dwelt, soon prominent on outside, disputed lead 7f out, pushed along and led 2f out, strongly pressed from 1f out, stayed on well, always holding on
slowly into stride, soon led, joined 7f out, pushed along and headed 2f out, left behind by front pair 1f out, gradually weakened and lost two places towards finish
held up in rear, headway to track front two well over 4f out, pushed along and strongly pressed leader from 1f out, kept on well but always held
handy early, dropped to last well over 4f out, pushed along 2f out in detached last, stayed on for remote 3rd inside final furlong
prominent, pushed along 4f out, gradually lost touch and well held from 2f out
SEMSER ran his best race since joining Gary Moore when upped in trip at Wolverhampton. He may prove the one to side with over this extra test of stamina with today’s apprentice taking 7lb off his back. Lady Pendragon finished closer at Kempton recently having slipped back down the weights while Rakematiz went close over track and trip back in April but returns from an absence. The remainder are hard to recommend with Aradous perhaps best of them.
Semser 7-2 (9-12) Tracked leaders, pushed before 3f out, keeping on one pace when ridden after 2f out, not pace to challenge, 4th of 9, 1 3/4l behind Carey Street (9-8) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Dec.
Rakematiz 12-1 (9-3) In rear, ridden 2f out, never nearer, 6th of 9, 8l behind Steel An Icon (9-4) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (6) gd in Jun.
Lady Pendragon 16-1 (9-6) Mid-division, headway when not much room briefly entering final furlong, stayed on, 5th of 13, 2 1/2l behind La Hulotte (9-3) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Aradous (IRE) 25-1 (10-13) Mid-division, pushed along halfway, soon struggling, never dangerous after, 11th of 15, 13 1/4l behind Engrave (10-9) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Dec.
Gabster (IRE) 10-3 (11-2) Never a factor, last of 4, dist behind No Worries (11-1) at Les Landes 2m 1f hcp gd in Sep.
Htilominlo 18-1 (9-8) Behind, ridden and well beaten over 2f out, 11th of 14, 15 1/4l behind Tazaman (9-5) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Oct.