held up in rear, good headway near side rail 2f out, led over 1f out, ridden and stayed on gamely
started very slowly, off the pace towards rear, headway chasing leaders over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong
led, ridden and headed inside final 2f, lost 2nd over 1f out, weakening when carried left inside final furlong
soon tracking leaders out wide, effort on inside chasing leaders over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, hung left and weakened final furlong
mid-division, some headway on inside over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
held up off the pace towards rear, headway near side when hung left and carried head high over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never going pace to challenge
pulled hard in mid-division, headway out wide tracking leaders in 5th halfway, pushed along over 2f out, weakened soon after
chased leaders, pushed along over 3f out, weakened
held up in mid-division, headway chasing leaders and hung left over 1f out, ridden and stayed on in 2nd inside final furlong, always held
off the pace and always towards rear
raced keenly tracking leader, led inside final 2f, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong
VILLALOBOS doesn’t actually have too many miles on the clock and Richard Hughes’ four-year-old can make amends for a near miss at Lingfield a fortnight ago. Dubai Jeanius isn’t favoured by the weights at these terms, but the punters know he at least acts around this circuit and they may still want to be with him. Hammy End obliged here in November and is rated just 2lb higher this afternoon. There was no money for Bermudiana on her handicap bow so of more interest could be George Ridsdale given he has won on two of his seven outings on an artificial surface.
Dubai Jeanius (IRE) 11-1 (9-5) Held up, pushed along and made no impression over 2f out, late headway inside last, 7th of 12, 2 1/2l behind Zealot (10-6) at Southwell 1m hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Bristol Hill (IRE) 3-1 (9-6) Keen hold, in touch, wide and headway over 3f out, tracked leaders over 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 11th of 12, 12 1/2l behind Pablo Prince (9-11) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
George Ridsdale 5-1 (9-4) Held up, short lived effort over 1f out, 10th of 13, 7 1/4l behind Johnny Boom (9-9) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Foursome 18-1 (8-6) Raced wide toward rear, headway 3f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out, last of 10, 15 1/4l behind Aiming High (9-9) at Southwell 1m 3f hcp fll (5) pol in Jan.
Villalobos (IRE) 3-1 (9-6) Soon led, headed 7f out, tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, every chance inside final furlong, ran on, just held, 2nd of 10, hd behind Star Of St Louis (9-5) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Hammy End (IRE) 9-2 (9-6) Raced wide tracked leader, led over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 13, 8l behind Gentle Fire (9-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Bermudiana (FR) 100-1 (9-5) Held up in mid-division, pushed along 3f out, soon lost place quickly and behind, 10th of 11, 18 1/2l behind Evasive Power (9-6) at Lingfield 1m hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Capla Blue 25-1 (9-6) Raced wide, held up, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 8th of 10, 8 3/4l behind Star Of St Louis (9-5) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Destinado 28-1 (8-9) Towards rear, pushed along 2f out, not trouble leaders, 7th of 13, 5 3/4l behind Johnny Boom (9-9) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Porto Ercole (IRE) 40-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, pushed along halfway, weakened 2f out, 13th of 14, 21 1/4l behind Hardy (9-2) at Newcastle 7f stks (6) pol in Jan.
Kodiaclaim 28-1 (9-2) Towards rear, ridden 2f out, never on terms, 6th of 11, 6 3/4l behind Saxonhill (9-2) at Southwell 1m stks (6) pol in Jan.
Angus De Bull (IRE) 50-1 (10-2) Held up towards rear, never involved, 9th of 14, dist behind Colonial Empire (12-0) at Ffos Las 2m hcp (5) sft in Dec.
