in touch, headway and close up 5f out, pushed along over 1f out, ridden and unable to quicken inside final furlong, lost 2nd close home
raced wide in touch, ridden and weakened 2f out
close up, pushed along 2f out, ridden and stayed on to go 2nd close home
in touch, pushed along 2f out, ridden and ran on inside final furlong, nearest finish
slow into stride, tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
led, ridden 2f out, headed entering final furlong, no extra towards finish
slowly away in rear, never on terms
prominent, ridden over 1f out, led entering final furlong, soon edged left, ran on
towards rear, pushed along and headway over 1f out, kept on, nearest finish
raced wide soon towards rear, ridden over 2f out, never on terms
AQWAAM beat Animato at Newcastle before finishing runner-up when upped in class over track and trip. He gets another chance back at this level. Western Stars escapes a penalty for winning an apprentices‘ race at Lingfield and Joe Leavy can also claim his 7lb allowance today while East End Girl has won over hurdles since scoring at Newcastle in June. Sea Me Dance has been winning lower grade contests while Haaland looks high enough in the weights.
Aqwaam 11-10fav (9-7) In touch, headway over 2f out, led 2f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, 2nd of 9, 1 3/4l behind Sarsons Risk (9-3) at Southwell 2m hcp (3) pol in Dec.
Animato 10-1 (9-12) Close up, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 8, 5 1/4l behind Kyle Of Lochalsh (9-8) at Chelmsford City 1m 6f hcp (4) pol in Dec.
Pons Aelius (IRE) 11-2 (10-0) Prominent, led well over 2f out, ridden well over 1f out, headed approaching final furlong, no extra final 110 yards, 4th of 10, 2 3/4l behind Aqwaam (10-3) at Newcastle 2m hcp (4) pol in Nov.
Western Stars (FR) 9-4 (10-2) Took keen hold early, held up in touch, ridden 2f out, headway approaching final furlong, stayed on strongly to lead towards finish, won at Lingfield 2m hcp (5) pol in Dec beating Tamaris (8-12) by nk, 7 ran.
Award Dancer (IRE) 40-1 (9-12) Towards rear, lost touch rapidly and eased 5f out, last of 10, dist behind Aqwaam (10-3) at Newcastle 2m hcp (4) pol in Nov.
East End Girl 2-1fav (12-0) Tracked leader until ridden 2 out, rallied flat to go 2nd towards finish, 2nd of 11, 1 1/4l behind Maggie O (11-0) at Doncaster 2m 1f hcp (5) gd in Nov.
Haaland (IRE) 7-4fav (9-7) Chased leaders on outer, ridden and pressed front rank well over 1f out, weakened under 1f out, 6th of 10, 4 1/4l behind Aqwaam (10-3) at Newcastle 2m hcp (4) pol in Nov.
Smart Champion 17-2 (9-11) Held up off the pace in last pair, steady headway 3f out, ridden and no impression in 3rd turning in, 3rd of 7, 4 1/4l behind Lunar Shadow (9-2) at Chelmsford City 1m 6f hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Sea Me Dance 5-1 (9-8) Prominent early, tracked leaders, ridden to chase leader over 1f out, stayed on to lead towards finish, won at Lingfield 2m hcp (5) pol in Dec beating Artisan Dancer (9-5) by 3/4l, 10 ran.
De Vega's Warrior (IRE) 7-2 (10-0) In touch, wide and headway over 1f out, ridden and stayed on inside final furlong, 2nd of 10, 1 3/4l behind Tradesman (9-13) at Chelmsford City 2m hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Red Force One 50-1 (8-12) Always in rear, never a factor, last of 8, 9 1/2l behind True Courage (9-7) at Chelmsford City 1m 5f hcp (4) pol in Nov.