dwelt outpaced, tailed off
joined leader after 1f until ridden 2f out, soon weakened
held up, headway over 2f out, led inside final furlong, ran on
in touch, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
dwelt towards rear, pushed along 2f out, raced green and headway entering final furlong, soon chased winner, ran on
tracked leaders, effort on outer over 2f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on one pace
tracked leaders, effort on inner over 1f out, kept on same pace
dwelt in rear, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out
Rated 84, SKEAPING should be winning this. Though a well-beaten second at Doncaster on his comeback, the Hannon colt still has plenty to spare on these terms with Van Dyke and Brorocco. The latter gets first-time headgear having returned a losing favourite at Pontefract and one of the newcomers may prove a bigger threat. Combative is a half-brother to a winner on the all-weather and Regicide is another to note but Zanjabeel is preferred making his debut for Simon Crisford having cost 210,000gns as a yearling.
Hier Encore (FR) 100-1 (9-5) Slowly into stride, detatched in rear and early reminders, ridden over 3f out, never near leaders, 7th of 8, 23l behind Belgrade (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn stks (5) pol in Sep.
Brorocco 11-10fav (9-5) Pulled hard, soon tracking leader, under pressure over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 6, 16 1/2l behind Du Moto (9-5) at Pontefract 1m 2f mdn stks (4) hvy in Apr.
Combative Sinndar colt out of Intense.
Next Train's Gone 100-1 (9-5) In rear, ridden over 3f out, plugged on, never any chance, 7th of 12, 16 3/4l behind Towerlands Park (9-5) at Kempton 1m mdn stks (4) pol in Dec.
Regicide (IRE) Archipenko gelding out of Armoise.
Skeaping 9-4 (9-7) Tracked clear leader, pushed along and closed 3f out, ridden 2f out, switched right inside final furlong, kept on to go 2nd final strides, no chance with winner, 2nd of 3, 7l behind Vivre Pour Vivre (9-1) at Leicester 1m 2f hcp (4) hvy in Apr.
Stetchworth Park 8-1 (9-5) Mid-division on outside, headway to chase leaders after 2f, hard driven well over 2f out, stayed on under pressure closing stages, never a threat, 4th of 8, 5 3/4l behind Tawakkol (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn stks (5) pol in Mar.
Van Dyke 7-4 (9-5) Tracked leader, ridden to challenge over 1f out, soon hung left and no impression, 2nd of 11, 7l behind Every Chance (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn stks (6) pol in Dec.
Happy Girl 20-1 (9-0) Slowly away held up in rear, hampered and pushed wide 3f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, never a factor, 4th of 6, 5 1/2l behind Spinning Pearl (9-0) at Lingfield 1m 4f mdn fll stks (6) pol in Mar.
Zanjabeel Aussie Rules gelding out of Grain Only.