held up and behind, ridden over 1f out, never on terms
chased leaders went 2nd over 3f out, ridden 2f out, lost 2nd over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
soon chased leader, led over 4f out, ridden and strongly pressed throughout final furlong, headed post
slowly into stride, headway and in touch on outside over 4f out, headway chasing leaders before halfway, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 6th and held when eased towards finish
chased leaders, went 2nd over 1f out, every chance throughout final furlong, led on line
raced keenly, held up, ridden on outside over 1f out, ran on well towards finish, never quite going pace to challenge
held up in rear, headway on inside over 1f out, strong run inside final furlong, slightly hampered and squeezed through well inside final furlong, went never nearer 3rd towards finish, not quite get up
led over 1f, chased leader until over 3f out, chased leaders, rallied on inside over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, hung right and weakened towards finish
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Burauq finished in front of Krazy Paving when beaten only a head at Kempton recently while Warba finished closer at the latter track last time with both Mistry and Lady Morel behind. Evanescent was runner-up over 7f here earlier in the week and gets help from the saddle today with an apprentice’s allowance in his favour while De Vegas Kid ended last year with a second over a mile at Brighton. But DROP KICK MURPHI (NAP) finally showed glimpses of a return to form when third at Chelmsford having plummeted down the weights last year
Drop Kick Murphi (IRE) 7-1 (9-12) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, 3rd and kept on same pace inside final furlong, 3rd of 9, 1 3/4l behind Good Business (9-11) at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Warba (IRE) 5-1 (9-5) Led, ridden inside final 2f, strongly pressed inside final furlong, headed final 110 yards, no extra, 5th of 12, 2 1/2l behind New Rich (9-3) at Kempton 6f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Shelneverwalkalone 20-1 (8-13) Held up in touch, ridden over 1f out, faded inside final furlong, 7th of 10, 9 1/2l behind Wotadoll (9-0) at Brighton 5f hcp (6) gs in Oct.
De Vegas Kid (IRE) 9-4fav (8-12) Held up rear of mid-division, headway from over 2f out, switched left entering final furlong, went 2nd and pressed winner, held close home, 2nd of 8, 3/4l behind With Approval (9-7) at Brighton 1m hcp (6) gd in Sep.
Krazy Paving 40-1 (9-4) Chased leaders, no extra inside final furlong, 7th of 11, 2 1/2l behind Mercers (9-7) at Kempton 6f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Burauq 10-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, went 2nd on inside over 1f out, led well inside final furlong, headed last strides, 2nd of 11, hd behind Mercers (9-7) at Kempton 6f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Noble Deed 14-1 (8-8) Close up, ridden over 1f out, keeping on same pace when short of room inside final furlong, 6th of 7, 1 3/4l behind Gold Club (9-7) at Lingfield 6f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Mistry 12-1 (9-0) Chased leader, ridden to challenge inside final furlong, weakened, 6th of 12, 3l behind New Rich (9-3) at Kempton 6f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Lady Morel (IRE) 20-1 (9-8) Always towards rear, never involved, 11th of 12, 9 1/4l behind New Rich (9-3) at Kempton 6f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Evanescent (IRE) 14-1 (9-12) Led, soon pressed, strongly challenged from 2f out, headed post, 2nd of 12, shd behind Rising Sunshine (9-5) at Lingfield 7f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Zircon (IRE) 9-1 (8-6) Prominent, soon pushed along to lead, headed under 2f out, ridden 1 1/2f out, progress to lead over 1f out, weakened final furlong, last of 14, 14l behind Feeling Easy (9-2) at Tipperary 7f hcp Soft - Heavy in Sep.
Swift Fox 5-1 (8-8) Tracked leader, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 9, 3 1/2l behind Something Lucky (9-10) at Lingfield 5f hcp (7) pol in Jan.
