tracked leaders, ridden to lead inside final furlong, headed final 75 yards, rallied close home
held up, headway when carried head awkwardly over 1f out, effort when not much room inside final furlong, kept on one pace
raced wide in touch, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace
awkwardly away, in rear, headway on outer inside final furlong, ridden to lead final 75 yards
tracked leader, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace
held up, headway over 1f out, faded towards finish
led, ridden 2f out, edged left and headed inside final furlong, no extra
tracked leader, ridden 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
in rear, ridden over 1f out, not clear run when held inside final furlong
Semaral is still improving and beat Tides Reach when winning over course and distance. Malaysian Boleh has been winning low grade handicaps over 7f but faces tougher opposition in this while Wandsworth was tailed off on his recent return from a lay-off. Loyalty has his own ideas about the game but is perfectly capable of landing this on his day while both Jack Of Diamonds and Cricklewood Green are also hard to predict. RAZOR WIND (NAP) needs further improvement to land this but won his maiden by nearly four lengths a fortnight ago with a subsequent winner back in fourth and the Godolphin colt gets the vote to make a winning handicap debut.
Razor Wind (IRE) 1-3fav (9-5) Raced wide close up, led approaching 2f out, soon quickened 2 lengths clear, ran on, comfortable, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn stks (5) in Nov beating Westwood Hoe (9-5) by 4l, 11 ran.
Semaral (IRE) 3-1 (9-3) Held up towards rear but in touch, headway over 1f out, ran on to lead inside final furlong, readily, won at Lingfield 1m fll hcp (4) pol in Nov beating History Book (9-7) by 1/2l, 8 ran.
Loyalty 40-1 (9-1) Behind, outpaced over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, never dangerous, 11th of 13, 10l behind Brocklebank (8-6) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-90 (3) in Nov.
Jack Of Diamonds (IRE) 20-1 (8-11) Chased leaders in 5th, pushed along well over 2f out, weakened over 2f out, 10th of 12, 10l behind Unforgiving Minute (9-5) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-90 (3) pol in Nov.
Cricklewood Green (USA) 10-1 (8-13) Led 2f, tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, led 2f out, headed over 1f out, soon weakened, 9th of 12, 12l behind Dream Child (8-13) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-85 (4) in Nov.
Good Luck Charm 8-1 (9-7) Held up in rear, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 4th of 13, 2 3/4l behind Holiday Magic (9-6) at Kempton 7f (4) pol in Nov.
Tides Reach (IRE) 10-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, ridden to challenge over 2f out, faded final furlong, 5th of 8, 1 3/4l behind Semaral (9-3) at Lingfield 1m fll hcp (4) pol in Nov.
Wandsworth (IRE) 5-1 (9-4) Led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 7, 42l behind Spiritual Star (9-9) at Kempton 1m app hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Sep.
Malaysian Boleh 11-1 (9-3) Rider removed hood late, soon recovered, mid-division, headway on inner over 2f out, flashed tail and led approaching final furlong, ridden out, won at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-70 (5) in Nov beating Be Royale (9-0) by 1/2l, 12 ran.