always towards rear
held up behind, headway over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, soon every chance, no extra towards finish
mid-division, headway over 1f out, soon not much room, kept on inside final furlong
led, ridden over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, weakened towards finish
chased leader, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, no extra towards finish
mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, held on well
dwelt, behind, headway and switched right entering final furlong, kept on well, held near finish
chased leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out
towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, never dangerous
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, faded last 75 yards
took keen hold, always towards rear
Nonrunner
GENTLEMEN (NAP) ran well at a big price in a tougher sprint than this at Kempton last week. A repeat should see him bang there at the finish once again. Huntsmans Close returns to 6f having finished ahead of Upavon and Guishan when placed over 5f at Chelmsford and Ballesteros arrives in good form having finished ahead of Merdon Castle when scoring at Nottingham to land a double. Stablemate Nimr drops back in trip while Aguerooo still looks high enough in the weights having recorded five wins on the all-weather last winter.
Huntsmans Close 25-1 (8-9) Close up, ridden halfway, headway entering final furlong, stayed on to go 3rd near finish, 3rd of 12, 2 1/4l behind Encore d'Or (8-12) at Chelmsford City 5f hcp (2) pol in Nov.
Aguerooo (IRE) 33-1 (9-4) Held up in mid-division, ridden over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, almost got 3rd, 4th of 12, 3 1/4l behind Dougan (9-2) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (3) pol in Oct.
King Robert 14-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 5th of 14, 2 1/2l behind Kenny The Captain (8-13) at Newcastle 6f hcp (3) pol in Nov.
Zac Brown (IRE) 3-1 (9-12) Held up, in last trio, ridden on inside over 1f out, no headway, 5th of 7, 5 3/4l behind Free Zone (9-4) at Chelmsford City 6f stks (6) pol in Nov.
Guishan 20-1 (8-6) Close up, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace, 6th of 12, 2 3/4l behind Encore d'Or (8-12) at Chelmsford City 5f hcp (2) pol in Nov.
Highland Acclaim (IRE) 12-1 (9-3) Tracked stand side leader, close up when groups merged over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 12th of 13, 8 1/2l behind Cornwallville (9-7) at Newcastle 6f hcp (3) pol in Nov.
Nimr 7-5fav (9-5) Steadied start, held up in rear, never on terms, 5th of 7, 5l behind Hornsby (9-3) at Doncaster 1m hcp (3) gs in Jun.
Upavon 12-1 (8-4) Reared start and lost many lengths, behind, never on terms, 9th of 12, 3 3/4l behind Encore d'Or (8-12) at Chelmsford City 5f hcp (2) pol in Nov.
Another Wise Kid (IRE) 18-1 (9-4) Mid-division, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 7th of 14, 5 1/4l behind Kenny The Captain (8-13) at Newcastle 6f hcp (3) pol in Nov.
Merdon Castle (IRE) 10-1 (9-4) Raced wide, close up, pushed along after 2f, ridden 2f out, faded final furlong, 7th of 9, 2l behind Ballesteros (9-8) at Nottingham 5f hcp (4) gd in Nov.
Ballesteros 7-1 (9-8) Tracked leaders, headway to lead inside final furlong, ridden and ran on, won at Nottingham 5f hcp (4) gd in Nov beating Coiste Bodhar (8-8) by nk, 9 ran.
Sir Billy Wright (IRE) 16-1 (8-13) Prominent, centre, ridden and every chance over 1f out, faded inside final furlong, 9th of 13, 3 1/4l behind Cornwallville (9-7) at Newcastle 6f hcp (3) pol in Nov.
Gentlemen 20-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 3rd close home, 3rd of 12, 1 1/2l behind Justice Good (9-4) at Kempton 6f hcp (2) pol in Nov.
