held up in mid-division, headway on outside over 1f out, stayed on into 3rd inside final furlong, no chance with winner
held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, never troubled leaders
awkwardly away, mid-division on inside, headway on outside under pressure over 1f out, went 4th inside final furlong, not trouble leaders
led until just over 2f out, soon lost 2nd, chased leaders, weakened and eased over 1f out
chased leaders, went 2nd inside final 2f, ridden over 1f out, no chance with winner, weakened inside final furlong
slowly into stride, behind, reminder 7f out, rapid headway on wide outside to lead just over 2f out, soon ridden clear
held up towards rear, headway chasing leaders over 1f out, ridden and went 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner
pressed leader until ridden over 2f out, weakened quickly
dwelt, behind, hampered on rail 9f out, never on terms
chased leaders, pushed along 5f out, weakened over 2f out, soon behind
chased leader over 7f, soon behind
Apex Predator bids for a hat-trick of wins over 1m4f raised a further 3lb. He’s already beaten Warofindependence, Iley Boy and Demophon and should make another bold bid. But MUSIC MAJOR (NAP) has been beaten less than a length at Lingfield on his last two outings having tumbled down the weights and the application of first-time headgear may bring the small amount of improvement needed to get his head in front. Wallflower’s recent trip over to France proved fruitless but she won at Newcastle before that while Sosian will be winning off her current mark before long.
Rail Dancer 100-1 (9-8) Held up, short lived effort 2f out, 9th of 13, 5 1/2l behind Scrafton (9-8) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Qayed (CAN) 14-1 (8-11) Prominent, under pressure over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, eased final furlong, last of 10, dist behind Ice Canyon (9-1) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Music Major 14-1 (9-1) Close up, ridden over 1f out, driven and effort inside final furlong, ran on, 2nd of 13, nk behind Taurean Dancer (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Wallflower (IRE) (8-8) 11th of 14, 16 3/4l behind Northern Daggers (8-11) at Deauville 1m 4f stks pol in Jan.
Iley Boy 9-1 (9-5) Chased leaders on inside, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 4th of 11, 2 1/2l behind Apex Predator (8-10) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Tetradrachm 40-1 (9-8) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened, 10th of 11, 32l behind Affair (9-0) at Chelmsford City 1m 6f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Apex Predator (IRE) 11-4fav (9-3) Held up towards rear, pushed along and headway between horse over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, driven inside final furlong, led towards finish, won at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Jan beating Arlecchino's Arc (9-2) by 3/4l, 14 ran.
Blue Skimmer (IRE) 20-1 (8-12) Slowly into stride, held up, headway on chasing leaders 5f out, went close 2nd halfway, ridden over 2f out, lost 2nd inside final 2f, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 4th of 6, 10l behind Arabic Culture (8-12) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks (5) pol in Jan.
Warofindependence (USA) 14-1 (9-2) Mid-division, headway under pressure over 1f out, kept on into 3rd towards finish, 3rd of 11, 2 1/4l behind Apex Predator (8-10) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Sosian 25-1 (8-5) Towards rear, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never nearer, 5th of 11, 1 3/4l behind Perfect Refuge (9-9) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp fll (5) pol in Jan.
Demophon 8-1 (8-13) In rear, pushed along and headway over 1f out, no impression final furlong, 8th of 13, 4l behind Cosmogyral (9-2) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Onda District (IRE) 28-1 (10-0) Tracked clear leader, led over 4f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 4th of 12, 7 3/4l behind Belabour (11-0) at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
