held up, headway between horses over 1f out, led just inside final furlong, readily
tracked leader, led 4f out, ridden 2f out, headed just inside final furlong, no extra
pushed along in rear, ridden over 2f out, no impression
tracked leading pair, ridden 2f out, every chance 1f out, kept on same pace, lost 2nd post
in touch, chased leader 2f out, ridden and every chance 1f out, kept on to go 2nd post
pushed along leaving stalls to lead 2f, ridden halfway, weakened 2f out
Withdrawn
Chjimes looks to be treading water off his current mark though this drop in grade could bring improvement, while Athaakeel and Mary's Pet have both struggled since winning here in December. Clear Ice did better when third in a seller last time but has done all his winning on Fibresand so far so the vote goes to SOUTH AFRICAN GOLD. He won over C&D back in November and a six-week break since finishing behind Rio Royale here should have freshened him up. Bollywood Style looks best of the rest.
Chjimes (IRE) 6-1 (8-12) Steadied start, in rear, kept on, never near leaders, 5th of 10, 4 1/2l behind Waabel (9-7) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
Athaakeel (IRE) 7-1 (9-1) In rear, ridden on outside over 2f out, soon well beaten, last of 7, 9l behind Spinning Bailiwick (9-3) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
South African Gold (USA) 8-1 (9-4) Chased leaders on inside, ridden 2f out, one pace and no impression inside final furlong, 7th of 12, 3l behind Rio Royale (9-2) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Jan.
Mary's Pet 25-1 (9-5) Slowly into stride, soon bustled along to chase leader and clear of rest, pushed along 3f out, ridden and lost 2nd well over 1f out, weakened and eased over 1f out, last of 9, 18l behind Abriachan (9-5) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Jan.
Bollywood Style 10-1 (8-13) In rear, ridden along over 4f out, never a factor, 9th of 11, 2 3/4l behind Norville (9-4) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Flow Chart (IRE) 50-1 (8-7) Tracked leaders, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 12, 11l behind Toby Tyler (9-7) at Southwell 6f hcp 0-60 (6) fbs in Jan.
Clear Ice (IRE) 16-1 (9-5) Led, ridden and joined over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, lost 2nd post, 3rd of 8, 2l behind Restless Bay (8-7) at Wolverhampton 6f sell stks (6) pol.