dwelt, in rear, pushed along 3f out, ran on final furlong, nearest finish
held up, pushed along 2f out, never near leaders
raced wide, prominent, led over 8f out, ridden 3 lengths clear entering final furlong, eased close home
dwelt, in rear, pushed along and headway entering final furlong, never nearer
raced wide tracked leaders, went 2nd over 3f out, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong
soon led, headed over 8f out, close up, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace
dwelt, soon prominent, tracked winner over 8f out until over 3f out, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
raced wide prominent early, close up over 8f out, pushed along 4f out, weakened over 2f out
close up over 8f out, pushed along over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
keen held up, pushed along over 2f out, never on terms
raced wide keen, in touch, headway 2f out, pushed along and kept on same pace final furlong
SARKHA showed signs of a resurgence when placed at Newcastle on only his third start for a new yard and can return to winning ways. Largo Bay has placed at Kempton the last twice now and returned a losing favourite last time while Hill Station won at Wolverhampton earlier but never figured off today’s mark at Newcastle on his latest start. Tamaris and Alghazaal have both won over fences this year though neither have won on the Flat since 2020.
Tamaris (IRE) 6-1 (11-5) Midfield, mistake 6th, ridden and struggling 4 out, behind 3 out, pulled before 2 out, at Wincanton 2m 4f hcp (4) sft in Nov.
Sarkha (IRE) 25-1 (9-11) Held up towards rear, pushed along and headway over 1f out, ridden and stayed on towards finish, 3rd of 11, 1 3/4l behind Spirit Of Ash (9-10) at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Hill Station (FR) 13-2 (9-10) Tracked leaders out wide, led over 1f out until ridden and headed inside final furlong, weakened final 110 yards, 6th of 12, 3 1/4l behind Carlos Felix (10-2) at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Merry Minister (IRE) 66-1 (8-12) Prominent, went third after halfway, pushed along when lost position inside 2f out, weakened quickly inside final furlong, 7th of 9, 5 1/4l behind Warren Hill (9-10) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Alghazaal 5-1 (9-1) Chased leaders on inside, angled off inside over 2f out, ridden and no impression when hung left over 1f out, 7th of 11, 11 1/4l behind God Of Thunder (10-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Largo Bay (USA) 10-3fav (9-5) Tracked leaders, pushed along and every chance over 1f out, ran on, 3rd of 14, 2 1/4l behind Philos (9-1) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Strictly Dreaming 40-1 (9-4) Wore hood to post, always behind, 10th of 12, 8 3/4l behind Nivelle's Magic (9-4) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Its Ur Roundmylord 25-1 (9-12) Towards rear, struggling over 3f out, well behind over 2f out, 8th of 9, 8 1/2l behind Sun Festival (9-12) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Apr.
La Mujer (IRE) 300-1 (9-2) Off the pace and always towards rear, 11th of 12, 10 3/4l behind Alzahir (9-7) at Lingfield 7f stks (5) pol in Oct.
Aryaah (IRE) 80-1 (9-0) Dwelt towards rear, pushed along 3f out, kept on inside final furlong, nearest finish, 5th of 12, 8 1/4l behind Trusty Scout (9-1) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Laurentia (IRE) 16-1 (9-3) Off the pace towards rear, some late headway, never going pace to get involved, 7th of 11, 2 1/2l behind Magical Dragon (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
