towards rear, ridden 1f out, one pace and no impression
made all, kept on well inside final furlong
fly jumped start, tracked leaders, ridden and faded inside final furlong
in touch in 4th, ridden entering final furlong kept on to take 2nd place close home
tracked winner, ridden 1f out, kept on and lost 2nd place close home
in rear, ridden inside final furlong, kept on same pace and no impression
slowly into stride, always towards rear
Red Baron is upped in class off a higher mark after scoring over track and trip and the same comment applies to Eternitys Gate, who scored here in October. Royal Acquisition is another taking on better company after a narrow-margin defeat at Lingfield but DYNAMO WALT (NAP) looks to have an easier task than of late. He was well beaten at Chelmsford last time but ran well for third in a Class 2 sprint at the same track before that and Derek Shaw's charge looks up to landing this with a similar effort.
Megaleka 20-1 (9-0) Well off the pace in last pair, never on terms, 7th of 10, 5l behind Zuhoor Baynoona (8-4) at Bath 5f fll lst stks (1) fm.
Red Baron (IRE) 7-2fav (9-7) Made all, ridden and edged left and carried head high inside final furlong, kept on, won at Wolverhampton 5f hcp 0-80 (4) beating Angelito (9-2) by 1 1/4l, 9 ran.
Cruise Tothelimit (IRE) 25-1 (9-2) Raced stand side led 1f, prominent, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace, 6th of 14, 5l behind It Must Be Faith (8-12) at Nottingham 5f hcp 0-85 (4) gs in Nov.
Top Boy 10-1 (8-12) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon weakened, 15th of 17, 10l behind Pipers Note (9-6) at Beverley 5f hcp 0-95 (3) gd.
Dynamo Walt (IRE) 9-2 (8-8) Chased leading trio, ridden and no impression when hung left final 2f, 4th of 6, 7l behind Normal Equilibrium (9-4) at Chelmsford City 5f hcp 0-95 (3) pol.
Eternitys Gate 9-2 (9-2) Raced wide close up, ridden 2f out, stayed on to lead towards finish, won at Wolverhampton 5f hcp 0-80 (4) in Oct beating Clearing (9-3) by 1/2l, 11 ran.
Royal Acquisition 8-1 (8-9) Hampered start, soon close up, ridden over 1f out, challenged winner inside final furlong, ran on, just held, 2nd of 9, hd behind Brother Tiger (9-4) at Lingfield 5f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Mar.