held up in rear, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, soon clear
tracked clear leader, progress over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, no extra close home
steadied start, held up in rear, headway over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, no chance with winner
led, soon clear, headed over 1f out, soon weakened
keen hold in mid-division, headway well over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, soon hung left, not quicken final furlong
A tight handicap which could fall to Sun Of The Sea with Just Intersky and King After others for the short-list. Sun Of The Sea carries something of a health warning having returned a beaten favourite on his last three starts but the pick of his form suggests that he's well handicapped, his yard is in form and Kirsty Milzcarek can do little wrong at present so it may be worth giving him another chance. King After is in form but has never won a handicap from this high a mark and Just Intersky could pose more problems. He wasn't suited by the way that the race was run last time but had run on well to win over course and distance on his penultimate start. He should go well but our vote goes to Sun Of The Sea.
Sun of The Sea 10-3fav (9-1) Chased leaders, ridden well over 2f out, soon weakened, hung left over 1f out, 7th of 11, 10l behind Lobengula (9-4) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Nov.
Meditation 20-1 (8-10) Led 2f, remained prominent, every chance over 1f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 9, 3/4l behind dhtrs Mutamaasek (8-8) & Kindlelight Blue (9-4) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
Burgundy 10-1 (9-2) Held up, always in rear, 9th of 11, 6l behind Kindlelight Blue (8-10) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Nov.
Just Intersky (USA) 8-1 (9-1) Pulled hard in rear, headway over 2f out, shaken up and kept on, 4th of 10, 4l behind War of The Roses (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 5f hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
Sweet World 9-1 (8-11) Led, ridden 3f out, headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 4th of 6, 6l behind St Savarin (9-4) at Southwell 1m 3f clm (6) fbs in Dec.
King After 3-1fav (8-12) Keen, held up in touch, ridden to lead 1f out, ran on, won at Lingfield 1m hcap (6) pol in Dec beating Napoletano (8-13) by 1 1/2l, 10 ran.