dwelt in touch in rear, headway 2f out, switched left approaching final furlong, ridden to lead inside final furlong, soon joined, headed final strides
tracked leader, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, headed inside final furlong, kept on
close up, pushed along 3f out, soon weakened and eased, tailed off
in touch, ridden 2f out, headway to join leader inside final furlong, driven to lead final strides
tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, kept on one pace
soon led, quickened pace and soon 5 lengths clear over 4f out, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, soon weakened
in touch in rear, ridden over 2f out, never a factor
RYDAN returned a cosy winner back over 2m at Kempton last time and a 5lb rise may not be enough to anchor him in his current mood. Gary Moore’s charge is taken to go in again while Cry Wolf finished ahead of Paddy A when scoring over a shorter trip in September and won again at Wolverhampton last month. The latter is the main danger given Monjeni looks stuck on his current mark and the rest arrive out of form with Shinghari having his first start for over a year.
Rydan (IRE) 7-1 (9-7) Behind, headway over 3f out, chased leaders over 2f out, ran on to lead inside final furlong, ridden out, won at Kempton 2m hcp (4) pol in Dec beating Maquisard (10-1) by 2 1/2l, 10 ran.
Paddy A (IRE) 16-1 (9-9) Close up, lost place 7f out, pushed along 2f out, ridden and stayed on inside final furlong, 3rd of 9, 10 3/4l behind Aircraft Carrier (9-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp (4) pol in Dec.
Shinghari (IRE) 14-1 (11-2) Mid-division, weakened from 4 out, 10th of 12, dist behind Peruvien Bleu (12-0) at Ludlow 2m hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Monjeni 7-2 (9-11) Keen in touch, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 4th of 9, 3 1/2l behind Praeceps (8-13) at Newcastle 2m hcp (4) pol in Oct.
Cry Wolf 9-2 (9-6) Chased leaders, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, clear when hung right inside final furlong, stayed on well, won at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (4) pol in Nov beating Tan Arabiq (8-11) by 3/4l, 11 ran.
Ezanak (IRE) 20-1 (10-2) Close up, ridden along from over 6f out, weakened 2f out, 4th of 6, 18 1/2l behind Vivernus (9-6) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp (4) pol in Dec.
Brexitmeansbrexit 28-1 (9-0) Pressed leader after 1f, led 8f out, ridden 2f out, headed inside final 2f, weakened final furlong, 9th of 13, 12 3/4l behind Ilhabela Fact (8-7) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (4) pol in Dec.