispute 2nd place inside final furlong, unable to quicken towards finish
took keen hold, raced towards rear on outside, no real impression final 2f
Nonrunner
This appears to be a good opportunity for Rebelious Spirit to gain some compensation for his near miss at Southwell a fortnight ago; Top Mark, Prince Dayjur and Tender The Great are forwarded as the ones most likely to pose problems along the way. Tender The Great showed some of his old sparkle when he made his Kempton debut 12 days ago - staying on in pleasing fashion near the finish. He will be a force to be reckoned with if posting a similar display this afternoon. Prince Dayjur doesn't really have too many miles on the clock for an eight-year-old but seems to have been around forever. He is totally exposed as ordinary these days but should again run his race. Top Mark is a capable player in this grade and it would not be a surprise to see him make the selection pull out all the stops. However, Rebelious Spirit is holding his form well just now and he this appears to be an ideal opening for the gelding to get back to winning ways.
Rebellious Spirit 3-1fav (9-4) With leader, every chance over 1f out, hung right final furlong, stayed on, 2nd of 13, hd behind Dudley Docker (8-5) at Southwell 1m hcp 0-70 (5) fbs.
Bay Boy 7-1 (8-7) Tracked leaders, driven 3f out, weakened 2f out, 8th of 10, 6l behind Buy On The Red (8-7) at W'hampton 7f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Dec.
Emilio 33-1 (9-0) Took keen hold, always towards rear, never a factor, last of 10, 9l behind Vacation (8-4) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Dec.
Arctic Desert 40-1 (8-2) Always behind, 7th of 8, 27l behind Gentleman's Deal (9-2) at Southwell 1m hcp 0-100 (2) fbs.
Prince Dayjur (USA) 16-1 (8-6) Mid-division and keen, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 12, 6l behind Chicken Soup (8-8) at W'hampton 7f hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
Top Mark 7-1 (9-6) Led, ridden over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 6, shd behind Just Bond (9-8) at W'hampton 1m 1f app hcp (5) pol.
Cinematic (IRE) 33-1 (8-10) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, no extra, weakened quickly over 1f out, 10th of 14, 6l behind Grimes Faith (8-9) at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-80 (4) pol.
Brookby (NZ) (8-11) 8th of 10, 8l behind Kaapsise (9-0) at Makaraka 1m stk sft in Feb.
Magic Warrior 8-1 (9-2) Always in rear division, 11th of 14, 14l behind Wild Pitch (9-4) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
Inwaan (IRE) 20-1 (9-1) Chased leaders, ridden 3f out, soon weakened, last of 11, 25l behind Parnassian (8-11) at Windsor 1m hcp 0-70 (5) sft in Oct.
Tender The Great (IRE) 12-1 (9-2) Towards rear, headway 4f out, kept on well, 3rd of 14, 1 1/2l behind One Night In Paris (9-1) at Kempton 1m fll hcp (6) pol.
Another Genepi (USA) 8-1 (9-2) In touch, ridden 2f out, not clear run and gradually weakened, 11th of 14, 4l behind One Night In Paris (9-1) at Kempton 1m fll hcp (6) pol.
Sundance (IRE) 50-1 (8-8) Mid-division, ridden and weakened from 3f out, last of 14, 11l behind Lunar Promise (9-0) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
