chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
took keen hold, held up in mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, headway over 1f out, went 2nd well inside final furlong, not trouble winner
made all, ridden over 1f out, stayed on well
held up in mid-division, headway on inside over 1f out, no extra well inside final furlong
held up in mid-division, edged right over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 3rd last stride
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
always towards rear
raced keenly, always behind
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
held up in rear, not much room on inside over 2f out, soon behind
slowly away, took keen hold in rear, some late headway, never dangerous
tracked winner, lost 2nd inside final furlong, stayed on same pace
Ginger Fox made a winning start for David Loughnane when scoring over 6f at Kempton while Human Nature won over today’s trip at Chelmsford recently but is 5lb higher. Zafaranah was beaten only a neck off today’s mark at Lingfield last time while Jackstar finished closer at Kempton and is another to consider. But MERRICOURT won a maiden at Dundalk before separating higher-rated horses than these in a claimer at the same track and is fancied to make a bold bid on his first outing for Iain Jardine’s yard.
Zafaranah (USA) 6-1 (9-10) Broke well, took keen hold in touch, niggled along just over 2f out, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, ran on, 2nd of 10, nk behind Stay Classy (9-10) at Lingfield 1m hcp fll (4) pol in Nov.
Ginger Fox 8-1 (8-12) In touch, headway over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, ridden to lead towards finish, won at Kempton 6f hcp (4) pol in Nov beating Hart Stopper (9-4) by nk, 10 ran.
Jackstar (IRE) 9-4fav (9-4) Held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 5th of 9, 3 1/4l behind Tipperary Jack (9-2) at Kempton 7f hcp (4) pol in Nov.
Howzer Black (IRE) 25-1 (8-11) Held up, never dangerous, 8th of 14, 4 1/2l behind Brushwork (9-2) at Newcastle 6f hcp (3) pol in Dec.
Reckless Endeavour (IRE) 17-2 (9-2) Held up in rear, outpaced over 2f out, headway over 1f out, ran on, never nearer, 4th of 14, 1 1/4l behind Paddy Power (9-1) at Newcastle 6f hcp (4) pol in Nov.
Merricourt (IRE) 5-2 (9-7) Led briefly early, tracked leaders, travelling smoothly straight, led from 2f out, joined 1f out, narrowly headed inside final furlong and kept on without matching winner, 2nd of 9, 1/2l behind Yuften (9-10) at Dundalk 1m pol in Oct.
Self Assessment (IRE) 5-1 (9-6) Close up, ridden 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 9th of 13, 6 3/4l behind Stringybark Creek (9-1) at Kempton 7f hcp (4) pol in Nov.
The Game Of Life 20-1 (9-3) Behind, pushed along over 3f out, never involved, 10th of 11, 7 1/2l behind Sea Fox (8-13) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (4) pol in Nov.
Human Nature (IRE) 7-2fav (9-5) Chased leaders, ridden to challenge inside final furlong, ran on to lead final 150 yards, won at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (5) pol in Oct beating Broughtons Flare (8-12) by 1 1/2l, 11 ran.
Nick Vedder 25-1 (9-0) Not much room start, behind, some late headway, never dangerous, 6th of 13, 3 1/4l behind Tawny Port (9-5) at Southwell 5f hcp (4) pol in Nov.
Kupa River (IRE) 25-1 (8-9) Behind, late headway, never a factor, 7th of 14, 3 3/4l behind Brushwork (9-2) at Newcastle 6f hcp (3) pol in Dec.
Barrington (IRE) 10-1 (8-13) In rear, pushed along 2f out, never a factor, 8th of 10, 8l behind Typhoon Ten (9-5) at Lingfield 7f hcp (3) pol in Dec.