tracked leaders, pushed along out wide 2f out, ridden turning in, stayed on into 2nd over 1f out, no chance with winner
tracked leader until after halfway, handy 3rd, went 2nd again turning in, soon led, ridden and stayed on well
slowly into stride, pushed along early, towards rear, some headway on rail over 1f out, never troubled leaders
steadied and switched left start, held up well in rear, never a factor
off the pace and always towards rear
off the pace towards rear, some late headway in 3rd past weakening horses inside final furlong, never threatened
chased leader out wide, went 2nd approaching halfway, led 5f out, ridden and headed turning in weakened and eased inside final furlong
led 7f, chased leader until pushed along turning in, chased leaders, weakened over 1f out
mid-division, pushed along 3f out, plugged on past weakening horses inside final furlong, never threatened
soon steadied mid-division, towards rear and pushed along 3f out, soon behind
chased leaders on inside, angled off inside over 2f out, ridden and no impression when hung left over 1f out
NonRunner
A runner-up at Lingfield back in May, God Of Thunder keeps threatening to open his account but has yet to do so and DANCE TIME is preferred. The latter won at Southwell before finding only one too good at Newcastle last time. Alghazaal placed over track and trip last week while Tafsir has been in the mix over longer trips lately but Boasty’s earlier double at Chelmsford came over 1m2f.
Boasty (IRE) 5-1 (9-11) Tracked leaders out wide, quick move to track leader 8f out, pushed along over 2f out, came wide and lost 2nd turning in, soon ridden, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 6, 10 1/4l behind Moogie (9-10) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
God Of Thunder (IRE) 7-2 (9-4) Disputed early, settled close up after first furlong, briefly pushed along 5f out, chased leaders 2f out, ridden 1f out, ran on well to take second final strides, 2nd of 10, 2l behind Citizen General (9-9) at Lingfield 1m 5f hcp (5) pol in May.
Secret Potion (GER) 66-1 (9-10) Off the pace towards rear, headway towards finish, never going pace to get competitive, 6th of 13, 4 3/4l behind It's A Love Thing (9-9) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Zambezi Magic 125-1 (10-0) Always towards rear, outpaced from 4f out, soon weakened, 13th of 14, 24 1/2l behind Marsh Benham (9-12) at Windsor 1m hcp (5) hvy in Oct.
Caldwell 10-1 (11-13) Close up, struggling after 4 out, pulled up before 3 out, at Carlisle 2m 1f hcp (5) hvy in Oct.
Rock Chant (USA) 8-1 (8-13) Led, pushed along and quickened pace 4f out, headed over 2f out, lost 2nd 2f out, weakened quickly soon after, tailed off, last of 6, 24 1/2l behind Captain Kane (9-9) at Lingfield 2m hcp (4) pol in Jul.
Dance Time 8-1 (9-5) Front rank, pushed along over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed final 110yds, ran on, 2nd of 11, 1l behind Evening Story (9-10) at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
The Bay Warrior (IRE) 14-1 (10-0) Held up in touch, pushed along 2f out, no impression, 9th of 10, 6 3/4l behind Hashtagmetoo (9-12) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Tafsir (USA) 10-3jfav (9-13) Held up in last, asked for effort over 2f out, stayed on strongly inside final furlong, took 3rd towards finish, 3rd of 8, 1/2l behind Gift Of Raaj (9-9) at Newcastle 2m hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Billy Bathgate 15-2 (9-3) Midfield, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 13, 10l behind Tafsir (8-13) at Musselburgh 1m 6f hcp (6) gd in Aug.
Alghazaal 9-1 (9-6) Mid-division, headway over 3f out, went 3rd well over 2f out, no impression inside final furlong, kept on, 3rd of 10, 3l behind Savvy Brilliance (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Kissininthebackrow 11-2 (9-4) Close up, pushed along over 4f out, outpaced over 1f out, ridden and stayed on to go 3rd close home, 3rd of 5, 2 1/2l behind State Legend (9-7) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Feb.
