tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, soon beaten
tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on
led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on one pace
One Night In Milan was tailed off at Taunton on his debut and is hard to fancy on that display but Zee Man was third at Hereford before struggling on his latest start. One For The Team is related to a couple of National Hunt winners but KALOOKI is a half-brother to five winners over jumps including the prolific Kruzhlinin and is taken to make a winning start in this company for the Hobbs/Johnson partnership.
One Night In Milan (IRE) 7-2 (11-5) Tracked leaders, niggled along when jinked right to stable exit 6f out and dropped into rear, hung badly left on bend over 3f out, tailed off after, 8th of 11, dist behind Smith's Bay (11-5) at Taunton 2m (5) sft in Jan.
One For The Team Shirocco gelding out of One Gulp.
Zee Man (FR) 33-1 (10-8) Took keen hold, held up towards rear, headway on inside over 5f out, pushed along and struggling in 6th 4f out, plugged on final 2f, never involved, 5th of 12, 19l behind Commanche Red (11-4) at Kempton 2m mdn (5) sft in Feb.
Kalooki (GER) Martaline gelding out of Karuma.