close up, left 3rd 10f out, lost place over 3f out, wide and headway 2f out, ridden to lead and edged left inside final furlong, soon joined, all out
dwelt, headway to track leaders after 1f, led 12f out, headed 6f out, weakened 2f out, tailed off
towards rear, headway over 3f out, chased leader 2f out, ridden to join winner inside final furlong, driven out, just held
close up, lost place halfway, wide and headway 2f out, ridden and edged left over 1f out, kept on one pace
led, headed 12f out, tracked leader, switched wide 10f out, soon eased and pulled up
tracked leader, ridden to lead over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on
dwelt in rear, switched to outer 7f out, headway to lead 6f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, tailed off
Beggarman has been raised 5lb for winning over today’s trip at Kempton while Love Poems came good over 1m6f here last month and attempts 2m for the first time. But SOCIALLY SHADY (NAP) just failed to catch the winner Chocolate Box over course and distance earlier in the week and Karl Burke’s charge can go one better dropping down a couple of grades for this. Liva went close at Kempton earlier and is preferred to Cuban Hope over this far.
Beggarman 10-3 (9-6) Held up in mid-division, headway over 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, soon hung right and switched left, led inside final furlong, stayed on, won at Kempton 2m hcp (5) pol in Nov beating First Charge (10-0) by 1 1/4l, 13 ran.
Cuban Hope (IRE) 5-1 (8-9) Raced keenly in close 3rd on inside, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 5th of 6, 3 3/4l behind Sir Chauvelin (9-11) at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp (4) pol in Nov.
Socially Shady 11-2 (8-12) Tracked leaders on inner, headway when short of room and bumped over 1f out, ridden to join winner inside final furlong, not quicken close home, 2nd of 6, shd behind Chocolate Box (9-2) at Chelmsford City 2m hcp (4) pol in Nov.
Love Poems (IRE) 2-1fav (9-10) In touch, switched right and headway over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on, won at Chelmsford City 1m 6f hcp (6) pol in Oct beating Eagle's Realm (9-6) by 1 1/4l, 9 ran.
Aleatoric (IRE) 200-1 (9-6) Raced keenly, prominent, weakened from 3f out, 12th of 13, dist behind Beggarman (9-6) at Kempton 2m hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Liva (IRE) 7-1 (9-1) Tracked leader over 5f, handy tracking leaders, pushed along and unable to quicken over 2f out, soon beaten, 7th of 12, 6 1/2l behind Anisoptera (9-5) at Kempton 2m hcp (6) pol in Jun.
Cold Harbour 18-1 (9-4) Held up towards rear, took keen hold, headway 11f out, lost place over 2f out, 8th of 12, 22 1/2l behind Aleatoric (9-11) at Wolverhampton 2m 1f hcp (6) pol in Jul.
