led, ridden and headed well over 1f out, driven and stayed on inside final furlong
taken to post early, slowly into stride, held up towards rear, ridden over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, never nearer
held up towards rear, hampered 6f out, headway and outside approaching 2f out, soon ridden and one pace
held up, pushed along over 4f out, ridden over 2f out, driven and kept on inside final furlong, never nearer
mid-division, lost action and pulled up 6f out
tracked leader until 2f out, ridden and soon weakened
tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, found little
in touch, ridden to lead well over 1f out, cleared inside final furlong when hung badly right, driven and stayed on
mounted on track, slowly away, in rear, never a factor
Nonrunner
Rapid City, Waterside and Gasat should be in the firing line but ZERO COOL is the way forward. Gary Moore has an excellent record in sellers and claimers at the track and Zero Cool has a leading chance on official figures. He has a 9lb swing in the weights with Rapid City for his four and a quarter length defeat over course and distance in December which should see him go close although it must be said that he has been a little disappointing since that run. Chief amongst the dangers is Waterside who is rated 7lbs higher than the Moore runner and represents a respected combination. However, he isn't certain to be suited by this longer trip and did disappoint when last seen although he must be granted some leeway given that it was his first run for the best part of a year. Gasat ran quite well over course and distance on his penultimate start but looked a little one paced over a three furlong longer trip last time and that counts against him here so we'll look to Zero Cool for our selection.
Gasat (IRE) 33-1 (8-11) Switched left soon after start, pulled hard in rear, ridden well over 2f out, never dangerous, 8th of 11, 8l behind Media Stars (8-7) at Lingfield 1m 5f clm (6) pol.
Rapid City 5-2fav (9-5) Dwelt, raced in last place, switched wide and rapid headway from over 3f out, chased leader over 2f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 3rd of 9, 3l behind Bombardier Wells (8-12) at Lingfield 1m 2f sll (6).
Apache Dawn 11-2 (8-10) Steadied start, held up in rear, plenty to do over 2f out, stayed on steadily from over 1f out, nearest finish, 5th of 12, 8l behind Colonel Sherman (8-13) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Competitor 16-1 (9-5) Tracked leader, ridden over 4f out, outpaced and lost place 3f out, kept on final furlong, no impression on leaders, 5th of 10, 7l behind Bridgewater Boys (9-10) at Lingfield 1m 4f app sll (6) pol.
Prix Masque (IRE) 66-1 (8-13) Mid-division, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 9th of 11, 10l behind Kipchak (8-13) at Lingfield 1m sll (6) pol in Jan.
Waterside (IRE) 14-1 (8-13) Close up, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, last of 11, 15l behind Kipchak (8-13) at Lingfield 1m sll (6) pol in Jan.
Inquest 7-2 (8-12) Tracked leaders, short of room over 2f out, led over 1f out, soon ridden 2 lengths clear, headed post, 2nd of 9, nk behind Bombardier Wells (8-12) at Lingfield 1m 2f sll (6) pol.
Mystic Art (IRE) 7-2 (8-13) Prominent in chasing group, chased clear leader over 3f out, close up over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 3rd of 13, 7l behind Sabre Light (9-5) at Kempton 1m 3f 3yo clm (6) pol in Nov.
Katie Kingfisher 100-1 (10-8) Slowly into stride, raced wide mid-division, headway to go 4th over 3f out, soon ridden, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 12, 10l behind Bright Sparky (11-3) at Southwell 1m 3f amt hcp (6) fbs.
Zero Cool (USA) 9-4 (8-5) Keen, broke well, soon steadied to rear, improved approaching 2f out, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, soon no impression, 2nd of 5, 5l behind Blacktoft (8-11) at Lingfield 1m 2f clm (6) pol.
Roundthetwist (IRE) 16-1 (8-13) Steadied start, held up, headway on inside over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 8, 7l behind Rapid City (9-8) at Lingfield 1m 4f sll (6) pol in Jan.
Usetheforce (IRE) 20-1 (8-10) Pulled hard, held up on inside in mid-division, switched right and headway to track leader over 9f out, ridden to lead 2f out, headed 1f out, soon weakened, 6th of 9, 6l behind Prince Charlemagne (8-11) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp 0-50 (6) pol.
