tracked leader, led 3f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, no extra
awkwardly away held up, headway over 1f out, switched right inside final furlong, ridden and ran on to lead final strides
awkwardly away and went left start, in rear, headway on outer 5f out, tracked leader 3f out, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
tracked leaders, chased leader over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, headed final strides
in touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on close home
pulled hard, led, hung badly right throughout and ran very wide 6f out, headed 3f out, soon eased
keen, close up, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on same pace
held up, ridden 4f out, never on terms
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REBEL LIGHTNING (NAP) gets another chance having been narrowly beaten the last twice now off similar marks. He was in front of East Coast Lady when beaten a nose at Chelmsford last time. Cliff went close again at Newcastle having won over track and trip earlier while Sheer Intensity posted a much better effort at Lingfield recently off today’s mark. Gold Flash was runner-up at Chelmsford in between a couple of modest efforts and For Ayman was placed over 6f at Kempton when last in action in November.
Rebel Lightning (IRE) 9-2 (9-3) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, led inside final furlong, headed post, 2nd of 8, shd behind Pendo (9-6) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (5) pol in Dec.
Gold Flash 9-2 (9-7) Raced wide, close up, ridden and headway to chase leader over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 11th of 12, 14 1/2l behind Anton Chigurh (9-5) at Southwell 1m hcp (5) pol in Dec.
East Coast Lady (IRE) 9-2 (9-3) Led early, tracked leader, ridden and edged left over 1f out, no extra close home, 4th of 8, 1 1/2l behind Pendo (9-6) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (5) pol in Dec.
For Ayman 9-1 (9-3) Held up, in mid-division, headway when not clear run over 1f out, stayed on, closed on 2nd, no impression on winner, 3rd of 11, 1l behind Bold (9-5) at Kempton 6f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Cliff (IRE) 11-4fav (9-5) Tracked leaders, went 2nd 2f out, led going well inside final furlong, ridden and idling when headed near finish, 2nd of 9, nk behind Ad Vitam (8-13) at Newcastle 6f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Dominium (USA) 16-1 (9-4) Slowly into stride, outpaced in rear, some headway well over 1f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 8th of 11, 7 3/4l behind Bring On A Spinner (9-2) at Southwell 6f hcp (5) pol in Dec.
Evanescent (IRE) 14-1 (8-11) Held up, ridden over 2f out, never on terms, 9th of 13, 9 3/4l behind Ticks The Boxes (8-13) at Southwell 6f hcp (5) pol in Dec.
Siege Of Boston (IRE) 25-1 (9-0) Held up, 11th over 3f out, no extra from 2f out, 12th of 14, 21 1/4l behind Bainne (9-11) at Curragh 1m hcp gd in Oct.
Sheer Intensity (IRE) 16-1 (9-1) Close up, effort inside final furlong, kept on one pace, 3rd of 10, 1 1/4l behind Seek The Fair Land (9-6) at Lingfield 1m hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Captain Bob (IRE) 10-1 (8-8) Held up, ridden over 1f out, kept on final furlong, never nearer, 9th of 17, 6 1/4l behind My Dad Syd (8-8) at Newbury 7f hcp (4) gs in Oct.
Jess 50-1 (8-11) Chased leaders, lost place over 2f out, last of 10, 11 1/2l behind Consulting (9-7) at Newcastle 6f hcp (5) pol in Dec.