dwelt, held up mid-division, headway to chase leading pair 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on inside final furlong
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, held when not much room inside final furlong
chased leader, ridden and led over 1f out, headed and edged left inside final furlong, kept on
held up in rear, raced wide, headway 2f out, edged left and led inside final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, unable to quicken from over 1f out
mid-division, ridden and lost place 3f out
slowly into stride in rear, ridden 2f out, stayed on, not reach leaders
The answer here might be Special Place with Hammer Of The Gods and Zazous suggested as dangers. Arctic Desert has form here from higher marks and you can never rule him out at this level. Hammer Of The Gods has dropped to a mark from which he must surely one day be competitive, while Special Place's second to Parkview Love here over a furlong further last time out affords him plenty of respect. Takitwo was disappointing under a penalty just five days ago but it has to be of some interest that connections turn out again quickly. Finally, Zazous caught the eye making late headway on Saturday over six furlongs and, being just a pound above a winning mark over today's longer trip, cannot be ruled out of things. The selection, though, is Special Place.
Arctic Desert 7-2 (9-1) Slowly into stride, headway to chase leaders 1f out, soon one pace, lost 3rd close home, 4th of 7, 2 1/2l behind Parkview Love (8-9) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Mar.
Hammer of The Gods (IRE) 8-1 (9-0) Dwelt and hampered start, soon pushed along in rear, never nearer, 6th of 10, 5l behind Canadian Danehill (9-4) at Southwell 5f hcp 0-75 (5) fbs in Mar.
Seneschal 6-1 (8-9) Prominent, ridden over 2f out, no impression on leaders and weakened over 1f out, 8th of 12, 7l behind Takitwo (8-3) at Kempton 7f app hcp (5) pol in Mar.
Special Place 11-2 (7-13) Broke well but soon in rear, outpaced over 3f out, headway to chase winner final furlong, still gaining towards finish, 2nd of 7, nk behind Parkview Love (8-9) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Mar.
Takitwo 13-8fav (8-3) Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, one pace, 3rd of 8, 2 1/2l behind Tancredi (8-10) at W'hampton 7f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Mar.
Zazous 6-1 (8-12) Held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, headway on outer over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 4th of 13, 2 1/2l behind Greenwood (9-7) at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
General Feeling (IRE) 40-1 (8-5) Dwelt, ridden over 3f out, kept on from over 1f, never on terms, 6th of 13, 7l behind Came Back (8-8) at W'hampton 6f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Mar.
Littledodayno (IRE) 20-1 (9-2) Slowly into stride, went wide over 3f out, always behind, last of 13, 13l behind Sir Douglas (8-9) at W'hampton 6f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Mar.
