chased leader, led over 6f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, no chance with winner when weakened and lost places inside final furlong
led over 1f, pressed leader, every chance 2f out, soon lost 2nd, weakened over 1f out
steadied and switched left start, held up last, never on terms
chased leaders, pushed along and outpaced over 2f out, soon weakened
held up off the pace towards rear, good headway when not clear run and switched left 2f out, led over 1f out, ran on well, won going away
towards rear on inside, never on terms
chased leaders, pushed along on inside and outpaced inside final 3f, soon beaten
chased leaders, pushed along out wide over 2f out, 5th and no impression final furlong
steadied and switched left start, held up in rear, never on terms
chased leaders out wide, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, almost snatched 2nd, no chance with winner
chased leaders, ridden out wide over 1f out, kept on into 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner
raced wide in mid-division, ran on late, never going pace to get involved
raced keenly and always towards rear
It was only a claimer that CEPHALUS won at Chelmsford recently but this is no tougher and he can go in again. Wheal Kitty improved to finish third at Newcastle on her handicap debut and looks a threat while Eklil also finished a lot closer at Kempton when handicapping for the first time. Bearcardi went close on his penultimate start while Beerenberg, Penna Rossa and State Control have plenty of scope for improvement.
Wheal Kitty 7-1 (9-7) Close up, chased leader halfway, ridden and every chance over 1f out, stayed on, 3rd of 13, 1 3/4l behind Jabbar (9-7) at Newcastle 1m (6) pol in Nov.
State Control 33-1 (9-5) Dwelt, ran green and always towards rear, 9th of 11, 13 1/4l behind Wineglass Bay (9-5) at Southwell 7f stks (5) pol in Dec.
Amjad 150-1 (9-5) Mid-division, struggling 3f out, outpaced and well held after, 6th of 10, 10 3/4l behind Security Code (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks (5) pol in Nov.
Penna Rossa (IRE) 28-1 (9-3) Mid-division, ridden well over 1f out, never on terms, 6th of 12, 6 3/4l behind Sound Angela (9-5) at Lingfield 1m stks (5) pol in Dec.
Cephalus 7-2 (8-8) Outpaced towards rear, still plenty to do when headway and switched right over 1f out, strong run under pressure inside final furlong, led post, won at Chelmsford City 7f stks (5) pol in Dec beating Shurut (8-4) by shd, 11 ran.
Down To The Kid (IRE) 150-1 (9-5) Held up, ridden 3f out, no impression, 7th of 8, 12l behind Majestic Fighter (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn stks (5) pol in Sep.
Beerenberg 40-1 (9-5) Prominent, lost place after 1f, some progress final furlong but no impression, 6th of 9, 4 1/2l behind Poppy Bouchet (9-0) at Kempton 1m mdn stks (5) pol in Dec.
Eklil 33-1 (9-3) Held up, pushed along 2f out, headway and ridden 1f out, kept on final furlong, 4th of 12, 3 1/2l behind New Shepard (9-6) at Kempton 1m (6) pol in Dec.
Bearcardi (IRE) 14-1 (8-9) Led, ridden and headed just inside final furlong, no extra, 8th of 14, 3 3/4l behind Galiac (9-7) at Newcastle 7f (5) pol in Oct.
Maggie's Joy 22-1 (8-9) In touch, short lived effort over 1f out, last of 7, 12 3/4l behind Myriad (8-4) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f (5) pol in Dec.
Art Expert 14-1 (9-1) In rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on, not trouble leaders, 4th of 8, 4 3/4l behind Alphonse Le Grande (9-9) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f (6) pol in Dec.
Samurai Sneddz 25-1 (8-12) In touch, pushed along halfway, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, never nearer, 6th of 13, 3 1/4l behind Jabbar (9-7) at Newcastle 1m (6) pol in Nov.
Timeless Touch 80-1 (9-5) Slowly into stride, outpaced, 11th of 12, 20l behind True Warfare (9-5) at Southwell 7f stks (5) pol in Dec.
