wore hood to post, steadied start, bit keen, held up tracking leaders in 4th, lost a place 4f out, good headway between horses and edged left over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on well
led 2f, tracked leader until settled in 3rd over 6f out, headway and switched right turning in, soon hung left, ridden in 2nd and every chance inside final furlong, kept on same pace and well held after
held up tracking leaders out wide, closer in 4th 4f out, pushed along and outpaced over 2f out, hung left turning in, soon weakened
close 3rd, went 2nd over 6f out, ridden to lead turning in, headed and unable to quicken inside final furlong
steadied and switched left start, held up and always in rear
tracked leader, led after 2f, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headed turning in, weakened over 1f out
NonRunner
Haaland landed a double in Class 6 company with an easy win at Southwell though is upped in class and raised 10lb for this. Trojan Spirit makes his handicap debut for last year’s winning yard having won at Kempton while MIGHTY RIVER is upped in distance after scoring over 1m2f at Lingfield. But the latter is a half-brother to a Listed winner over today’s trip and can confirm running with Tabaretta raised only 2lb.
Tabaretta (FR) 7-2 (9-9) Led, clear with winner 4f out, ridden and headed entering final 2f, rallied and every chance inside final furlong, eased and lost 2nd close home, 3rd of 4, 1l behind Mighty River (9-5) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (4) pol in Jan.
Mighty River (IRE) 15-8 (9-5) Raced wide, tracked leader, pushed along to lead entering final 2f, ridden and slightly edged right approaching final furlong, ridden out, won at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (4) pol in Jan beating Mohatu (9-1) by 1l, 4 ran.
Trojan Spirit 13-2 (9-5) Slowly away, held up in touch towards rear, closed 4f out, led over 1f out, edged right inside final furlong, stayed on well, won at Kempton 1m 3f stks (5) pol in Dec beating Green Machine (9-7) by 1 1/2l, 6 ran.
Haaland (IRE) 11-10fav (9-13) Close 3rd out wide, went 2nd 9f out, led over 2f out, came clear inside final 2f, stayed on strongly, heavily eased final 110 yards, won at Southwell 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Jan beating Aesthetic (9-9) by 6 1/2l, 8 ran.
Ramz (IRE) 6-1 (9-8) Raced wide close up, slightly hampered 2f out, ridden and edged left over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 3rd of 6, 2 1/2l behind Demilion (9-8) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Logistical (IRE) 5-2 (9-9) Wide and headway to track winner after 2f, pushed along 3f out, ridden over 1f out, one pace and lost 2nd close home, 3rd of 5, 1l behind Timewave (8-12) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Sprezzatura (IRE) 14-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders, switched right to chase leader over 1f out, edged right entering final furlong, kept on one pace, 4th of 8, 2 1/4l behind Densetsu (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Jan.