raced wide in touch, ridden and ran on final furlong, not reach leaders
tracked leaders, effort inside final furlong, not quicken towards finish
raced wide close up, headway inside final furlong, soon led, ridden out
keen tracked leader, ridden to lead inside final furlong, soon headed, staying on when rider dropped rein towards finish
in touch, ridden 2f out, ridden 2f out, not trouble leaders
in touch in rear, ridden and headway inside final furlong, running on when not clear run towards finish
set steady pace, quickened pace over 1f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, no extra
NonRunner
Sacred Act has only found one too good here the last twice but has been raised 5lb for his troubles and it could pay to stick with GORING. The latter has another 7lb hike to contend with but beat Alfred Hutchinson a couple of lengths over track and trip last time and may not have finished improving yet. Surrey Hope is another progressive sort but he’s upped in class today after winning at Salisbury in August and Ghalib is another facing tougher opposition after ending last year with a victory at Windsor. Battle Of Marathon is at home at this level and could prove the main threat being only 3lb higher than last month’s success at Wolverhampton
Sacred Act 9-2 (9-5) In touch, pushed along 2f out, ridden and headway entering final furlong, no threat to winner, 2nd of 11, 1l behind Arcanada (9-9) at Lingfield 1m hcp (2) pol in Nov.
Battle Of Marathon (USA) 3-1fav (9-1) Held up mid-division, ridden and no extra inside final furlong, 6th of 8, 4l behind Mount Tahan (8-13) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (2) pol in Dec.
Goring (GER) 11-2 (8-7) Close up, headway over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, soon clear, readily, won at Lingfield 1m hcp (2) pol in Dec beating Alfred Hutchinson (8-9) by 2l, 12 ran.
Surrey Hope (USA) 11-4 (9-9) Tracked leader and keen, led 3f out, ridden over 1f out, held on, won at Salisbury 1m hcp (4) gf in Aug beating Kryptos (9-6) by nk, 7 ran.
Alfred Hutchinson 20-1 (8-9) Dwelt held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, chased winner inside final furlong, stayed on, 2nd of 12, 2l behind Goring (8-7) at Lingfield 1m hcp (2) pol in Dec.
Qaffaal (USA) 10-1 (8-13) In touch, lost place over 2f out, ridden and headway entering final furlong, ran on, 4th of 11, 1 1/4l behind Charles Molson (9-5) at Newcastle 7f hcp (2) pol in Dec.
Ghalib (IRE) 8-1 (9-7) Pushed along to chase leader and keen, led 3f out and went to far rail, ridden clear final furlong, ran on well, won at Windsor 1m hcp (4) sft in Oct beating Dark Devil (9-6) by 1 1/4l, 12 ran.
Mr Scaramanga 25-1 (9-3) Held up, ridden 2f out, never on terms, 8th of 12, 6 3/4l behind Goring (8-7) at Lingfield 1m hcp (2) pol in Dec.