held up in rear, headway 5f out, ridden over 2f out, no impression
held up in rear, headway on inside 2f out, soon edged right, no further progress
prominent, lost place 6f out, soon weakened, tailed off
in touch, shaken up over 8f out, ridden 4f out, soon weakened
always behind
tracked leader, led over 2f out, clear over 1f out, ran on well
led, headed over 2f out, soon beaten
held up, behind, never near leaders
soon steadied into mid-division, headway 5f out, edged left, beaten well over 1f out
Motarjm sets the standard here with a BHA rating of 68 and gets our vote ahead of Ready To Crown and Mondial Jack. Hugh Collingridges' charge has performed admirably in two handicaps on the polytrack this year and if posting similar performance should prove too strong. On his most recent outing, the selection was unlucky to get caught off a slow pace and finished with a real flourish, only for the post to come too quickly. That form is good enough to land this. Ready To Crown, a Huntingdon bumper winner in November, makes his third appearence on the artificial surface and will be more competitive in handicaps of which the same can be said of Mondial Jack. Any support for Mondial Jack should be noted, his connections have landed a gamble in a similiar contest recently. Motarjm is a confident to land this.
Mondial Jack (FR) 8-1 (8-13) Mid-division, headway 3f out, soon ridden and no impression, 5th of 10, 13l behind Basalt (9-3) at Southwell 1m 4f mdn stk (5) fbs.
Right You Are (IRE) 40-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, held up, headway on outside 4f out, ridden to chase leaders over 1f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 11, 5l behind Steig (9-7) at W'hampton 1m 4f mdn stk (5) pol in Jan.
Ela Mario (CYP) 14-1 (9-3) Mid-division, ridden over 4f out, soon in rear, tailed off final 3f, last of 10, 39l behind Demisemiquaver (8-12) at Lingfield 1m 2f 3yo mdn (5) pol in Nov.
Fifth Zak 40-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, driven 2f out, kept on, 3rd of 7, 2 1/2l behind Todwick Owl (9-3) at Southwell 1m mdn aut stk (6) fbs in Jan.
Fortuitous (IRE) 66-1 (8-10) Always behind, 10th of 11, 35l behind Tartan Tie (8-7) at Redcar 1m 2f mdn stk (5) gd in May.
Motarjm (USA) 3-1 (8-13) Held up towards rear, effort over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 7, 4l behind Mutamaasek (9-6) at Lingfield 1m 5f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Jan.
Power Shared (IRE) 28-1 (9-4) Behind most of way, 9th of 15, 18l behind Perfect Reward (9-1) at Windsor 1m 4f 3yo hcp (5) sft in Oct.
Allez Melina 50-1 (8-12) Held up, ridden 5f out, soon struggling, 9th of 10, 36l behind Basalt (9-3) at Southwell 1m 4f mdn stk (5) fbs.
Ready To Crown (USA) 8-1 (8-12) Prominent until 4f out, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened, 7th of 12, 8l behind The Carlton Cannes (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 2f 3yo mdn (5) pol in Dec.