dwelt, soon led 1f, tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
pushed along early, soon in rear, ridden over 2f out, never on terms
in touch, headway to track leaders over 2f out, ridden and stayed on to go 2nd near finish
held up, progress over 4f out, short of room over 2f out, effort on inner to lead approaching final furlong, ridden and ran on
raced wide, keen held up, headway and close up 2f out, ridden and stayed on to go 3rd near finish
led after 1f, ridden and headed 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
close up, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
tracked leader, ridden to lead 2f out, headed approaching final furlong, kept on one pace and lost two places near finish
in rear, never on terms
raced wide in rear, never near leaders
close up, pushed along over 4f out, soon lost place, tailed off
This looks quite tricky as it's difficult to know what to make of Snobbery. Roger Charlton's charge showed some promise at Kempton in August and started long odds-on for a very poor Wolverhampton maiden last month which he won in a canter. The bare form suggests a mark of 78 is too high but he has a huge amount of scope and could be anything. Cape Discovery is at the other end of the handicap and deservedly so. A winner on Polytrack at Dundalk, he won twice at Windsor for Richard Hughes and was returning from a long break when just outpaced in the closing stages over this track and trip last month. PETITE JACK has shown nothing on Turf but it's a different matter on this track as he's won three times here, including over the trip in November. He's up 7lb but is still on the upgrade and gets the nod. Priors Brook returned to winning ways with a hard-fought course and distance victory just over a month ago and a 4lb rise shouldn't prevent another big run but River Dart couldn't quite take advantage of his falling mark here last month and has gone up again.
Cape Discovery 11-2 (9-6) Took keen hold, led 1f, mid-division, driven to chase leaders 2f out, ridden and stayed on to chase front pair inside final furlong, always held, 3rd of 9, 1l behind Plutocracy (9-7) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (4) pol in Dec.
The Twisler 40-1 (9-7) Led after 1f, headed over 1f out, soon ridden, lost place inside final furlong, no extra, 6th of 9, 2 3/4l behind Plutocracy (9-7) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (4) pol in Dec.
Dolphin Village (IRE) 8-1 (9-9) Held up mid-division, headway over 1f out, soon ridden, chased winner inside final furlong, lost 2nd place near finish, 3rd of 13, 1 1/4l behind Towerlands Park (9-6) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (4) pol in Dec.
Petite Jack 5-2fav (9-2) Held up in rear, headway and wide into straight 2f out, ridden and ran on strongly to lead towards finish, comfortable, won at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (4) pol in Nov beating Isharah (9-3) by 1 1/4l, 9 ran.
Artful Rogue (IRE) 4-1 (9-2) In touch on outer, ridden and effort over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 4th of 9, 1 1/4l behind Plutocracy (9-7) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (4) pol in Dec.
Daisy Boy (IRE) 3-1 (9-7) Led, ridden and headed 2f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 9, 9 3/4l behind Whinging Willie (9-5) at Brighton 1m 4f hcp (5) gf in Sep.
Included 4-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on to lead towards finish, won at Kempton 1m 4f mdn fll stks (5) pol in Sep beating Persian Breeze (9-0) by 3/4l, 4 ran.
Priors Brook 11-4 (9-4) Close up, headway over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, ridden edged right and stayed on to lead towards finish, won at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (4) pol in Nov beating Artful Rogue (9-5) by 1/2l, 10 ran.
River Dart (IRE) 9-2 (9-10) Close up, went 2nd over 2f out, led entering final 2f, ridden and headed inside final furlong, stayed on, 2nd of 8, 1 3/4l behind Artful Rogue (9-9) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Dec.
Celestial Bay 25-1 (9-7) Behind, always towards rear, 10th of 12, 25 1/2l behind Zain Arion (8-11) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp fll (5) pol in Dec.
Snobbery (IRE) 4-9fav (9-5) Tracked leaders on inside, 2nd going well 2f out, led on bit over 1f out, unextended, won at Wolverhampton 1m 4f mdn stks (5) pol in Dec beating Lobster Cocktail (9-5) by 2 1/4l, 8 ran.
