tracked leaders, led over 1f out, soon ridden, kept on inside final furlong, headed towards finish
held up towards rear, ridden and headway on inner over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
held up behind, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong
held up towards rear, ridden and headway on outer over 1f out, ran on well towards finish
led, pulled hard, headed over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened well inside final furlong
dwelt, towards rear, effort over 2f out, never dangerous
tracked leader and keen, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened towards finish
held up mid-division, headway on inner over 2f out, kept on towards finish
dwelt, always behind
held up towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, no extra towards finish
held up mid-division, ridden over 1f out on outer, headway entering final furlong, ran on well to lead towards finish
The five last-time-out winners will probably attract the most attention. Catherines Call has solid claims and a good run from Cold Secret earlier on the card will boost the chances of Yes Chef. Diplomatic won his maiden at Lingfield and there should be more to come from him, while Abriachan and Tewin Wood have both won here recently but this is tougher. However, GLOBAL VILLAGE is back on a winning mark, has a favourable draw and, dropped in class, Mike Blake's charge could surprise the more fancied horses here.
Catherines Call (IRE) 3-1 (9-7) Led early, raced keenly, chased leader, led just over 1f out, in command when edged right close home, won at Wolverhampton 7f fll hcp (0-75) (5) pol beating Ivory Silk (8-13) by 3/4l, 4 ran.
Global Village (IRE) 20-1 (8-6) Held up towards rear, headway on outside over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 10, 5l behind Chilli Green (8-13) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Jan.
Tuxedo 9-2 (9-4) Keen in rear, ridden over 1f out, stayed on towards finish, never near leaders, 5th of 10, 1 1/4l behind The Happy Hammer (8-11) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
Mountain Cat (IRE) 40-1 (9-10) Always in rear, 13th of 14, 17l behind Tevez (9-6) at Leicester 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Sep.
Yes Chef 6-4fav (9-12) Prominent on inside, tracked leader 4f out, challenged and carried head high over 1f out, cajoled along to lead inside final furlong, ran on, won at Kempton 7f mdn auc stks (6) pol in Jan beating Cold Secret (8-8) by nk, 9 ran.
Tewin Wood 5-1 (8-8) Made all, pushed along 2f out, ridden over 1f out, ran on well, won at Kempton 1m 3yo clm stks (6) pol in Dec beating Abriachan (8-11) by 2l, 9 ran.
Diplomatic (IRE) 33-1 (9-13) Tracked leaders, ridden and no impression 2f out, edged left and effort entering final furlong, driven to lead final strides, won at Lingfield 7f mdn stks (5) pol beating Timpanist (9-8) by hd, 9 ran.
Could It Be Magic 10-1 (8-4) Held up towards rear and keen, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 3rd of 8, 1 1/2l behind Bowmaker (9-5) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
Exceedingly Bold 50-1 (9-2) Held up towards rear and keen, never dangerous, 10th of 13, 14l behind Robust Wish (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Oct.
Hip Hip Hooray 8-1 (8-12) Slowly away, held up, headway over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, pressed for 2nd towards finish, 3rd of 6, 1l behind April Fool (8-12) at Kempton 1m clm stks 0-75 (5) pol.
Abriachan 7-1 (9-5) Held up i rear, headway towards inside 2f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, stayed on to lead final 75 yards, won at Kempton 7f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Jan beating Broughtons Day (9-5) by 1/2l, 9 ran.
Rapid Water 14-1 (9-2) Reared as stalls opened and started slowly, always behind, never a factor, 11th of 12, 12l behind Arctic Lynx (9-7) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Jan.
Double Carpet (IRE) 16-1 (8-7) Tracked leader early, chased leaders after, led over 1f out, headed towards finish, 2nd of 7, 3/4l behind Steed (8-12) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
Valmina 7-2fav (8-9) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, edged left 1f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 11, 2 1/4l behind Tasmeem (9-7) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
