in rear, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, kept on same pace
in touch, pushed along 2f out, weakened final furlong
close up, ridden and weakened over 1f out
tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace
close up, ridden over 1f out, stayed on towards finish
led, ridden over 1f out, headed narrowly inside final furlong, rallied to lead again final strides
in touch, pushed along 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on towards finish
dwelt, keen toward rear, ridden 2f out, never on terms
Chookie Dunedin has placed over 7f since scoring over today’s trip at Wolverhampton while Danielsflyer finished runner-up over 7f here last time. Mythmaker is edging towards ending a long losing run on the evidence of improved efforts at Wolverhampton while Ghathanfar won over track and trip in October. But KIND REVIEW (NAP) has been beaten less than a length in more competitive sprints over course and distance the last twice now and Tracy Waggott’s charge gets the vote on that form.
Chookie Dunedin 5-1 (9-6) Missed break, mid-division, headway to chase leaders over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, ran on well to grab 2nd final strides, 2nd of 8, 1l behind Parallel World (9-5) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (4) pol in Jan.
Danielsflyer (IRE) 10-1 (9-2) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, chased winner over 1f out, stayed on, unable to challenge, 2nd of 9, 1 1/2l behind Streak Lightning (9-7) at Newcastle 7f hcp (4) pol in Jan.
Mythmaker 9-2 (9-4) Chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, went 2nd final strides, not quite pace to challenge, 2nd of 12, 1/2l behind Spartan Fighter (9-2) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (4) pol in Dec.
Ice Age (IRE) 18-1 (9-7) Led 1f, tracked leader, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on same pace and lost two places towards finish, 4th of 9, 3 1/4l behind Power Over Me (9-3) at Lingfield 6f hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Giogiobbo 10-1 (8-2) Chased leaders, pushed along halfway, ridden and outpaced over 1f out, plugged on, last of 5, 3 1/2l behind Ornate (9-7) at Southwell 5f hcp (3) pol in Jan.
Kind Review 17-2 (8-6) Raced keenly in mid-division far side of group, good headway chasing leaders 2f out, ran on under pressure inside final furlong, not reach leaders, 5th of 12, 1/2l behind Astro Jakk (9-4) at Newcastle 6f hcp (3) pol in Dec.
Storm Over (IRE) 11-2 (9-4) Towards rear, ridden and headway inside final furlong, kept on same pace, 5th of 9, 4 1/2l behind Power Over Me (9-3) at Lingfield 6f hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Athollblair Boy (IRE) 15-2 (8-11) Switched right soon after start, held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, not trouble leaders, 4th of 9, 4 1/2l behind Spartan Fighter (9-0) at Newcastle 6f hcp (4) pol in Jan.
Ghathanfar (IRE) 12-1 (9-3) Raced keenly, led, ridden and headed over 1f out, no impression on winner final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 13, 3l behind Global Warning (9-7) at Newcastle 6f hcp (5) pol in Dec.
Gleniffer 12-1 (8-10) Held up, headway over 1f out, chased leaders inside final furlong, edged right, stayed on, 3rd of 6, 1/2l behind Bashiba (8-9) at Musselburgh 5f hcp (5) gf in Sep.
Alnasherat 10-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, not clear run over 2f out, soon switched left, went 2nd inside final furlong, stayed on, not trouble winner, 2nd of 9, 1/2l behind Spartan Fighter (9-0) at Newcastle 6f hcp (4) pol in Jan.