held up in rear, stayed on from over 1f out, never reached challenging position
held up well in rear, stayed on from over 1f out, never a factor
slowly away, held up well in rear, headway under pressure over 2f out, stayed on from over 1f out, never able to challenge
chased leaders until weakened 3f out
led, hard ridden 2f out, driven and headed entering final furlong, soon no chance with winner but held on well to hold 2nd
in touch, ridden along and struggling over 4f out, behind final 3f
chased leaders until ridden and weakened rapidly 4f out, tailed off and eased final 2f
tracked leader, hard ridden 2f out, stayed on under pressure to press for 2nd near finish but no chance with winner
slowly into stride, soon close up, driven along 4f out, weakened and well behind final 3f
dwelt, held up in touch, headway on outside over 3f out, soon chased leading pair going well, driven to lead entering final furlong, soon edged left and ridden clear
Jadeeron and Kanjar have similar progressive profiles and could fight out the finish, we will side with Kanjar, Easter Ogil may do best of the others. Karl Burke's six-year-old looked on the way back to his best last time when finishing an excellent second to Danelor at Southwell. This different surface shouldn't be a problem as he has gone well here in the past and he looks the pick this afternoon.. Jadeeron chased home Night Warrior at Wolverhampton last time and as with the selection he appears on the upgrade. Meanwhile the old-timer Easter Ogil has been running much better than his form figures suggest and he could be good enough to reach the frame. All in all a pretty difficult race to assess to Khanjar is going the right way and gets our vote.
Jadeeron 10-1 (8-12) Held up, headway over 1f out, stayed on well inside final furlong, not reach leaders, 6th of 14, 1l behind Go Free (8-10) at Lingfield 1m 5f banded stk (7) std.
Easter Ogil (IRE) 100-1 (8-7) Ridden in rear 4f out, always behind, 11th of 12, 7l behind Sri Diamond (9-2) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp 0-100 (2) pol in Nov.
Lewis Island (IRE) 6-1 (9-1) Started slowly, always in rear until some headway over 2f out, never dangerous, 12th of 15, 7l behind Captain Margaret (7-13) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Dec.
Khanjar (USA) 9-4fav (9-8) Tracked leader, led over 2f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong, 2nd of 6, 2l behind Danelor (9-2) at Southwell 1m 4f clm (6) fbs.
Isa'af (IRE) 12-1 (8-13) In touch, led 3f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakening when switching right inside final furlong, 9th of 11, 7l behind Newnham (8-11) at W'hampton 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Jan.
Satin Rose 20-1 (8-8) Tracked leader, led after 3f, headed 4f out, weakened quickly over 2f out, tailed off, 13th of 14, 35l behind Go Free (8-10) at Lingfield 1m 5f banded stk (7) std.
Mujazaf 10-1 (8-10) Held up, ridden over 2f out, kept on final furlong but not trouble leaders, 8th of 14, 5l behind Go Free (8-10) at Lingfield 1m 5f banded stk (7) std.
Isabella Rossini 16-1 (8-4) Slowly into stride, soon ridden along, towards rear, some headway halfway, weakened over 1f out, 10th of 13, 6l behind Beneking (8-11) at Lingfield 7f banded stk (7) pol in Dec.