keen close up, ridden 2f out, weakened entering final furlong
slowly away keen in rear, headway on outer to track leader halfway, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace
steadied start, in touch in rear, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, ran on
in touch in rear, ridden 2f out, no impression
dwelt soon led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, stayed on
tracked leaders, pushed along 2f out, kept on same pace
tracked leader, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on
MAJAALIS (NAP) was unlucky against Royal Residence at Yarmouth as he missed the break and was only beaten a head. On that evidence, a 3lb rise for the earlier Doncaster winner looks fair. Drummond Warrior is 2-2 at Windsor but steps up a couple of grades to make his handicap debut. Monsieur Noir probably didn’t beat much at Salisbury and Total Commitment is having a first run since before Christmas. Tinto is back in the right grade, however, while Concierge has been running well over 5f and Dominus rarely runs a bad race.
Concierge (IRE) 4-1 (9-7) Held up in rear, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, stayed on into 2nd close home, 3rd of 7, 1l behind Furious (9-7) at Chelmsford City 5f hcp (3) pol in Aug.
Dominus (IRE) 4-1 (9-5) Blindfold taken off late, chased leaders, ridden 2f out, faded inside final furlong, 4th of 6, 4l behind Aplomb (9-5) at Leicester 6f hcp (3) gs in Aug.
Tinto 16-1 (8-6) Held up in touch, not clear run throughout final 2f, 6th of 9, 4 1/4l behind Dazzling Dan (9-4) at Newmarket 6f hcp (2) gd in Aug.
Majaalis (FR) 5-4fav (9-0) Dwelt in touch, headway over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, headed close home, 2nd of 6, hd behind Royal Residence (9-9) at Yarmouth 6f hcp (3) gf in Jul.
Drummond Warrior (IRE) 5-1 (9-9) Made all, hung left over 4f out, hung left again over 1f out, stayed on well, won at Windsor 6f stks (5) gf in Jun beating Grisons (9-2) by 4 1/2l, 7 ran.
Monsieur Noir 4-11fav (9-3) Dwelt, soon led, hard ridden over 1f out, stayed on well, won at Salisbury 6f stks (5) gf in Jul beating Angel Mead (9-5) by 1 1/4l, 6 ran.
Total Commitment (IRE) 6-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, ran on, won at Kempton 6f stks (5) pol in Dec beating Al Messila (8-11) by 1 1/4l, 10 ran.