slowly into stride, in rear, some headway on outside over 3f out, lost place over 2f out, soon weakened
made all, ridden and edged left over 1f out, edged right inside final furlong, stayed on well
prominent early, mid-division in touch, headway over 2f out, effort on outside over 1f out, ridden and stayed on same pace inside final furlong, lost place towards finish
prominent early, mid-division in touch, headway 2f out, soon chased leaders, ridden and stayed on to chase winner inside final furlong, held towards finish
mid-division, outpaced over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, ran on well under pressure inside final furlong, went 3rd post, nearest finish
raced keenly, held up towards rear, headway and in touch over 5f out, joined winner over 3f out, lost place inside final 2f, soon weakened
tracked leaders, effort 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, no impression when not much room and lost place inside final furlong
tracked leaders on inside, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, held towards finish
pressed winner to over 3f out, driven over 2f out, weakened final furlong
mid-division, driven and wide entering straight, ridden and kept on same pace on outside final furlong, no impression when not much room towards finish
held up towards rear, driven and headway inside final 2f, not clear run inside final furlong, switched left and stayed on well towards finish, never nearer
held up behind, outpaced 3f out, not clear run over 1f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, unable to challenge
dwelt, mid-division, ridden to chase leaders inside final 2f, kept on same pace final furlong
SWEHAN got off the mark over today's trip at Lingfield in November but was unfancied in the betting and never figured dropped back to a mile last time. He gets another chance here and is just preferred to Perfect Cracker, a runner-up over 1m2f on his latest start. Red Dragon has a shout on his latest effort at Wolverhampton, while Lady Lunchalot finished ahead of Understory when runner-up over track and trip last time with King Olav and Imperator Augustus well beaten.
Planetoid (IRE) 33-1 (9-9) Steadied and switched right start, held up last, headway on outside over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never nearer, 8th of 14, 4l behind Maria's Choice (9-8) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Nov.
Swehan (IRE) 16-1 (9-6) Slowly into stride, prominent, effort when hung right over 1f out, soon every chance, weakened final furlong, 5th of 11, 5l behind The Tichborne (9-7) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Dec.
Perfect Cracker 7-2fav (9-3) Behind, headway when not clear run over 1f out, ran on final furlong, nearest finish, 2nd of 12, 3/4l behind Syncopate (8-12) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Dec.
Travelling 25-1 (8-11) Slowly into stride, in rear, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened, tailed off, last of 13, well behind Uppercut (9-3) at Kempton 1m app hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Sep.
Red Dragon (IRE) 12-1 (9-1) Close up, ridden to chase leading pair over 1f out, stayed on one pace, 3rd of 7, 1 1/2l behind Modernism (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Dec.
Song Light 33-1 (8-10) Held up towards rear, pulled hard, some headway on inside rail over 1f out, soon no further progress, 11th of 12, 11l behind Stevie Thunder (9-0) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Nov.
Understory (USA) 9-1 (9-6) Tracked leaders, went 2nd 7f out, led halfway, ridden and headed over 1f out, chased winner, no impression, lost 2nd post, 3rd of 11, 2l behind Miguel Grau (9-4) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Dec.
King Olav (UAE) 10-1 (9-7) Led 1f, chased leader until 7f out, chased leaders, ridden inside final 3f, weakened soon after, 8th of 11, 6l behind Miguel Grau (9-4) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Dec.
Lady Lunchalot (USA) 9-1 (9-3) Soon tracking leaders, went 2nd 4f out until ridden well over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 2nd post, no impression on winner, 2nd of 11, 1 3/4l behind Miguel Grau (9-4) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Dec.
Mr Red Clubs (IRE) 9-2 (9-7) Tracked leaders on outside, ridden and close up 2f out, one pace inside final furlong, 7th of 13, 3 1/2l behind Diplomatic (9-4) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Oct.
Poitin 66-1 (8-9) Towards rear, never on terms, 8th of 9, 5l behind Dick Doughtywylie (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 2f Listed stks (1) pol in Dec.
Mountain Range (IRE) 5-2 (9-5) Held up mid-division, pushed along over 1f out, soon ridden, never dangerous, 9th of 10, 6l behind Ssafa (9-5) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Nov.
Imperator Augustus (IRE) 20-1 (8-13) Steadied start, held up in rear, headway on inside over 1f out, one pace and no impression final furlong, 9th of 11, 6l behind Miguel Grau (9-4) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Dec.
Eastern Dragon (IRE) 8-1 (8-12) Mid-division, weakened over 2f out, 12th of 14, 9l behind Firmdecisions (9-7) at Kempton 7f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Dec.
