chased leaders, effort over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on
held up, headway over 2f out, chased leader inside final furlong, nearest finish
held up, never dangerous
chased leaders, hung right and weakened on bend 2f out
in touch, outpaced over 2f out, stayed on approaching final furlong, never a threat
led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra
awkward start, held up, never a factor
prominent, ridden to challenge approaching final furlong, weakened closing stages
Captain Lars won a lower grade sprint over track and trip recently but had earlier found Alsvinder too good at Kempton and the latter has been raised 4lb having been beaten by Verne Castle at Chelmsford in September along with Corinthia Knight. Teruntum Star went close over today’s trip at Nottingham last month but has done most of his winning over 6f and GRACIOUS JOHN (NAP) is fancied to reverse Nottingham running with Kevin Ryan’s charge. The latter has subsequently run well in Listed company here and is fancied to make another bold bid given he’s won both previous renewals of this including off a higher mark in 2016.
Corinthia Knight (IRE) 7-1 (9-3) Soon led, pushed 2 lengths clear over 1f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong, 6th of 12, 1 1/4l behind Encrypted (9-3) at Lingfield 6f lst stks (1) pol in Nov.
Gracious John (IRE) 16-1 (9-3) Keen, tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 9th of 12, 2 1/2l behind Encrypted (9-3) at Lingfield 6f lst stks (1) pol in Nov.
Tomily (IRE) 20-1 (9-10) Held up and always towards rear, 15th of 16, 14 1/4l behind Bernardo O'Reilly (9-3) at Newbury 6f hcp (3) gs in Oct.
Cox Bazar (FR) (9-13) 6th of 8, 3 1/2l behind Eskimo Point (8-11) at Saint-Cloud 4f stks sft in Oct.
Teruntum Star (FR) 5-1 (9-1) Held up, headway in centre 2f out, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, headed and no extra final 75 yards, 2nd of 7, 3/4l behind Copper Knight (9-1) at Nottingham 5f hcp (2) sft in Nov.
Verne Castle 8-1 (9-9) Tracked leader, ridden to challenge over 1f out, soon every chance, no extra closing stages, 3rd of 7, 3l behind Jashma (8-7) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (3) pol in Nov.
Alsvinder 10-1 (9-7) Made all, ridden over 1f out, kept on well, won at Kempton 5f hcp (3) pol in Oct beating Nine Below Zero (9-6) by 1/2l, 10 ran.
Captain Lars (SAF) 6-1 (9-6) Quickly away and led 1f, tracked leader, led again approaching final furlong, ran on gamely, won at Lingfield 5f hcp (4) pol in Nov beating Harry Hurricane (9-3) by 1 3/4l, 10 ran.
Just That Lord 3-1fav (9-1) Slight lead, ridden and headed entering final furlong, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 7, 3 3/4l behind Kick On Kick On (9-3) at Windsor 5f hcp (3) gf in Jul.