in rear, headway over 2f out, kept on same pace, never troubled leaders
prominent, hung right over 2f out, soon weakened
chased leaders on outside, lost place 4f out, no impression after
chased leaders, lost place over 3f out, rallied 1f out, kept on, went 3rd close home
always in rear
made all, clear inside final furlong, ran on well
chased leaders, went 2nd over 2f out, kept on, no impression on winner inside final furlong
mid-division, took keen hold, no impression final 2f
pulled hard, prominent, pushed along over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong, lost 3rd close home
slowly into stride, towards rear, kept on from over 1f out, never threatened
Never Dark finished ahead of Mount Mogan on their respective debuts in early December but it was the latter who showed greater improvement on their most recent outings. There should be little between them and both have solid claims, especially with no fitness concerns about either. FURQAAN concedes plenty of weight to the three-year-olds but showed plenty to work with last season for his new yard of Ian Williams. Interestingly dropped to 6f for the first time, market confidence would be noteworthy. He's worth a shot against the aforementioned pair. And keep an eye on Godfather, not seen since last June when showing definite promise at York. He should do better as a three-year-old whatever his fate here.
Furqaan (IRE) 6-5fav (8-12) Slowly into stride, soon in mid-division, headway and switched right over 1f out, hung left and kept on same pace inside final furlong, 4th of 13, 2 3/4l behind Healing Power (9-3) at Chelmsford City 7f stks (5) pol in Oct.
Nice Fella Kodiac filly out of Across The Galaxy.
Almqvist 8-1 (9-5) Led until over 2f out, weakened rapidly, behind and eased soon after, tailed off, last of 8, 34 1/4l behind Savage Beauty (9-0) at Newcastle 7f stks (5) pol in Jan.
Godfather (IRE) 10-1 (9-5) Held up in rear, driven when hung left and ran green inside final 2f, stayed on inside final furlong, never near leaders, 7th of 13, 11 3/4l behind Magical Max (9-5) at York 6f mdn stks (3) gs in Jun.
Howizeegeezer 50-1 (9-2) Behind and soon outpaced, lost touch over 2f out, tailed off, last of 14, dist behind Animal Instinct (9-2) at Chelmsford City 7f stks (4) pol in Oct.
Mount Mogan 13-8fav (8-12) In touch, pushed along and headway 2f out, ridden to chase winner entering final furlong, driven inside final furlong, gaining close home, 2nd of 10, nk behind Lua De Mel (8-7) at Lingfield 6f stks (6) pol in Jan.
Never Dark 4-5fav (9-5) With leader, slight lead halfway, ridden and headed 1f out, no extra, went 2nd post, 2nd of 6, 3l behind Tommy de Vito (9-5) at Newcastle 6f stks (4) pol in Jan.
Vitesse Du Son Fast Company gelding out of Sister Guru.
Fuchsia 25-1 (8-11) Keen, tracked leaders, effort 2f out, no extra final furlong, 5th of 12, 6 1/2l behind Ivatheengine (9-6) at Kempton 6f stks (5) pol in Dec.
Krafla (USA) 50-1 (8-5) Held up in rear, headway on outside over 1f out, went 4th inside final furlong, well held by front pair, 4th of 9, 8 1/2l behind Elmejor (10-7) at Chelmsford City 7f stks (5) pol in Jan.
