dwelt, pressed leader after 1f out, ridden and led 2f out, joined and headed narrowly inside final furlong, rallied to lead again post
steadied start, held up in touch in rear, ridden 2f out, headway entering final furlong, ran on, not quite reach leaders
led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
dwelt, tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, headway entering final furlong, led narrowly inside final furlong, headed post
A dual winner on Turf earlier this year, Motown Mick is now 12lb higher than his latest success though has placed at Kempton subsequently. CENTRAL CITY just failed to catch Our Man In Havana at Wolverhampton last time but can take his revenge re-opposing on better terms today and Hugo Palmer’s colt gets the nod. Roseau City and Diamond Pursuit have both won lower grade contests recently and the latter is penalised for last week’s success at Chelmsford while The Mums is proving best over 6f.
Motown Mick (IRE) 9-4cfav (9-5) Tracked leaders in 4th, outpaced 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, went 3rd towards finish, not pace of front pair, 3rd of 5, 2 3/4l behind Elsaakb (8-0) at Kempton 7f (3) pol in Nov.
The Mums 12-1 (9-7) Close up, ridden over 1f out, kept on to go 3rd near finish, 3rd of 10, 1l behind Lady Willpower (9-0) at Chelmsford City 6f fll stks (5) pol in Dec.
Our Man In Havana 5-1 (9-0) Tracked leader, pushed along 2f out, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, stayed on, won at Wolverhampton 7f (4) pol in Nov beating Central City (9-4) by nk, 5 ran.
Diamond Pursuit 9-2 (9-13) In rear, pushed along and headway entering final furlong, kept on same pace, 6th of 11, 3 1/4l behind Fire Orchid (9-5) at Lingfield 7f (6) pol in Dec.
Roseau City 10-1 (9-2) In touch, headway and switched right over 1f out, kept on well to lead towards finish, won at Chelmsford City 7f (6) pol in Dec beating Bezos (9-9) by 1 3/4l, 11 ran.
Zalshah 5-1 (9-9) Took keen hold, raced wide tracked leaders, ridden to lead and edged left inside final furlong, won at Chelmsford City 7f (5) pol in Dec beating Dance Emperor (9-5) by 1l, 9 ran.
Central City (IRE) 7-4fav (9-4) Led, ridden over 1f out, edged left and headed approaching final furlong, stayed on, 2nd of 5, nk behind Our Man In Havana (9-0) at Wolverhampton 7f (4) pol in Nov.