chased winner, ridden 2f out, no impression and lost 2 places inside final furlong
slow into stride and soon outpaced, headway towards stand side over 1f out, ridden and ran on to go 2nd inside final furlong
raced wide close up, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
made all, ridden over 1f out, ran on
towards rear, ridden and headway entering final furlong, nearest finish
in touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, no impression final furlong
in touch, pushed along 4f out, ridden and headway 2f out, stayed on to go 3rd close home
tracked leaders, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out
Kevin The Minion was no match for the odds-on winner here last time but finished clear of the rest and should go close. But James Tate’s yard is in fine form and a chance is taken TIME FRAME handles the surface having made a promising debut when third at Wolverhampton. Paxos struggled over a mile last time having placed over 7f earlier while Driftwood was well beaten over 5f here and is upped in distance with headgear applied. Ghost Rider is related to three winners and a newcomer to note with Mark Johnston’s yard firing-in the winners.
Paxos (IRE) 40-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders early, in touch over 4f out, ridden 2f out, no impression, 6th of 10, 16 1/4l behind First Receiver (9-5) at Kempton 1m mdn stks (5) pol in Jun.
Chelsea Showcase 100-1 (9-0) Not much room start, towards rear, struggling over 3f out, 6th of 9, 20 1/4l behind Reaction Time (9-5) at Southwell 7f stks (5) pol in Dec.
Ghost Rider (IRE) Dark Angel colt out of Priceless Jewel.
Kevin The Minion 11-4 (9-5) Tracked winner, pushed along 2f out, kept on one pace, 2nd of 8, 4 1/2l behind Fighter Pilot (9-5) at Southwell 6f mdn stks (5) pol in Dec.
Marve 150-1 (9-5) Led, pushed along and headed 2f out, ridden over 1f out, no extra final furlong, 4th of 12, 7l behind Carrothers (9-5) at Southwell 7f stks (5) pol in Dec.
Musaytir (IRE) 12-1 (8-13) Always behind, last of 8, 16 1/2l behind Global Response (8-13) at Wolverhampton 5f stks (5) pol in Jan.
Pips Tune 50-1 (9-5) Missed break, soon struggling in rear, never dangerous, 10th of 12, 25l behind Carrothers (9-5) at Southwell 7f stks (5) pol in Dec.
Driftwood 9-1 (8-11) Niggled early to race just behind leaders, pushed along 3f out, never able to mount a serious challenge, 5th of 8, 5 3/4l behind A Pint Of Bear (9-2) at Southwell 5f stks (5) pol in Oct.
Time Frame 11-1 (8-12) In touch in mid-division, headway 2f out, edged left entering final furlong, stayed on and closed on 2nd, no impression on winner, 3rd of 8, 3 3/4l behind Bumble Beee (9-0) at Wolverhampton 6f mdn stks (5) pol in Sep.