pulled hard and prominent, every chance 2f out, 4th and one pace inside final furlong
switched right start, held up in last pair, headway on outside over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, led final 110 yards, won going away
raced keenly in 5th, headway on outside chasing leaders 2f out, led over 1f out, headed and no extra final 110 yards
tracked leaders until went on 7f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong
slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway on inside 2f out, ridden and no impression over 1f out, weakened final furlong
held up in 6th, good headway on inside over 2f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, 3rd and one pace final furlong
raced keenly, led 5f, chased leader until ridden inside final 2f, weakened soon after
tracked leaders on inside, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
NonRunner
Kells failed to build on an earlier second when only sixth at Lingfield while Harlow was less than convincing back over today’s trip at the same rack. Flat To The Max is better over longer distances as when runner-up at Wolverhampton earlier but Aced It ran well over track and trip on his first outing for new connections when fourth behind Hint Of Stars. The latter is trained by Kevin Philippart De Foy who runs MINSTER in this and has plenty of scope on only his second start in a handicap with a promising apprentice taking 7lb off his back today.
Harlow 12-1 (9-6) Held up, ridden and ran on final furlong, nearest finish, 4th of 11, 5 3/4l behind Galahad Threepwood (9-4) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Aced It (IRE) 200-1 (9-5) Held up in mid-division, headway over 2f out, driven over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 4th of 14, 2 1/2l behind Hint Of Stars (9-7) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Kells (IRE) 15-2 (9-9) Held up in rear, ridden over 1f out, no impression, 6th of 13, 4l behind Caribeno (9-7) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Minster (IRE) 8-1 (9-11) Pressed leader, ridden 3f out, one pace from 2f out, 4th of 8, 7 3/4l behind Systemic (9-4) at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Percy Prosecco 33-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride, towards rear, pushed along 4f out, never dangerous, 8th of 14, 13 3/4l behind Hint Of Stars (9-7) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Jan.
London Eye (USA) 11-2 (9-12) Mid-division, ridden along before 4f out, no impression after 2f out, 6th of 9, 21 1/2l behind Bay Of Naples (9-12) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Tundra (GER) 9-1 (9-9) Short of room after 1f and soon towards rear, never a factor after, 10th of 12, 8 1/2l behind Monsaraz (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Foresee (GER) 20-1 (9-11) Tracked leader, shaken up and slightly outpaced 4f out, ridden 3f out, stayed on and took 3rd after 1f out, 3rd of 9, 4 1/2l behind Bay Of Naples (9-12) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Flat To The Max (FR) 7-1 (9-11) Raced keenly tracking leaders on inside, 2nd going well over 4f out, led over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, lost 2nd entering final furlong, no extra inside final furlong, lost 3rd final stride, 4th of 13, 1 1/2l behind Zarafshan (9-13) at Kempton 2m hcp (6) pol in Jan.