held up in touch in mid-division, headway on inside 2f out, chased leaders under pressure over 1f out, stayed on same pace in 3rd inside final furlong
soon outpaced in rear, headway on outside over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never nearer
chased leader until ridden over 2f out, chased leaders, weakened inside final furlong
led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, lost 2nd entering final furlong, soon weakened
always towards rear
held up in mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, headway over 1f out, switched left and stayed on same pace inside final furlong
took keen hold, chased leaders on outside, ridden and weakening when hampered over 1f out
slowly into stride, held up towards rear, headway on inside 2f out, ridden chasing leaders over 1f out, went 2nd entering final furlong, stayed on under pressure to lead well inside final furlong
took keen hold, tracked leaders on inside, went 2nd over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed well inside final furlong
started slowly, always behind
slowly into stride, towards rear, headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not trouble leaders
slowly into stride, soon in mid-division, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
Munaawib finished ahead of Exceedexpectations when scoring at Southwell last week. But he's now 12lb higher than when winning over track and trip in November and LASTKINGOFSCOTLAND is preferred. The latter could only manage fourth when sent off favourite here during the week but can make amends in this. Nifty Kier still looks a shade high in the weights and Sweet Vintage has struggled since winning over today's trip at Kempton in October.
Munaawib 2-1fav (9-5) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, challenged 1f out, stayed on to lead final 100 yards, held on, won at Southwell 7f sll hcp 0-60 (6) fbs beating Lutine Charlie (9-1) by 3/4l, 6 ran.
Boom To Bust (IRE) 12-1 (9-6) Dwelt ridden along to lead after 1f, ridden and headed 2f out, soon weakened, last of 8, 15l behind Dansili Dutch (8-12) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (0-65) (6) pol in Nov.
Exceedexpectations 6-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders, outpaced over 3f out, switched inside and headway 2f out, soon ridden, kept on same pace, no impression, 5th of 6, 4l behind Munaawib (9-5) at Southwell 7f sll hcp 0-60 (6) fbs.
Nifty Kier 7-1 (9-6) Slowly into stride, soon mid-division on inside, headway over 2f out, chased leaders 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 11, 4l behind Larghetto (9-3) at Kempton 1m app hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Dec.
Giorgio's Dragon (IRE) 25-1 (9-8) In touch, pushed along over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, last of 14, 22l behind Tenbridge (9-5) at Chepstow 7f hcp 0-65 (6) gd in Aug.
Lastkingofscotland (IRE) 7-2fav (9-0) Raced keenly and soon led, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 7, 5l behind Dance For Georgie (9-4) at Wolverhampton 7f app hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Art Dzeko 12-1 (9-4) Prominent until ridden and weakened over 2f out, 6th of 7, 13l behind Arabian Flight (9-2) at Southwell 7f hcp (0-65) (6) fbs in Dec.
Blackthorn Stick (IRE) 9-1 (9-2) Mid-division, 8th halfway, ridden and weakened 3f out, eased under 2f out, completely tailed off, last of 14, well behind Maudlin Magdalen (8-11) at Dundalk 1m hcp 50-70 pol in Aug.
Sweet Vintage (IRE) 12-1 (9-2) Led early, tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, switched right entering final furlong, stayed on towards finish, 2nd of 10, 5l behind Tartan Trip (9-7) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Dec.
Ptolemy 18-1 (9-1) Slowly into stride, held up towards rear and raced wide, never dangerous, eased final furlong, 10th of 11, 22l behind Cara's Request (8-11) at Musselburgh 7f hcp 0-65 (6) gd in Sep.
David's Secret 50-1 (9-4) Always towards rear, 7th of 8, 23l behind Tukitinyasok (8-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Dec.
Boy The Bell 14-1 (10-5) Behind, ridden and outpaced when edged right 2f out, kept on final furlong, never on terms, 7th of 14, 11l behind McConnell (10-8) at Southwell 1m am hcp 0-60 (6) fbs in Nov.
