slowly into stride, held up in last pair, headway on outside edging left over 1f out, strong run inside final furlong, led close home
chased leaders, pushed along inside final 3f, ridden and kept on same pace inside final furlong
dwelt, headway to lead after 1f, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened well inside final furlong
raced keenly, held up and behind, never troubled leaders
raced keenly, chased leaders on inside, kept on same pace inside final furlong
raced keenly, led 1f, chased leader, led again over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, headed and not pace of winner near finish
held up in 5th, weakened over 2f out
SKYDIVING has yet to win but has gone close on several occasions. Placed again at Lingfield a week ago, he may well get his head in front dropping down to this level as he is weighted to come out best. Mister Music also drops in class with an apprentice’s allowance helping ease the burden of top weight but the remainder have plenty to do on these terms. King Of Naples comes out best of them with headgear applied for the first time as has placed in plating races before.
Mister Music 33-1 (8-2) Dwelt always towards rear in centre, last of 18, 14 1/4l behind Muntadab (9-12) at Doncaster 7f hcp (2) gs in Oct.
Beau Satchel 14-1 (9-12) Chased leaders, 3rd halfway, closer entering straight, ridden 2f out and no impression in 5th 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 7th of 14, 4 1/4l behind Hasimiyya (9-8) at Dundalk 1m hcp pol in Dec.
Count Montecristo (FR) 5-1 (9-4) Tracked leader, led halfway, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon weakened, 4th of 5, 9 3/4l behind Side Effect (9-5) at Southwell 1m hcp (6) pol in Dec.
King Of Naples 16-1 (9-7) Chased leaders on inside, weakened 3f out, tailed off, last of 8, dist behind Azari (9-9) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Dec.
Stamp Duty (IRE) 50-1 (9-0) Mid-division, outpaced over 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 13th of 14, 16 1/2l behind Mossy's Lodge (9-2) at Newcastle 1m hcp (7) pol in Nov.
Skydiving 7-2 (9-2) Led early, tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 11, 4l behind Let Rip (9-3) at Lingfield 1m stks (5) pol in Dec.
Spoken Words 100-1 (8-11) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, last of 10, 12 3/4l behind Dandy Highwayman (9-12) at Newcastle 6f hcp (6) pol in Dec.