tracked winner until halfway, soon lost place, switched right approaching final furlong, kept on towards finish
raced wide, tracked winner, ridden 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
dwelt, in touch in rear, headway on outer approaching final 2f, ridden to chase winner inside final furlong, ran on
in rear, ridden 2f out, soon weakened
made most, ridden over 1f out, driven and all out
LUPO D'ORO beat both Pharoh Jake and Hamoody over the minimum trip at Kempton on his latest start. This looks no tougher despite a 5lb rise and he can go in again. Top Offer looks to be treading water off his current mark but Cardinal made the frame over track and trip in December and could figure again. Billy Red has slipped down the weights but is a rare winner nowadays and Shamahan has not won since 2013.
Top Offer 7-2fav (8-13) Held up in rear, ridden halfway, headway over 1f out, never on terms, 5th of 9, 6l behind Come On Dave (9-6) at Chelmsford City 5f hcp 0-80 (4) pol.
Shamahan 9-2 (9-4) Close up, ridden 2f out, effort and every chance approaching final furlong, weakened towards finish, 8th of 11, 3 1/2l behind Varsovian (9-5) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
Hamoody (USA) 8-1 (8-11) Tracked leader, led entering final 2f, soon headed, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 7, 2 1/4l behind Bond Fastrac (9-4) at Wolverhampton 6f sell stks (6).
Pharoh Jake 4-1 (9-3) Tracked winner, ridden over 1f out, kept on and no impression, 2nd of 6, 3l behind Pearl Noir (8-11) at Kempton 5f hacp 0-70 (5) pol.
Lupo D'Oro (IRE) 5-2 (8-7) Slowly away, in rear, headway on inner over 1f out, soon ridden, kept on to lead inside final furlong, won at Kempton 5f hcp 0-75 (5) pol beating Powerful Wind (9-7) by 1 1/2l, 6 ran.
Cardinal 8-1 (9-0) Raced wide towards rear, weakened over 1f out, last of 9, 8l behind Dreams Of Glory (9-3) at Lingfield 5f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Dec.
Billy Red 33-1 (9-5) Towards rear, under pressure over 2f out, hung left when weakening over 1f out, 11th of 12, 11l behind Gabrial's Wawa (9-6) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Jan.