in rear, ridden 2f out, never on terms
in touch, pushed along 3f out, headway when not clear run approaching final furlong, effort inside final furlong, no impression towards finish
tracked leader, not much room and not clear run over 1f out, ridden and ran on towards finish
in rear, pushed along 3f out, eased over 1f out
raced wide in touch, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, edged left and led inside final furlong, ran on
soon led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong
keen close up, ridden and unable to quicken over 1f out, kept on same pace
raced wide towards rear, ridden over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, nearest finish
This looks a bit more competitive that the first division. Termsnconditions, a winner twice here over 6f, hasn’t been beaten far the last twice. Captain Pugwash has only gone up 3lb for winning at Chelmsford and Waqt ran his best race over this trip at Kempton in the autumn. EDDIEBET (NAP) ran well here earlier in the month and makes another long trip down from North Yorkshire. He’s been left on the same mark and can return home with the spoils this time. Haraz is only a plater but Kafoo has won here in the past and could be interesting.
Waqt (IRE) 4-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, 10th of 13, 4 1/4l behind Medicean El Diablo (9-6) at Kempton 1m hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Captain Pugwash (IRE) 9-2fav (9-4) Rear of mid-division, switched left and headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, edged right, ran on, won at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (6) pol in Dec beating Viola Park (8-13) by 1l, 13 ran.
Haraz (IRE) 4-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders, headway on outer to dispute 2nd over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on one pace, last of 3, 3/4l behind Ballymore Castle (8-12) at Wolverhampton 6f stks (6) pol in Dec.
Kafoo 4-1 (9-12) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, lost place over 1f out, 5th of 10, 7 3/4l behind Chaucer's Tale (9-9) at Newcastle 7f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Eddiebet 8-1 (8-13) Close up, ridden 2f out, chased winner briefly inside final furlong, kept on, 3rd of 10, 1 3/4l behind Varsovian (9-7) at Lingfield 7f hcp (5) pol in Dec.
Ubla (IRE) 9-2 (9-6) Held up in mid-division, ridden and edged right 2f out, some headway over 1f out, never on terms, 5th of 10, 6 3/4l behind Queens Royale (9-6) at Southwell 7f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Malaysian Boleh 14-1 (9-4) Raced wide close up, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and kept on same pace, 5th of 9, 2 3/4l behind Compton Prince (9-0) at Lingfield 6f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Termsnconditions (IRE) 5-1 (9-9) Tracked winner, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace, 2nd of 12, 1/2l behind Mistry (8-10) at Lingfield 6f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
El Torito (IRE) 9-4fav (9-6) Dwelt in rear, ridden entering final 2f, driven and kept on, never near leaders, 7th of 10, 2 1/4l behind Billyoakes (9-5) at Lingfield 6f hcp (6) pol in Dec.