in touch in rear, ridden 2f out, no impression
raced keenly led, ridden 2f out, headed and kept on inside final furlong
close up, chased leader halfway, ridden and every chance from 2f out, driven and stayed on to lead near finish
tracked leader until halfway, remained prominent, ridden over 1f out, led inside final furlong, headed near finish
OVETT took another step forward when making all for an easy win at Kempton on Wednesday. He can effectively race of a lower mark today with Ned Curtis' 7lb claim taken into account and looks the one to beat. Small Fury is another on the upgrade but has a penalty for last week's cosy win at Wolverhampton and is closely matched on collateral form with Blazing Knight. The latter landed a double at Wolverhampton himself before well beaten at Doncaster last time. Archie Stevens won at Dunstall Park in November but has struggled off higher marks since.
Blazing Knight (IRE) 8-1 (8-13) Held up mid-division centre, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 11th of 16, 13l behind Muharrib (9-7) at Doncaster 6f 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Nov.
Ovett 7-4 (9-7) Went left start, made virtually all, driven clear over 1f out, ran on well, won at Kempton 5f 2yo hco 0-75 (5) pol beating Multitask (9-6) by 3 1/2l, 5 ran.
Archie Stevens 9-2 (8-8) Tracked leaders, ridden when carried wide into straight 2f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 8, 4 1/2l behind Yarroom (9-7) at Lingfield 1m 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
Small Fury (IRE) 4-5fav (9-7) Tracked leaders, ridden to chase leader 2f out, led 1f out, ran on, won at Wolverhampton 5f 2yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol beating Fat Bottom Girl (8-4) by 2 1/4l, 8 ran.
Divine Angel 9-2 (8-11) Pressed leader, effort 2f out, ridden over 1f out, one pace when not much room inside final furlong, kept on towards finish, 4th of 6, 2 1/2l behind Opus Cactus (8-6) at Kempton 7f 2yo sell stks (6) pol.