held up in rear, ridden 2f out, strong run inside final furlong, nearest finish
taken to post early, slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway on inside over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, no extra near finish
held up in rear, headway on outer halfway, wide into straight over 1f out, edged right, ridden and strong run to lead post
chased leaders, ridden and every chance over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
tracked leaders, squeezed through to lead entering final furlong, caught post
chased leader, led 2f out, headed entering final furlong, weakened inside final furlong
led 3f, ridden and weakened final furlong
Godfrey Street has hit a purple patch for his new stable and needs respect coming here on a high, however preference is for the progressive Ebraam who continues to impress; Silver Prelude makes it to the shortlist. The selection finished in-front of a few of these last time out and whilst he meets them on worse terms following a 5lb rise in the weights, Derek Shaw's gelding shows no sign of stopping. Stablemate Tartatartufata was held behind his friend on that occasion and looks the second string again on jockey bookings, whilst Fyodor is now on a fair mark and needs watching in the betting. Ajigolo has been given a break to recapture his form, whilst Silver Prelude was second behind Ebraam and looks the main danger again. Kevin Ryan should have an idea how his Northern Empire compares to former inmate Godfrey Street, however he may have more to fear from Ebraam who receives the vote.
Ebraam (USA) 7-2 (8-8) Held up, headway over 1f out, strong run to lead final strides, won at Lingfield 5f hcp 0-100 (2) pol beating Johnstown Lad (7-11) by a nk, 10 ran.
Fyodor (IRE) 9-2 (9-1) Keen, held up in rear, ran on inside final furlong, never nearer, 6th of 10, 2l behind Ebraam (8-8) at Lingfield 5f hcp 0-100 (2) pol.
Ajigolo 7-1 (9-2) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, no impression, last of 10, 4 1/2l behind Turn On The Style (9-4) at Lingfield 6f hcap (3) pol in Dec.
Tartatartufata 20-1 (8-0) Raced wide in touch, weakened over 1f out, last of 10, 5l behind Ebraam (8-8) at Lingfield 5f hcp 0-100 (2) pol.
Northern Empire (IRE) 10-3fav (8-7) Held up, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 5th of 10, 2l behind Ebraam (8-8) at Lingfield 5f hcp 0-100 (2) pol.
Silver Prelude 5-1 (8-1) Soon led, ridden over 1f out, joined inside final furlong, headed and weakened close home, 3rd of 10, 3/4l behind Ebraam (8-8) at Lingfield 5f hcp 0-100 (2) pol.
Godfrey Street 2-1fav (8-13) Made all, strongly challenged inside final furlong, just held on, won at Southwell 5f hcp 0-85 (4) fbs beating Bo McGinty (8-12) by a shd, 6 ran.