in rear, pushed along 2f out, ridden and headway entering final furlong, nearest finish
dwelt raced wide in touch, weakened over 2f out
went right start, towards rear, ridden over 2f out, headway and not clear run over 1f out, never nearer
dwelt and bumped start, headway to track leader after 1f, led 9f out, clear 7f out, ridden 2f out, headed approaching final furlong, kept on
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
close up, pushed along 4f out, ridden and weakened final furlong
held up, headway on outer 3f out, chased clear leader over 2f out, ridden to lead and hung left approaching final furlong, ran on strongly
slowly away in rear, headway and switched right 2f out, kept on final furlong, never nearer
took keen hold, close up, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
Royal Reserve finished only a head in front of third-placed Island Brave when scoring over 2m here last time and the latter had previously won over track and trip. Tan Arabiq was well beaten in second back at the track having also won over course and distance earlier while Flight Of Fantasy is a more recent winner at Kempton but is upped 8lb. VALITOP (NAP) had been off the track since 2015 when finishing a close-up fifth over a shorter trip here earlier in the month. This extra distance should not be a problem for Seamus Durack’s charge and he has plenty of scope for further progress.
Royal Reserve 13-2 (9-4) Held up in rear, ridden 2f out, no impression, 7th of 9, 5 1/4l behind Lord George (9-13) at Kempton 2m hcp (2) pol in Jan.
Start Seven 10-3 (10-3) Held up on last pair, not much room over 2f out, no impression, 5th of 6, 8l behind Vettori Rules (10-0) at Chelmsford City 2m hcp (4) pol in Jan.
Havana Beat (IRE) 50-1 (8-7) Tracked leaders, lost place over 8f out, eased over 6f out, last of 20, dist behind Who Dares Wins (9-0) at Newmarket 2m 2f hcp (2) gd in Sep.
Flight Of Fantasy 3-1fav (9-7) Made all, clear over 4f out, kept on strongly, unchallenged, won at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Jan beating Sonnetist (9-3) by 5l, 12 ran.
Valitop 5-1 (9-5) Raced wide, tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, kept on one pace, 5th of 8, 1 1/4l behind Influent (8-13) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (4) pol in Jan.
Barye 5-1 (9-10) Broke well, soon restrained into mid-division, headwayt over 2f out, no impression, 7th of 12, 9 1/2l behind Lexington Law (9-4) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (4) pol in Dec.
Mustaaqeem (USA) 8-1 (8-10) Held up towards rear, pushed along 3f out, ridden over 2f out, no extra, 5th of 6, 3 1/4l behind Dubawi Fifty (9-2) at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp (2) pol in Jan.
Island Brave (IRE) 7-2 (9-3) Tracked clear leader, closed halfway, led over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed and lost 2 places near finish, 3rd of 7, hd behind Royal Reserve (10-0) at Lingfield 2m hcp (4) pol in Dec.
Zabeel Star (IRE) 9-4fav (9-2) Slowly away, in rear, headway over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, 3rd of 8, 1/2l behind Desert Ruler (9-2) at Newcastle 1m 2f stks (5) pol in Jan.
Bostonian 7-1 (10-2) Keen, raced wide tracked leader, led 8f out, ridden and headed 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 11, 25l behind New World Power (10-2) at Southwell 1m 4f mdn stks (5) pol in Jan.
Tan Arabiq 5-1 (9-3) Pulled hard held up, ridden and headway 2f out, chase winner and kept on same pace final furlong, 2nd of 9, 8l behind Ocean Of Love (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Dec.
