tracked leaders, pushed along 2f out, switched right over 1f out, headway soon after, ridden and ran on to lead towards finish
close up, ridden 2f out, soon weakened
held up in rear, ridden and headway entering final furlong, not pace to challenge
held up, headway entering final furlong, ridden and ran on, not reach winner
in touch, headway over 1f out, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, led briefly well inside final furlong, no extra
slowly away, towards rear, headway inside final furlong, ran on, not reach leaders
raced wide, close up, ridden and weakened over 1f out
led, ridden approaching final furlong, headed no extra well inside final furlong
Justice First has won twice over shorter trips and Black Dave scored over 1m2f here earlier in the month. Tabla faces a tougher task having won a maiden here last month while Brasted picked-up a couple of claiming races at the end of last year. Alhella has been thereabouts in this grade of late but needs to dig a bit deeper to get her head in front but DUKES MEADOW won a Class 4 handicap at Chelmsford in November and it could be his turn again dropping back down in class.
Black Dave (IRE) 7-1 (9-8) Pressed leader, led 5f out, ridden and headed over 3f out, one pace over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, last of 7, 12 1/2l behind Until Midnight (9-5) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Alhella 15-2 (9-6) Led, ridden over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, kept on, held when lost place towards finish, 4th of 10, 1 1/4l behind Dutch Golden Age (9-6) at Kempton 7f hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Justice First 7-2 (9-5) Last to break, held up in rear, headway when not clear run on inside over 1f out, switched right inside final furlong, stayed on, went 3rd close home, no impression on front pair, 3rd of 7, 7 1/4l behind Until Midnight (9-5) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Brasted (IRE) 16-1 (8-11) Held up towards rear, took keen hold, ridden and effort on outside over 2f out, no impression from over 1f out, 5th of 9, 4 3/4l behind Bold Prediction (9-4) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (4) pol in Jan.
Pool House 3-1 (9-1) Raced wide, tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 8, 3l behind Corporal Maddox (9-1) at Wolverhampton 7f stks (6) pol in Nov.
Malaysian Boleh 10-1 (9-7) Slowly into stride, soon chased leaders on inside, outpaced over 2f out, ridden and lost place over 1f out, weakened final furlong, last of 7, 13 1/4l behind Gentlemen (9-12) at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Hercullian Prince 8-1 (8-10) Raced wide, tracked leader, ridden 2f out, led inside final furlong, headed towards finish, 2nd of 9, 1 1/4l behind Depth Charge (9-4) at Wolverhampton 7f stks (5) pol in Jan.
First Experience 11-1 (9-4) Hampered start, behind, outpaced over 3f out, never dangerous, last of 10, 10 1/4l behind Dutch Golden Age (9-6) at Kempton 7f hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Tabla 12-1 (9-0) Tracked leader, led over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on gamely, won at Lingfield 1m mdn fll stks (5) pol in Dec beating Pharadelle (9-0) by 1/2l, 9 ran.
Dukes Meadow 7-1 (8-13) Mid-division, driven over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 4th towards finish, not reach leaders, 4th of 8, 2 1/2l behind Loyalty (9-7) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (4) pol in Jan.
