tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, weakened final furlong
tracked leader, pushed along 3f out, ridden and weakened approaching final furlong
led, ridden 2f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra close home
awkwardly away soon in touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, driven to lead towards finish
dwelt, raced wide in touch, headway over 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, headed towards finish
in rear, ridden 3f out, never on terms
close up, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace
tracked leaders 2f, soon towards rear, short lived effort over 1f out
Daafy disappointed at Wolverhampton having earlier gone close over a mile here with a below par De Bruyne Horse behind. Mister Freeze was placed at the track before struggling behind Lincoln Red when the latter scored over track and trip with Groupie back in third but FLY TRUE (NAP) looks set for a return to winning ways. Ivan Furtado’s mare is now back on the same mark as when winning over course and distance at this time last year and a recent second here points to a bold bid. Secret Treaties debuts on the surface and London continues to slide down the weights.
London (FR) 10-1 (9-2) Raced wide prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 4th of 5, 12 1/2l behind Headland (9-2) at Southwell 1m hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Secret Treaties 5-1 (9-9) Chased leaders, ridden and lost place when checked slightly over 2f out, well beaten over 1f out, 7th of 10, 3 3/4l behind Onebaba (9-7) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Fly True 4-1jfav (9-6) Tracked leaders in 5th, headway on inside over 2f out, went 2nd inside final 2f, ridden to challenge and every chance inside final furlong, no extra towards finish, 2nd of 11, 1/2l behind Magnificia (9-3) at Southwell 7f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
De Bruyne Horse 8-1 (9-9) Prominent, ridden to lead over 2f out, headed 2f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 11, 15 1/4l behind Maykir (9-6) at Southwell 1m hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Daafy (USA) 5-1 (9-6) Reared slightly start and raced in rear, pushed along over 2f out but never a factor, 9th of 10, 6 1/2l behind Heptathlete (9-6) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Mister Freeze (IRE) 3-1 (9-6) Slightly hampered start, raced wide towards rear, headway and wide home turn, no impression final furlong, 7th of 12, 10l behind Lincoln Red (8-13) at Southwell 7f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Lincoln Red 10-1 (8-13) Held up towards rear, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, ridden and stayed on to lead final 100 yards, won at Southwell 7f hcp (6) pol in Dec beating Al Batal (9-7) by nk, 12 ran.
Alioski 80-1 (9-5) Held up towards rear, well beaten over 1f out, last of 11, 12 1/2l behind Carey Street (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Groupie 9-2 (8-12) Close up, pushed along over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 11, 4 1/4l behind Desert Dream (9-7) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
The Red Witch 50-1 (8-12) Led, headed well over 1f out, not much room and soon weakened, last of 8, 6 1/2l behind Owhatanight (8-12) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (6) pol in Jan.