slowly and not much room start, held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, went 4th inside final furlong, not trouble leaders
held up in mid-division, headway over 6f out, weakened inside final 2f
carried right start, held up towards rear, headway and edged left over 1f out, led well inside final furlong, ran on well
mid-division, headway 3f out, no impression over 1f out
slowly away, behind, well beaten final 2f
led, headed over 2f out, soon weakened
prominent, led over 1f out, headed well inside final furlong, kept on, held close home
not much room start, held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, no impression from over 1f out
edged right start, chased leaders, lost place over 6f out, headway going well and switched left over 1f out, kept on, held towards finish
edged right start, prominent, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
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Masked Identity won at Newmarket last month though last scored on the all-weather back in 2019. EL CAMINO (NAP) has won two of his four outings since joining Mick Appleby’s yard including at Chelmsford last time and another bold bid is expected raised only 2lb. Lafan finished third behind the selection having earlier finished ahead of Motawaafeq at the same track while Asdaa won over track and trip during the summer and former stablemate Love Destiny was successful at Chelmsford back in April.
Society Red 33-1 (9-9) Mid-division, asked for effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 7, 12 3/4l behind Purple Ribbon (9-8) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp (4) pol in Oct.
Cityzen Serg (IRE) 66-1 (10-0) Mid division, keen early, travelling well behind leaders 2f out but limited response when asked, kept on same pace final furlong, 6th of 12, 3 1/4l behind Brains (9-12) at Kempton 1m hcp (4) pol in Nov.
Masked Identity 4-1jfav (9-13) Close up, headway over 1f out, led approaching final furlong, ridden out, won at Newmarket 1m hcp (5) gd in Oct beating Espresso Freddo (9-4) by 1/2l, 13 ran.
Asdaa (IRE) 28-1 (9-12) Prominent, ridden and outpaced 2f out, soon weakened, 8th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Brains (9-12) at Kempton 1m hcp (4) pol in Nov.
Love Destiny 20-1 (9-5) Towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on one pace, 5th of 12, 7 3/4l behind Widaad (8-7) at Newmarket 7f hcp (4) gs in May.
Motawaafeq (FR) 9-1 (9-12) Led early, kept wide and prominent, led and switched right over 5f out, headed over 1f out, lost 2nd towards finish, 3rd of 14, 2 1/2l behind Hover (9-9) at Kempton 1m hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Lafan (IRE) 3-1fav (9-11) Raced wide in touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on same pace, 6th of 13, 1 3/4l behind El Camino (8-12) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Win Win Power (IRE) 150-1 (8-13) Slowly into stride, outpaced, 10th of 11, 16 3/4l behind Excel Power (9-10) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (4) pol in Nov.
Swinging Eddie 22-1 (9-3) Led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened, 8th of 10, 7 1/4l behind Proclaimer (9-9) at Newcastle 1m hcp (5) pol in Nov.
El Camino 28-1 (8-12) Made all, edged right, ridden 3 lengths clear over 1f out, all out, won at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (5) pol in Oct beating Gold Wing (8-13) by 1/2l, 13 ran.
Critical Thinking (IRE) 7-1 (8-10) Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, with leaders over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 8, 7 1/4l behind Vanity Affair (8-10) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (4) pol in Apr.
