slowly into stride, always behind
led, edged right over 1f out, headed well inside final furlong, stayed on same pace
raced wide in mid-division, no headway final 2f
mid-division, headway on inside 2f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong
awkward leaving stalls and slowly away, raced wide throughout and outpaced well in rear, ran on inside final furlong, never nearer
slowly into stride, held up and always behind
chased leaders on outside, switched right over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
started slowly, soon driven along in rear, headway and switched left over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, led towards finish
started slowly, soon racing in mid-division, headway 2f out, ridden over 1f out, ran on to lead well inside final furlong, headed towards finish
always behind
took keen hold, close up until ridden well over 1f out, weakened over 1f out
chased leading pair, went 2nd over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, hung right under pressure and stayed on same pace inside final furlong
chased leader until over 2f out, chased leaders until weakened over 1f out
Duke Of Rainford won over the minimum trip at Kempton recently but a 6lb penalty may prove too much of an imposition here. He beat the runner-up BLUEBOK by half-a-length on that occasion but, under today's revised terms, it could be the turn of Milton Bradley's sprinter to get his head in front. Cheveyo has been in better form at Southwell recently but has been well beaten in three previous starts at this track and Francis Albert makes more appeal if rediscovering his best form.
Duke of Rainford 7-2fav (9-2) Held up in rear, switched outside well over 1f out, headway 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on well, won at Kempton 5f hcp 0-50 (7) pol beating Bluebok (8-8) by 1/2l, 11 ran.
Francis Albert 4-1 (8-10) Tracked leaders, not much room on inside after 1f or 3f out, weakened inside final furlong, last of 11, 6l behind Duke Of Rainford (9-2) at Kempton 5f hcp 0-50 (7) pol.
Tyrannosaurus Rex (IRE) 8-1 (9-2) Took keen hold, held up towards rear, headway on outside over 1f out, never reached leaders, 7th of 11, 6l behind Replicator (9-3) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-50 (7) pol.
Bluebok 10-1 (8-8) Led early, tracked leaders, not much room after 1f or when lost place over 2f out, ran on inside final furlong, went 2nd last strides, 2nd of 11, 1/2l behind Duke Of Rainford (9-2) at Kempton 5f hcp 0-50 (7) pol.
Vertumnus 10-1 (8-10) Took keen hold, chased winner, hung right and awkward head carriage over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 11, 4 1/2l behind Replicator (9-3) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-50 (7) pol.
Polish Steps (IRE) 12-1 (8-9) Raced wide, never on terms, ridden and struggling halfway, last of 8, 22l behind Angie's Nap (9-3) at Southwell 6f 2yo hcp 0-65 (6) fbs in Oct '09.
Head To Head (IRE) 20-1 (8-8) Led, headed over 2f out, weakened entering final furlong, 6th of 12, 10l behind Shawkantango (8-9) at Southwell 5f hcp (0-55) (6) fbs.
Rightcar 40-1 (8-7) In rear, headway over 1f out, never on terms, 7th of 11, 6l behind Almaty Express (8-10) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (0-55) (6) pol.
Cheveyo (IRE) 7-1 (8-0) Dwelt, tracked leaders and keen, led over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra, 4th of 12, 1 1/4l behind Shawkantango (8-9) at Southwell 5f hcp (0-55) (6) fbs.
Southwark Newshawk 50-1 (9-7) Led early, tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, demoted to 4th and well held from over 1f out, last of 4, 9l behind Silver Turn (8-8) at Southwell 6f mdn fll (5) fbs.
Charles Bear 66-1 (8-0) Led, ridden and headed approaching 2f out, weakened 1f out, last of 10, 21l behind Lets Move It (8-7) at Southwell 5f hcp 0-60 (6) fbs in Dec.
Seeking Rio 20-1 (7-12) Behind, outpaced over 2f out, never dangerous, last of 10, 9l behind Turf Time (8-6) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (0-55) (6) pol in Jan '10.
Gleaming Spirit (IRE) 66-1 (8-7) Soon led, headed over 1f out, soon weakened, last of 9, 11l behind You'relikemefrank (9-3) at Lingfield 5f hcp (0-65) (6) pol in Dec.
