held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, soon chasing leaders, ran on to lead inside final furlong, ridden out
behind, headway over 3f out, chased leaders over 1f out, soon hung left and no impression
led, strongly challenged over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace
held up in touch, raced keenly, tracked leader over 7f out, effort over 1f out, soon weakened
raced in rear, headway on outside over 1f out, ran on under pressure inside final furlong, nearest finish
held up in touch, effort well over 1f out, soon one pace
mid-division, headway over 1f out, soon not clear run, stayed on inside final furlong, never able to challenge
mid-division, headway over 1f out, soon switched left to challenge, soon one pace
behind, under pressure over 3f out, never dangerous
always behind, never a factor
dwelt, soon tracking leader, lost place over 2f out
Alternative Choice returns from a lay-off after scoring at Newbury in August and here before that. He has to come into the reckoning as does Abulharith, who won over C&D in November. Blackstone Vegas has been running well at Kempton but was beaten over hurdles earlier by MOTARJM and it could be a similar story here. The latter's three wins on the Flat have all been registered at this track and Jeff Pearce's charge can make it four today. Amical Risks is another returning to the level after hurdling and he is not without claims.
Alternative Choice (USA) 7-1 (10-5) Chased leaders, pushed along and headway from 2f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, stayed on to lead final strides, won at Newbury 1m 2f am hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Aug beating Gallego (10-12) by hd, 9 ran.
Amical Risks (FR) 5-1 (8-1) Missed break, headway towards centre over 2f out, chased leading pair over 1f out, stayed on to chase winner briefly and every chance inside final furlong, held towards finish, 3rd of 8, 1l behind Amir Pasha (8-11) at Haydock 1m 4f app hcp (5) sft in Aug.
Abulharith 10-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, slightly outpaced 2f out, rallied 1f out, weakened towards finish, 10th of 15, 7l behind Suhailah (8-10) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp 0-50 (7) pol.
Acknowledgement 12-1 (8-13) Towards rear, pushed along halfway, tailed off and eased over 2f out, 8th of 10, 44l behind Aurora Sky (9-5) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Sep.
Derby Desire (IRE) 25-1 (8-12) Held up in rear, headway on inside when hampered 2f out, ridden to chase leaders over 1f out, kept on same pace, no impression, 6th of 12, 3l behind Straversjoy (8-12) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (0-65) (6) pol in Nov.
Motarjm (USA) 8-1 (9-4) Mid-division on inside, chased leaders over 2f out, riddedden and kept on same pace, no impression, 5th of 10, 3 1/2l behind Cotton King (9-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Sep.
Blackstone Vegas 9-2fav (9-2) Chased leader, every chance 2f out, no impression on leading duo final furlong, weakened to 4th final 100 yards, 4th of 11, 5l behind Covert Mission (9-3) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol.
Dot's Delight 22-1 (8-13) Steadied start, held up in rear, headway over 1f out, stayed on, never troubled leaders, 4th of 9, 2l behind Noah Jameel (9-3) at Brighton 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) gd in Sep.
Spacecraft (IRE) 25-1 (8-11) Mid-division, ridden over 3f out, not trouble leaders, 7th of 9, 20l behind Love In The Park (9-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Almowj 100-1 (9-3) Held up, weakened over 3f out, 7th of 12, 19l behind Don Pietro (8-12) at Bath 1m 2f 4yo sell stks (6) gd in Jul '09.
Maydream 66-1 (8-12) Close up, ridden 3f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 11, 14l behind Albertus Pictor (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 2f 3yo mdn stks (5) pol in Nov.
