led, headed narrowly after 3 out, outpaced before next, well held in 4th between last 2, eased after last
close up in rear, pushed along after 3 out, switched outside to mount challenge next, upsides soon after, led narrowly approaching last, ridden out, just held on
pressed leader, led narrowly after 3 out to next, soon ridden and outpaced by front pair, well held when not fluent last
chased front pair on outside, close up 4 out, led narrowly 2 out, ridden between last 2, headed narrowly approaching last, rallied flat, just held
An impressive winner at Ayr on his reappearance, ELVIS MAIL simply failed to fire when sent down to Newbury for the Gerry Fielden. He’ll be happy to be back on familiar territory in this and can beat Chti Balko, who couldn’t cope with 9lb rise at Haydock after winning at Bangor and has been raised another pound since. Kaizer was beaten out of sight when on a hat-trick at Cheltenham and has since finished tailed off on the all-weather while a first victory continues to elude Dublin Four.
Chti Balko (FR) 15-8fav (11-11) Prominent, led 3 out, strongly challenged next, headed after last, soon rallied and every chance, kept on gamely under pressure, 2nd of 5, 3/4l behind Captain Moirette (11-0) at Haydock 2m 3f hcp (2) hvy in Dec.
Elvis Mail (FR) 6-1 (11-7) Held up in rear, ridden and struggling before 3 out, never a factor, 8th of 11, 29 1/4l behind Epatante (11-6) at Newbury 2m hcp lst (1) gs in Nov.
Kaizer 13-2 (9-5) Keen close up, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on one pace, 6th of 14, 7 3/4l behind Spirit Of Angel (9-2) at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Dublin Four (IRE) 4-1 (12-2) Held up in mid-division, headway 5th, led 3 out, mistake 2 out, soon headed, not much room and switched left flat, no impression towards finish, 2nd of 9, 3l behind Flamboyant Joyaux (11-1) at Wetherby 2m hcp (4) sft in Dec.
