held up in 7th, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, stayed on under pressure to lead inside final 100 yards
chased leaders, ridden and unable to quicken over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, not pace to threaten
held up in 6th on outside, pushed along and unable to quicken 2f out, weakened soon after
slowly into stride, in rear, effort on outside over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, never nearer
pressed leader, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, stayed on same pace and lost 2nd final 50 yards
close 5th on inside, headway over 1f out, chased leaders inside final furlong, ran on to 2nd final 50 yards, unable to reach winner
led, ridden and joined inside final furlong, kept on well until headed inside final 100 yards, stayed on same on same pace in closing stages
held up and always in last pair, never involved
held up in last trio, never on terms
Patavium Prince beat Glastonberry here in December and the latter went on to beat Hereford Boy. Jo Crowley's charge is just one of a few with legitimate claims and that list also includes recent Kempton winner Welsh Inlet and Arachnophobia, a runner-up at the same track last month. Purley Queen has a shout at her best but SPIRIT OF XAAR looks to have finally dropped down to a mark he can win off judged on his latest second over a mile here. He gets the speculative vote to go one better in this.
Patavium Prince (IRE) 10-1 (8-13) Mid-division, headway 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on to challenge well inside final furlong, led final stride, won at Lingfield 7f hcp (0-65) (6) pol in Dec beating Amosite (9-4) by hd, 12 ran.
Hereford Boy 20-1 (8-13) Broke smartly, led narrowly after 2f, ridden and headed over 1f out, stayed on, 4th of 5, 3l behind Whispering Warrior (9-7) at Lingfield 1m hacp 0-70 (5) pol in Jan.
Welsh Inlet (IRE) 8-1 (8-8) Close up, ridden and slightly outpaced over 2f out, stayed on towards finish, 3rd of 6, 1 1/4l behind Jack My Boy (9-0) at Lingfield 7f app hcp (0-70) (4yo+) (5) pol in Jan.
Baby Dottie 10-1 (8-11) Raced wide until led after 1f, clear halfway, ridden 2f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong, 6th of 11, 3 1/2l behind Frognal (9-12) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Purley Queen (IRE) 33-1 (9-6) Slowly away, towards rear, headway on outer over 1f out, ridden and stayed on to go a never dangerous 3rd near finish, 3rd of 8, 4l behind Dashwood (9-7) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Spirit of Xaar (IRE) 20-1 (9-5) Travelled well in touch, driven to challenge over 1f out, stayed on well, always held, 2nd of 10, nk behind Mubtadi (8-11) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Jan.
Sannibel 6-1 (9-4) Towards rear, ridden entering final furlong, 5th of 9, 8l behind Methaaly (9-0) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Arachnophobia (IRE) 8-1 (9-7) Led, ridden and headed inside final furlong, not pace of winner, 2nd of 11, 1 1/2l behind Vitznau (9-7) at Kempton 7f hcp (0-55) (6) pol in Jan.
Ensnare 25-1 (9-3) Always behind, last of 10, 6l behind Mubtadi (8-11) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Jan.
Jackie Love (IRE) 14-1 (8-6) Towards rear, ridden 2f out, ran on final furlong, not reach leaders, 4th of 8, 3 1/2l behind Spinning Ridge (8-13) at Lingfield 7f app hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
My Scat Daddy (USA) 3-1fav (9-1) In rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, no impression final furlong, 7th of 12, 4l behind Fonterutoli (9-6) at Lingfield 1m hcp (0-55) (6) pol.