made all, hard ridden over 1f out, strongly challenged inside final furlong, stayed on gamely
in touch, took keen hold, ridden and weakened 2f out
broke well, restrained to mid-division, never dangerous
settled in mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, kept on same pace
mid-division, ridden halfway, soon no impression
held up, in touch, headway to challenge well over 2f out, soon chasing winner, hard ridden inside final furlong, kept on well
tracked leaders, driven to challenge over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
mid-division, headway over 1f out, soon no impression
pulled hard in rear, headway over 1f out, never on terms
behind, pulled hard, headway well over 1f out, chased winner inside final furlong, not run on
slowly into stride, always behind
Withdrawn
MOJEERR is narrowly preferred here to Imperial Skylight, Ride A White Swan and Josiah Bartlett. Alan McCabe's Royal Applause gelding ran well in defeat last time out at the track, filling third spot behind Lyrical Intent. That form reads ok in the context of this race and he can gain his first win at the 14th attempt. Dhhamaan is well-handicapped if able to show some of his old sparkle, Montmartre and Imperial Skylight are held by Josiah Bartlett on their run behind Copper King at Kempton, whilst Neil Callan looks a good jockey booking for the relatively in-form Ride A White Swan. Several of these have also clashed recently behind Albero Di Giuda, of which Berrymead fared best and she looks fairly handicapped at present as well. Money for Leo's Lucky Angel would have to be taken seriously in such a weak race, but the most tentative of nods is given to Mojeerr.
Dhhamaan (IRE) 40-1 (9-1) Tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 10th of 13, 12l behind Lunar Limelight (9-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Montmartre (USA) 8-1 (9-3) Led until ridden and headed 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 13, 11l behind Copper King (9-2) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-50 (7) pol.
Mister Beano (IRE) 25-1 (9-0) Always in rear, last of 13, 33l behind Whatyouwoodwishfor (9-0) at Southwell 6f hcp (0-55) (6) fbs in Jan.
Leo's Lucky Angel (IRE) 20-1 (8-12) 11th of 13, 15l behind Keyala (9-0) at Dundalk 6f 3yo app mdn fll stk pol in Oct '08.
Mojeerr 12-1 (8-11) Dwelt, behind, headway over 1f out, stayed on well inside final furlong, 3rd of 12, 1 1/2l behind Lyrical Intent (9-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-50 (7) pol in Jan.
Imperial Skylight 11-2 (9-2) Chased leaders, led 2f out, ridden and headed just over 1f out, stayed on same pace, 5th of 13, 3l behind Copper King (9-2) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-50 (7) pol.
All You Need (IRE) 4-1 (8-4) Held up, pushed along 2f out, never troubled leaders, 7th of 10, 4l behind Albero Di Giuda (8-9) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp 0-50 (7) pol in Jan.
Blue Cross Boy (USA) 12-1 (8-13) Chased leaders, ridden in 8th over 1f out, soon no impression and kept on same pace, 6th of 13, 2 3/4l behind Boynagh Joy (9-0) at Dundalk 7f hcp 47-65 pol in Nov.
Berrymead 25-1 (8-6) Took keen hold, held up in rear, ran on inside final furlong, nearest finish, 3rd of 10, 1 3/4l behind Albero Di Giuda (8-9) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp 0-50 (7) pol in Jan.
Ride A White Swan 15-2 (8-10) Held up towards rear, good headway on inside well over 1f out, ridden to lead entering final furlong, ran on until headed towards finish, 2nd of 10, 1/2l behind Ejeed (8-12) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-50 (7) pol in Jan.
Josiah Bartlett (IRE) 10-1 (9-0) Held up in rear, headway over 1f out, ran on, nearest finish, 3rd of 13, 1 1/2l behind Copper King (9-2) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-50 (7) pol.
Neo's Mate (IRE) 8-1 (10-2) Rider lost irons, leaving stalls, never a factor, 9th of 11, 6l behind Albero Di Giuda (10-5) at Wolverhampton 6f am hcp 0-55 (6) pol.