raced keenly, chased leaders out wide, weakened final furlong
slowly into stride, off the pace in last pair, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, nearest finish
chased leader, led 2f out, veered badly right over 1f out, caught post
led, ridden and headed 2f out, hampered and lost place over 1f out, never dangerous after
held up in mid-division, headway out wide chasing leaders 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
pushed along and struggling towards rear over 3f out, never a factor
tracked leaders, went 2nd over 1f out, soon ridden, lost 2nd inside final furlong, stayed on in 3rd, not quite pace of leading duo
pulled hard early, soon steadied in 5th, good headway between horses 2f out, went 2nd and ran on under pressure inside final furlong, led post
never closer than mid-division
raced keenly in mid-division, some headway final furlong, never a threat
always behind, never a factor, well tailed off
slowly into stride, raced keenly and always towards rear
held up towards rear, some headway out wide 2f out, no impression final furlong
NonRunner
This looks something of a lottery with several handicapping for the first time. Clive Cox has sent out three of the last five winners and Pavlodar should be in the mix having gone close at Wolverhampton in October while Cabrakan is preferred to Thunder Queen of the Hannon duo. Salisbury third Warhol is another returning to action with a shout but Jade Country and TWO TEMPTING have the more recent form. The latter found only Kingmax, rated 86, too good at Kempton last month and he gets the vote.
Warhol (IRE) 14-1 (9-2) Went right start, chased leaders in main group, led overall 2f out, ridden and strongly pressed inside final furlong, headed and outstayed final 110 yards, lost 2nd post, 3rd of 10, 3/4l behind Wanees (9-8) at Salisbury 7f stks (4) sft in Sep.
Cabrakan (IRE) 5-1 (9-5) Tracked leader, ridden and kept on at 2f, weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 12, 2 3/4l behind Kiwano (9-5) at Kempton 7f stks (5) pol in Sep.
Galileo Glass (IRE) 9-2 (9-1) Awkwardly away, in rear, ridden over 1f out, keeping on inside final furlong when not clear run inside final furlong, 4th of 7, 4 1/4l behind Meng Tian (9-4) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (4) pol in Mar.
Island Bandit (IRE) 14-1 (9-1) Always towards rear, 7th of 9, 15 1/2l behind Brasil Power (9-4) at Kempton 7f (4) pol in Oct.
Two Tempting (IRE) 7-4 (9-5) Raced keenly, led 1f, chased leader until over 4f out, chased leaders, went 2nd again inside final 2f, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, no chance with winner, 2nd of 12, 4 3/4l behind Kingmax (9-5) at Kempton 1m stks (5) pol in Mar.
Hul Ah Bah Loo (IRE) 22-1 (9-2) Chased leaders early, mid-division after 1f, raced freely, pushed along over 2f out, some headway into 4th under 2f out but soon outpaced by leaders, held over 1f out and no extra final furlong, 5th of 10, 8 1/2l behind King Of Time (9-9) at Lingfield 1m stks (5) pol in Mar.
Pavlodar (FR) 11-8fav (9-2) Raced keenly tracking leaders on inside, ridden over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not quite pace of leading duo, 3rd of 8, 1/2l behind Upton Park (9-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks (5) pol in Oct.
Thunder Queen 33-1 (9-0) Towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, never on terms, 13th of 14, dist behind Kawida (9-0) at Newmarket 1m lst fll stks (1) gd in Oct.
Jade Country 85-40fav (8-11) Raced wide keen tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and stayed on inside final furlong, 4th of 11, 2 1/4l behind Griffin Park (8-11) at Southwell 7f mdn stks (5) pol in Feb.
Damascus Finish (IRE) 14-1 (9-7) Tracked leader until ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 6, 7 1/4l behind Giewont (9-2) at Lingfield 7f hcp (5) pol in Mar.
My Bonnie Lassie 80-1 (9-1) In touch, pushed along halfway, never on terms, 8th of 9, 10l behind Beauzon (9-4) at Lingfield 6f hcp (4) pol in Jan.
Octopus (IRE) 15-2 (9-3) Raced keenly, chased winner, pushed along and every chance 2f out, ridden and lost 2nd inside final furlong, plugged on and no impression in 3rd, 3rd of 15, 4l behind Gin O'Clock (9-5) at Chelmsford City 7f stks (4) pol in Nov.
Iskaheen (IRE) 17-2 (9-2) Slowly away, mid division, pushed along 2f out, weakened final 100 yards, 8th of 11, 5 1/4l behind Wild Mountain (9-6) at Kempton 6f (5) pol in Oct.
Letter Of The Law (IRE) 15-2 (8-11) Towards rear, pushed along 2f out, never nearer, 6th of 9, 10 3/4l behind Aldhaja (8-11) at Southwell 7f stks (5) pol in Feb.
