slightly outpaced, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on one pace close home
pressed winner, ridden and every chance over 1f out, no extra close home
close up, pushed along halfway, ridden and weakened inside final furlong
made all, pushed along over 1f out, ridden out, gamely (hand time)
tracked leaders, pushed along halfway, ridden and weakened inside final furlong
NonRunner
Arzaak won a lower grade contest by a head over track and trip last month though the runner-up has been well beaten subsequently and course regular SAMOVAR makes more appeal. The latter finally showed some improvement for a slide down the weights when beaten a length here last time and Scott Dixon’s charge is taken to go one better and confirm latest running with Scale Force and Red Stripes in the process.
Samovar 7-2 (9-7) Dwelt, led after 2f, ridden and headed over 1f out, hampered entering final furlong, switched right and ran on close home, 3rd of 7, 1l behind Tom Tulliver (9-2) at Southwell 5f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Scale Force 9-2 (9-3) Led 2f, tracked leader, ridden and every chance over 1f out, one pace and short of room close home, 4th of 7, 1 1/2l behind Tom Tulliver (9-2) at Southwell 5f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Arzaak (IRE) 5-1jfav (9-0) Tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, stayed on to lead final strides, won at Southwell 5f hcp (6) pol in Oct beating The Defiant (9-0) by hd, 12 ran.
Knightcap 14-1 (9-4) Mid-division, some headway and pushed along 2f out, kept on close home, 4th of 14, 2 1/4l behind Ballyare (9-7) at Newcastle 5f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Slowmo (IRE) 13-2 (9-1) Led narrowly, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened quickly final furlong, eased close home, 10th of 14, 11 1/2l behind Kaafy (9-0) at Southwell 6f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Red Stripes (USA) 12-1 (8-8) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 7, 3 1/2l behind Tom Tulliver (9-2) at Southwell 5f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Oeil De Tigre (FR) 40-1 (8-13) Soon pushed along in rear, never on terms, 10th of 11, 12 1/2l behind Queen Of Kalahari (9-1) at Southwell 5f hcp (4) pol in Nov.