steadied start, held up in touch in last pair, good headway between horses over 1f out, quickened to lead inside final furlong, soon clear, readily
chased leaders, weakened over 2f out
held up in touch in last pair, headway on outside over 1f out, 3rd and one pace inside final furlong
chased leaders, went 2nd inside final 2f, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed and not pace of winner inside final furlong, kept on for 2nd
led and raced keenly, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
chased leaders on inside, ridden and weakened over 1f out
pulled hard, chased leader, pushed along over 2f out, jinked left and lost 2nd inside final 2f, ridden and lost place over 1f out, never dangerous after
NonRunner
Bezos won over 7f last month but was due to run here yesterday. Several have been thereabouts recently but the likes of Magic Mark, Emilia James and Choice Encounter all finished second over 5f, though the latter beat Our Man In Havana over track and trip before that. Axe Cap has been in the mix at Southwell but has returned a losing favourite on her last three starts now and HELVETIAN (NAP) is preferred. Mick Channon’s charge was having his first outing since October when runner-up at Lingfield recently and looks up to scoring off his current mark having slipped down the weights last year.
Helvetian 4-1 (9-7) Raced wide tracked leader, pushed along 2f out, ridden to lead well inside final furlong, headed towards finish, 2nd of 5, 1/2l behind Count Otto (9-6) at Lingfield 6f hcp (3) pol in Jan.
Emilia James 20-1 (9-5) Bumped start close up, ridden 2f out, stayed on to go 2nd towards finish, 2nd of 4, 1 1/4l behind Desert Doctor (9-8) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (4) pol in Jan.
Choice Encounter 6-5fav (9-8) Tracked leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on towards finish, 2nd of 6, 2l behind Nearest Green (9-2) at Newcastle 5f stks (4) pol in Jan.
Our Man In Havana 4-1 (9-1) Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, lost 3rd close home, 4th of 7, 2 1/2l behind Global Academy (9-3) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (4) pol in Jan.
Angel of The South (IRE) 11-1 (8-11) Chased leaders on inside, weakened inside final furlong, last of 5, 5 3/4l behind Corinthia Knight (9-2) at Kempton 6f stks (2) pol in Jan.
Magic Mark 5-2 (9-7) Prominent, pushed along to challenge 2f out, kept on inside final furlong to chase winner, always well held, 2nd of 4, 2 1/4l behind Lord Of The Glen (9-0) at Newcastle 5f hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Axe Cap (IRE) 9-4fav (8-8) Taken to post early, prominent, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong, 4th of 11, 3 3/4l behind Kodi Beach (8-13) at Southwell 5f mdn stks (5) pol in Jan.
Bezos (IRE) 5-1 (9-9) Led, headed over 5f out, tracked leader, led again entering final furlong, ridden and ran on, won at Lingfield 7f (6) pol in Dec beating Corazon Espinado (9-7) by 2l, 12 ran.