held up in touch in mid-division, headway over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, unable to challenge
tracked leaders, hampered over 2f out, switched left over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
held up in rear, not clear run over 2f out, soon switched left, kept on inside final furlong, went 3rd last stride
held up on outside, ridden over 2f out, soon well beaten
took keen hold, always prominent, led over 1f out, baulked slightly, hard pressed inside final furlong, held on
held up in touch, took keen hold, hung right and challenged over 1f out, every chance throughout final furlong, just held
led, hung right over 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
held in rear, ridden and well beaten over 2f out
Spun Gold carries 6lb extra for winning at Southwell while King of Nepal has been raised 4lb for scoring at Wolverhampton. Gentlemen has shown signs of a resurgence lately having slipped down the weights while the unexposed Ripp Orf makes his handicap debut having missed the whole of last year. INAAM proved a shade disappointing returning to a mile at Newcastle last time but had gone close over today’s trip in a higher grade at Wolverhampton before that and Richard Fahey’s charge gets the vote on that form.
Inaam (IRE) 11-2 (9-7) Tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 7th of 10, 5 1/4l behind Dellaguista (9-0) at Newcastle 1m hcp (4) pol in Jan.
Gentlemen 20-1 (9-6) Slowly into stride, held up towards rear, stayed on inside final furlong, never dangerous, 4th of 8, 4l behind Able Jack (9-2) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (4) pol in Jan.
Nezar (IRE) 11-4fav (9-6) Tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 8, 5 1/4l behind Aleef (9-6) at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (4) pol in Dec.
Sayesse 9-2 (9-7) In rear and outpaced, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 5, 14 1/2l behind Secret Potion (8-5) at Bath 6f hcp (4) gd in Jul.
King of Nepal 11-4fav (9-2) In touch, headway over 1f out, stayed on strongly to lead inside final furlong, won at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (5) pol in Dec beating Fire Diamond (9-3) by 1 1/4l, 12 ran.
Ripp Orf (IRE) 5-2 (9-5) Held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, switched left inside final furlong, ran on to go 2nd close home, 2nd of 12, 1l behind Fivetwoeight (9-5) at Kempton 6f mdn stks (6) pol in Dec.
Spun Gold 11-8fav (9-9) Tracked leader, led over 2f out, hung right to stand side over 1f out, ridden and ran on, won at Southwell 7f hcp (6) pol in Jan beating Best Tamayuz (8-10) by 2 3/4l, 9 ran.
Alkashaaf (USA) 33-1 (9-5) Close up, pushed along over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 9, 7 3/4l behind Toriano (9-4) at Lingfield 7f hcp (5) pol in Jan.