tracked leader, driven 2f out, led narrowly over 1f out, soon ridden, held on well under pressure final fuflong
tracked leaders, driven and wide into straight, ridden to challenge over 1f out, kept on and every chance final furlong, just held
soon led, driven 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
tracked leaders, driven 2f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, kept on and every chance inside final furlong, just held
Just Marion faces a tougher task after scoring at Kempton but the remaining trio can all be given a chance. Chester winner Gabrial The Tiger was beaten on his handicap debut but has been dropped 4lb and an apprentice takes a further 5lb off his back today. Victory Megastar has a shout having won a maiden race at Kempton last time but KAUFMANN is just preferred with further improvement expected after scoring over track and trip earlier in the month.
Kaufmann 5-4fav (9-5) Prominent, pushed along 2f out, ridden over 1f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on, won at Wolverhampton 7f 2yo mdn auc stks (6) beating The Dream Fast (9-5) by 1/2l, 12 ran.
Victory Megastar 5-2fav (9-5) Tracked leaders, headway on outside over 2f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, edged right inside final furlong, stayed on to lead towards finish, won at Kempton 7f 2yo mdn stks (5) pol in Nov beating Feng Shui (9-5) by 1/2l, 14 ran.
Gabrial The Tiger (IRE) 4-1 (8-10) Led early, chased winner until outpaced over 1f out, rallied and ran on to go 3rd near finish, 3rd of 5, 4l behind Straightothepoint (8-9) at Hamilton 6f 2yo auc hcp (5) gd in Sep.
Just Marion (IRE) 5-1 (9-1) Tracked leaders, led approaching final furlong, ridden out, won at Kempton 7f 2yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Nov beating The Olympus Man (9-4) by 3/4l, 12 ran.
