close up, ridden to chase winner 2f out, stayed on towards finish, gaining on winner
keen tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened final furlong
dwelt keen towards rear, headway over 2f out, ran on towards finish
raced wide close up, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out
dwelt held up, improved to mid-division 7f, ridden and no impression over 2f out, kept on final furlong, never near leaders
slowly away raced wide towards rear, headway to be in touch 7f out, chased leaders 2f out, kept on one pace
slowly away in rear, behind final 3f
made all, ridden clear over 2f out, held on towards finish
mid-division, outpaced over 4f out, not troubled leaders
keen chased winner until over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
keen in rear, kept on final furlong, never near leaders
mid-division, weakened over 2f out
Squad won this last year under today's amateur and should make another bold bid off a lower mark today, but JAMARJO has the better recent form and gets the nod. He's won three of his last four starts on the Polytrack and Matthew Rochford's claim negates a 6lb rise for his latest win at Wolverhampton. Kames Park should figure partnered by Serena Brotherton and Sircozy has the past form to make his presence felt, while Laconicos goes well for today's rider. Maslak and Striding Edge are others to consider.
Sircozy (IRE) 16-1 (9-8) Held up, headway on outer 3f out, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 10, 4l behind Tornado Force (9-1) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Dec.
Strike Force 6-1 (8-13) Keen tracked leaders, nowhere to go from over 2f out, effort entering final furlong, ridden and stayed on, 4th of 9, 3l behind Dubai Bounty (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Jan.
Kames Park (IRE) 7-1 (8-11) Slowly away, held up in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 7th of 9, 3 1/2l behind Rocky Rebel (8-12) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Jan.
Jamarjo (IRE) 5-2fav (9-6) Took keen hold, tracked leading pair, went 2nd 12f out, led 2f out, stayed on well, ridden out, won at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Jan beating Maison Brillet (9-9) by 1 1/2l, 8 ran.
Squad 4-1 (10-9) Held up in rear, headway over 3f out, soon chasing leaders, kept on same pace approaching final furlong, 6th of 12, 10l behind Captain Bellamy (10-3) at Southwell 2m am hcp 0-65 (6) fbs in Jan.
Turjuman (USA) 10-1 (10-4) Held up, never on terms, 8th of 14, 26l behind Sistine (9-11) at Southwell 1m 6f am hcp 0-65 (6) fbs in Jan.
Whodathought (IRE) 40-1 (10-3) Tracked leaders, shuffeld back over 2f out, never a factor after, 9th of 13, 10l behind Archie Rice (11-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f am hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Dec.
Maslak (IRE) 3-1fav (9-6) Set steady pace until quickened over 4f out, strongly challenged over 1f out, headed inside final fulong, no extra, 3rd of 7, 1 3/4l behind Guards Chapel (9-0) at Lingfield 2m hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Jan.
Striding Edge (IRE) 12-1 (8-2) Close up, ridden over 1f out, kept on one pace, 4th of 9, 1 3/4l behind John Louis (9-2) at Lingfield 1m 2f hacp 0-70 (5) pol in Jan.
Laconicos (IRE) 6-1 (9-0) Held up mid-division, took keen hold, ridden over 1f out one pace, 5th of 11, 6l behind Shirataki (9-3) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp 0-68 (6) pol in Jan.
Sunset Boulevard (IRE) 20-1 (8-9) Towards rear, hampered 5f out, effort 2f out, weakened 1f out, 9th of 12, 8l behind Emerald Royal (8-12) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-50 (7) pol.
Merrjanah 11-2 (9-2) Chased leaders, effort on outside over 1f out, kept on under pressure, not pace of winner, 2nd of 8, 1 1/2l behind Beggers Belief (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Dec.
