held up, lost place 6f out, behind 5f out
mid-division, ridden and weakened over 2f out
dwelt in rear, ridden 5f out, headway under pressure over 1f out, never nearer
in rear, behind from 5f out
tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
led, headed over 6f out, tracked leader until over 4f out, ridden over 3f out, kept on same pace final 2f
tracked leader, led over 6f out, ridden 2f out, headed inside final furlong
raced wide tracked leaders, went 2nd over 4f out, ridden 3f out, driven to lead inside final furlong, ran on
keen tracked leaders, weakened quickly over 3f out
in touch, headway 3f out, ridden to chase leading pair over 2f out, driven and stayed on final furlong
keen mid-division, lost place over 5f out
close up, pushed along 4f out, ridden and weakened over 2f out
held up, headway over 3f out, soon ridden, no impression from over 1f out
raced wide in touch, ridden and headway 3f out, no impression from over 1f out
Come Back King has had a rear view of High Command a couple of times here recently but there's nothing of that rival’s calibre today. Royal Holiday has been looking one-paced over a mile but he was tried over this sort of trip once before and didn’t seem to stay. Luke Morris has a good book of rides today and THAHAB IFRAJ can round off his trip on a successful note as Ismail Mohammed’s gelding has only been raised a pound for a close-up third at Chelmsford and might appreciate the extra furlong. Scrafton is often thereabouts but struggles to get his head in front but The Lock Master and English Summer have the class to figure if in the mood.
English Summer 20-1 (9-7) In touch, lost place 7f out, tailed off, last of 14, dist behind Michael's Mount (8-9) at Catterick 1m 4f hcp (4) sft in Oct.
The Lock Master (IRE) 20-1 (8-8) Mid-division, weakened over 2f out, last of 9, dist behind Touch The Sky (9-1) at Pontefract 1m 4f hcp (4) gd in May.
Bazooka (IRE) 200-1 (9-4) Steadied start, always behind, eased over 1f out, 15th of 16, dist behind Duretto (9-4) at Newbury 1m 4f Grp 3 stks (1) gs in Oct.
Sailors Warn (IRE) 7-1 (11-9) Held up towards rear, headway before 3 out, one pace in 3rd from last, 3rd of 9, 13l behind Satanic Beat (11-12) at Doncaster 2m 1f hcp (4) gd in Dec.
Firestorm (GER) 40-1 (11-0) Pulled hard, tracked leader, dived at 2nd, slowed into 3rd and lost 2nd, soon behind, went badly left 5th and next, soon hung badly left and eased, pulled up before 2 out, at Sandown 2m mdn (4) gd in Nov.
Royal Holiday (IRE) 4-1fav (9-7) Prominent, led entering final 3f, ridden and headed over 2f out, kept on one pace and lost 2 places inside final furlong, 4th of 11, 6 1/2l behind Big Storm Coming (9-5) at Southwell 1m hcp (5) pol in Dec.
Seagull Star 11-1 (9-6) Held up towards rear, never dangerous, 11th of 12, 9 1/2l behind Drago (9-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Come Back King (IRE) 8-1 (9-0) Tracked leader, led over 4f out, soon joined, ridden and headed 2f out, kept on one pace, 2nd of 7, 4 1/2l behind High Command (9-7) at Southwell 1m 6f hcp (5) pol in Dec.
Solarmaite 11-1 (9-3) Joined leader after 1f, clear with leader over 7f out, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened, tailed off, last of 9, dist behind Azilian (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in May.
Thahab Ifraj (IRE) 10-1 (8-10) Held up, in 6th, headway under pressure over 1f out, went 3rd well inside final furlong, held when hampered and snatched up close home, 3rd of 10, 1 1/4l behind Graceful James (9-1) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Dec.
Scrafton 9-2 (9-7) Led, headed 3f out, ridden and kept on one pace final furlong, 3rd of 6, 6l behind Oriental Tiger (9-9) at Haydock 1m 4f hcp (5) gf in Jun.
Ralphy Lad (IRE) 25-1 (10-0) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 9th of 15, 11 3/4l behind Transpennine Star (9-9) at Carlisle 1m 6f hcp (6) gs in Sep.
Shining Romeo 8-1 (9-2) Keen, in touch, headway over 2f out, ridden and tracked leaders over 1f out, faded inside final furlong, 7th of 14, 4 1/4l behind General Hazard (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Port Lairge 33-1 (9-2) Slowly into stride, outpaced in rear, never dangerous, 7th of 11, 13 3/4l behind Macho Mac (9-1) at Southwell 7f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
