dwelt in touch, headway to track leaders 7f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
dwelt in touch in rear, headway when not clear run entering final furlong, switched left, ridden and ran on strongly to lead towards finish, won going away
raced wide, keen held up, ridden 2f out, no impression
clipped heels soon after start, in touch, headway to track leaders 4f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
with leader, ridden and every chance from 2f out, unable to quicken inside final furlong
keen raced wide, in touch in rear, very wide into straight 2f out, ran on final furlong, not reach leaders
keen tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, hung right entering final furlong, kept on same pace
set steady pace, ridden 2f out, headed towards finish
in touch, lost touch over 3f out
An 11lb rise in the weights brought the winning run of DANIEL THOMAS to an end last Saturday, but this looks an easier opportunity and he gets the vote in a tough race to call. Alhaban was awarded the race after finishing second to Wisecraic here a week ago but was well beaten before that by the selection, while King's Colour had Potentiale over four lengths behind when scoring over C&D in December and he could figure in the finish. Bath winner Jordaurais finding life tough in handicaps at present but is another with claims in this company.
Alhaban (IRE) 9-4fav (9-5) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, effort between horses entering final furlong, driven to lead narrowly inside final furlong, bumped by winner near finish, headed post(placed 1st after enquiry), won at Lingfield 1m 2f sell stks (6) pol beating Wisecraic (9-5) by ns, 4 ran.
Daniel Thomas (IRE) 11-2 (9-3) Slowly into stride, behind, headway over 2f out, soon no impression, 9th of 12, 5l behind Push Me (9-0) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
King's Colour 7-2 (9-1) Tracked leader, every chance 2f out, weakened entering final furlong, 6th of 7, 6l behind Aviso (8-2) at Lingfield 1m 2f clm stks (6) pol in Jan.
Jordaura 12-1 (9-7) Held up, headway over 2f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 9, 4 1/2l behind Dubai Bounty (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Jan.
Ostentation 5-2 (8-10) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, 3rd of 4, 2l behind Alhaban (9-5) at Lingfield 1m 2f sell stks (6) pol.
Potentiale (IRE) 9-1 (9-0) Held up, came wide entering home straight, headway and edged left entering final furlong, never on terms, 5th of 9, 5l behind Patriotic (9-1) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f app hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Cheers Buddy (IRE) 16-1 (8-13) Tracked leading pair, pushed along over 2f out, well held in 4th place last half furlong, 4th of 6, 8l behind Violent Velocity (8-12) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f clm stks (6) pol.
Enriching (USA) 12-1 (8-6) Tracked leader until ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out, last of 4, 34l behind Lemon Drop Red (9-5) at Ffos Las 1m 4f 3yo app hcp 0-75 (5) gs in Sep.
Tiger Who 66-1 (8-0) Keen and always in rear, 9th of 10, 35l behind Magic Millie (9-0) at Southwell 1m 4f sell stks (6) fbs in Jan.