tracked leaders, ridden 5f out, weakened from 3f out
mid-division, ridden and lost place over 3f out, kept on again from over 1f out, never dangerous
led to 3f out, soon ridden, weakened over 2f
always behind
tracked leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, no extra when headed inside final furlong
steadied start, behind, rapid headway to join leader 6f out, led 3f out to over 1f out, soon weakened
always behind
prominent, ridden 2f out, slightly outpaced, kept on again from over 1f out, not trouble leaders
towards rear, headway over 3f out, stayed on well to lead inside final furlong, pushed out
always behind, never a factor
in rear, headway well over 1f out, stayed on to take 3rd well inside final furlong, not trouble first two
in touch, effort and not clear on inner approaching final furlong, not recover and eased
mid-division, chased leaders 2f out, ridden and no impression over 1f out, weakened final furlong
mid-division, lost place over 2f out, behind, stayed on well from over 1f out, nearest finish
Ndola is the one to beat, with Revolve, Larad, Silver Court, Boogie Magic and Sorbiesharry all out to stop the good thing from following up. Take Ndola out of this and the race has a wide-open look to it, but the inclusion of Barney Curley's charge means that the rest have a job on to land the spoils. The seven-year-old landed a punt for the trainer here a fortnight ago, sporting a first-time visor in the process over 12 furlongs. He was given an extremely confident ride by Jamie Spencer, and is now partnered by Tom Queally who was on board when the gelding also landed a touch at Southwell last year. The drop back in trip today is not a worry, and he should easily follow up. Revolve has been in good form of late, winning his last two starts, at Lingfield and more recently over the course-and-distance, but that last race was run in a very slow time, and he will do well to repel the charge of the selection, as will Larad who is consistent but always finds one too good due to his lack of finishing pace. Silver Court was put in his place by the long odds-on Just Observing at Folkestone and pays his first visit here. He looks nothing special though and will need to improve, as will the likes of Miss Glory Be and Sorbiesharry to trouble Ndola who can help to subsidise his training fee yet again.
Diamond Dan (IRE) 11-4 (8-12) Held up, headway on outside 3f out, came wide entering straight, no impression, 6th of 10, 9l behind Cottingham (8-8) at W'hampton 1m 1f banded stk (7) pol.
Miss Glory Be 12-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, slightly outpaced, stayed on final furlong, not pace to challenge, 3rd of 14, 1 1/2l behind Brave Dane (9-8) at Kempton 1m 2f banded stk (7) pol.
Revolve 7-2jt-fav (8-12) Tracked leaders, led over 2f out, ran on strongly final furlong, driven out, won at Kempton 1m 2f banded stk (7) pol beating Expected Bonus (8-12) by 1 1/2l, 13 ran.
Silver Court 16-1 (9-10) Keen hold, tracked winner 8f out, no impression when hung right over 1f out, just held on for 2nd, 2nd of 5, 4l behind Just Observing (8-9) at Folkestone 1m 2f mdn aut stk (6) gf.
Sorbiesharry (IRE) 9-1 (9-2) Held up, ridden and headway over 3f out, kept on to take 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 7, 7l behind Shrine Mountain (9-6) at Southwell 1m stk (7) fbs.
Boogie Magic 12-1 (8-13) In rear, headway from 2f out, stayed on final furlong, nearest finish, 4th of 14, 4 1/2l behind Brave Dane (9-8) at Kempton 1m 2f banded stk (7) pol.
Larad (IRE) 4-1 (8-13) In touch, ridden to lead over 2f out, no extra when headed well inside final furlong, 2nd of 13, 2 1/2l behind Twentytwosilver (8-11) at Kempton 1m 4f banded stk (7) pol.
Ndola 5-4fav (8-11) Always prominent, effort over 1f out, led soon after, won at Kempton 1m 4f banded stk (7) pol beating Opera Knight (8-11) by 2 1/2l, 12 ran.
