tracked leaders, went 2nd going well 2f out, led over 1f out, clear inside final furlong, readily
tracked leader until over 3f out, weakened inside final furlong
ridden away from stalls, soon mid-division racing keenly, weakened inside final furlong
slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway on inside over 1f out, never on terms
always in rear, well beaten over 1f out
tracked leaders on outside, went 2nd over 3f out until 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
led, edged right and headed over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
held up towards rear, took keen hold, not clear run over 2f out, headway over 1f out, went 4th inside final furlong, stayed on
mid-division, took keen hold, ridden and no impression on outside well over 1f out
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Steal The Scene rallied once headed at Kempton last time but likes to race prominently so an outside draw could be a problem. MURDANOVA wasn’t beaten far at Chelmsford on his first run for Ivan Furtado. He’s probably better on Tapeta and has been dropped a pound since so should go close from stall one. Major Crispies is back on a winning mark but has never won over 7f while Daring Guest is held by the selection on their run together here in October. Chosen Character isn’t getting any younger but last month’s Lingfield winner Muhajjal has had only nine starts, though would need a career-best in this higher grade.
Murdanova (IRE) 5-1 (9-3) Chased leaders on outside, outpaced when ran wide on bend 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, not pace to threaten, 4th of 8, 1 1/2l behind Espresso Freddo (9-8) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Daring Guest (IRE) 7-2 (9-3) Raced wide keen held up, ridden over 2f out, no impression, 10th of 12, 13 1/4l behind Fredricka (9-7) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Chosen Character (IRE) 33-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, lost place over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, no impression after, 6th of 10, 3 1/2l behind Right Action (9-7) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (5) pol in Dec.
Muhajjal 3-1fav (9-7) Keen held up, headway approaching final furlong, ridden and ran on to lead towards finish, won at Lingfield 7f hcp (6) pol in Dec beating Masquerade Bling (9-1) by nk, 9 ran.
Morache Music 12-1 (8-12) In touch, ridden over 1f out, not trouble leaders, 6th of 7, 5 3/4l behind Dutiful Son (8-13) at Lingfield 6f stks (6) pol in Jan.
Lucky Violet (IRE) 14-1 (9-5) Slowly into stride, tracked leader, effort when groups merged over 2f out, no extra final furlong, 5th of 8, 12l behind Subhaan (9-2) at Newcastle 1m stks (5) pol in Oct.
Steal The Scene (IRE) 9-1 (9-5) Prominent, tracked leader 6f out, pushed along to lead inside final 2f until over 1f out, chased leader until 100 yards out, kept on, bumped close home, almost snatched 2nd, 3rd of 13, 1l behind Happy Escape (9-1) at Kempton 1m hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Smugglers Creek (IRE) 12-1 (8-10) Tracked leaders, weakened over 1f out, last of 10, 16 3/4l behind Deansgate (9-0) at Newcastle 7f hcp (4) pol in Jan.
Clement (IRE) 40-1 (9-7) Switched right start, held up in rear, never on terms, 10th of 13, 8 3/4l behind Baltic Prince (9-7) at Kempton 7f hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Arlecchino's Leap 16-1 (9-5) Outpaced and behind, some late headway, never dangerous, 7th of 13, 7 1/4l behind Baltic Prince (9-7) at Kempton 7f hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Major Crispies 5-1 (9-8) Restless in stalls, awkward start, held up in rear, not clear run over 2f out, never involved, 9th of 13, 4 1/2l behind Amazing Grazing (9-5) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Smokethatthunders (IRE) 28-1 (8-13) Keen, soon led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, last of 11, 6 3/4l behind Outer Space (9-2) at Wolverhampton 7f stks (6) pol in Jan.
