tracked leader, ridden 1f out, no extra
held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, no extra
behind, headway 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong
held up in touch, headway over 1f out, kept on to lead towards finish
led, ridden over 1f out, kept on and headed towards finish
slowly away, soon tracked leaders, ridden inside final furlong, no extra towards finish
held up mid-division, headway over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, one pace
held up towards rear, ridden over 1f out, faded inside final furlong
held up mid-division, headway over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, kept on inside final furlong
held up towards rear, weakened from halfway
tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
always behind
A valuable handicap for midweek on the all-weather and several of these took part in a similar contest over track and trip a month ago. The unpredictable Al Khan came out best of them in third place on that occasion but the progressive HOLIDAY MAGIC was in close attendance and may well reverse running in this. Suzi's Connoisseur, Horsted Keynes and Steel Train finished further behind and top weight Realize is preferred on December’s conditions race success at Chelmsford. Russian Soul went close in a lower grade at Wolverhampton last week but recent course and distance winner Free Code has plenty to find with the selection on earlier form and Tatlisu is best over 6f.
Realize 11-8fav (9-3) Tracked leaders, headway over 1f out, ridden to lead well inside final furlong, soon headed, 2nd of 6, 3/4l behind Alfred Hutchinson (9-3) at Lingfield 1m stks (2) pol in Jan.
Steel Train (FR) 8-1 (9-5) Held up in touch near side, weakened over 1f out, last of 13, 5 1/4l behind Flaming Spear (9-2) at Newcastle 7f hcp (2) pol in Jan.
Angelic Lord (IRE) 14-1 (9-7) Towards rear, headway over 1f out, one pace, 7th of 11, 2 3/4l behind Jordan Sport (8-3) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (2) pol in Dec.
Suzi's Connoisseur 20-1 (9-0) Held up towards rear, headway far side over 1f out, not clear run and switched left to far rail inside final furlong, finished well, not reach leaders, 5th of 13, 1 1/4l behind Flaming Spear (9-2) at Newcastle 7f hcp (2) pol in Jan.
Supersta 5-1 (9-10) Slowly away, rear of mid-division, ridden and no impression straight, last of 9, 9 3/4l behind Geological (8-8) at Dundalk 1m hcp pol in Jan.
Holiday Magic (IRE) 4-1 (8-11) Tracked leaders and keen, 2nd over 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, headed and lost two places towards finish, 4th of 13, 1l behind Flaming Spear (9-2) at Newcastle 7f hcp (2) pol in Jan.
Russian Soul (IRE) 9-2 (9-5) Dwelt, in rear, ridden and good headway final furlong, stayed on strongly to take 2nd place near finish, 2nd of 9, 1/2l behind Nimr (9-2) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (3) pol in Feb.
Al Khan (IRE) 25-1 (9-4) Steadied and switched right start, held up in rear, still last 2f out, edged left and kept on inside final furlong, never nearer, 6th of 13, 5 3/4l behind Keystroke (9-7) at Kempton 7f hcp (3) pol in Jan.
Tatlisu (IRE) 5-2fav (9-12) Held up in rear, headway over 1f out, not clear run switched left and kept on inside final furlong, went 3rd towards finish, not reach leaders, 3rd of 9, 2 1/2l behind Rich Again (9-2) at Newcastle 5f hcp (4) pol in Jan.
Horsted Keynes (FR) 10-1 (9-2) Held up in last pair, headway on outside over 1f out, pushed along and stayed on inside final furlong, went 2nd well inside final furlong until no extra in 3rd towards finish, 3rd of 8, 3/4l behind Chevallier (9-0) at Lingfield 1m hcp (3) pol in Jan.
Fast And Furious (IRE) 7-1 (9-7) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on one pace, last of 4, 2 1/4l behind Electra Voice (8-6) at Chelmsford City 7f (3) pol in Nov.
Free Code (IRE) 12-1 (9-2) Tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, stayed on well under pressure inside final furlong, led narrowly near finish (hand timed), won at Newcastle 7f hcp (4) pol in Feb beating Curzon Line (8-12) by nk, 12 ran.
Testa Rossa (IRE) 4-1fav (9-4) Held up in rear, outpaced over 2f out, not clear run 1f out, switched right, ridden and ran on well inside final furlong, nearest finish, 5th of 12, 2 1/4l behind Free Code (9-2) at Newcastle 7f hcp (4) pol in Feb.
