slowly into stride, held up towards rear, headway from 2f out, went 4th well inside final furlong, stayed on
raced freely, led, ridden 2f out, headed well inside final furlong, held towards finish
held up towards rear, switched right and headway over 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, stayed on, led well inside final furlong
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, stayed on
chased leader, ridden 2f out, lost 2nd over 1f out, stayed on same pace
mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, soon beaten
in touch, ridden 2f out, faded inside final furlong
chased leaders, lost place over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
slowly into stride, always behind
mid-division, effort over 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
Several arrive on the back of wins. Corked bids for a course and distance treble but is upped in class along with Curfewed, who won over a mile here. But a couple of these scored in this grade last time including Chelmsford winner Lucky's Dream though it’s CLEM A that gets the vote. The latter is another bidding for a hat-trick on the back of landing a double at Wolverhampton and Alan Bailey’s charge is only 3lb higher today. Palavecino missed the whole of last year having made a winning debut in 2018 and is worth a second glance given an entry in the Winter Derby later this month.
Howzer Black (IRE) 11-2 (9-3) Slow into stride, raced wide close up in rear, pushed along halfway, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 6, 18 1/2l behind Suitcase 'n' Taxi (8-13) at Southwell 7f hcp (4) pol in Jan.
Palavecino (FR) 7-1 (8-12) Led and brought field more towards near side of centre, pushed along and headed 2f out, chased leaders, weakened over 1f out, 4th of 7, 13 1/4l behind Raakib Alhawa (8-12) at Newbury 1m stks (2) gs in Sep.
Bin Makfi 9-2 (9-2) Close up, pushed along over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 4th of 6, 35l behind Makthecat (9-2) at Southwell 1m stks (5) pol in Jan.
Lucky's Dream 15-8fav (9-1) Keen, raced wide in touch, headway to track leader 3f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, ran on, won at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Jan beating Motawaafeq (9-8) by 1 1/4l, 8 ran.
Clem A 7-2fav (9-0) Tracked leaders, went 2nd over 2f out, led and edged left inside final furlong, stayed on, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Jan beating The Game Is On (8-13) by 3/4l, 12 ran.
Paddyplex 4-1fav (9-11) Held up towards rear, kept on from over 1f out, no impression, 7th of 11, 16 1/2l behind Ice Pyramid (9-12) at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Suaimhneach (IRE) 14-1 (9-4) Chased leaders early, mid-division in 7th halfway, ridden 3f out, kept on one pace from over 1f out, 7th of 11, 6 1/2l behind Njord (9-5) at Curragh 1m hcp Soft - Heavy in Oct.
Hector's Here 16-1 (9-6) Raced wide held up, pushed along and weakened over 2f out, 10th of 12, 9l behind Toro Dorado (9-6) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Bobba Tee 33-1 (9-6) In touch, headway 3f out, pushed along and kept on same pace final furlong, 6th of 11, 4 3/4l behind Sharp Suited (9-6) at Newcastle 1m 4f stks (5) pol in Dec.
The Game Of Life 40-1 (9-2) Pulled hard in rear, never on terms, 7th of 8, 11 1/4l behind First Response (9-7) at Newcastle 1m hcp (4) pol in Jan.
Corked (IRE) 7-2fav (9-8) Close up, headway stand side over 1f out, led entering final furlong, ran on, won at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Jan beating Sweet Marmalade (9-2) by 1 1/2l, 14 ran.
Curfewed (IRE) 17-2 (9-3) Held up in mid-division, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, all out, won at Newcastle 1m hcp (6) pol in Jan beating Proceeding (9-0) by ns, 10 ran.
