tracked leaders, driven over 2f out, lost place over 1f out, soon weakened
held up towards rear, headway on outside over 3f out, soon chased leaders, ridden and effort over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, held near finish
tracked leader, led over 6f out, driven clear over 2f out to over 1f out, soon ridden and hard pressed, kept on, headed towards finish, lost 2nd final stride
held up in last pair, headway on outside 3f out, wide entering straight, ridden over 1f out, ran on well inside final furlong, led and edged left towards finish
held up in last pair, struggling over 3f out, soon lost touch, tailed off
soon led, headed over 6f out, tracked leader, outpaced over 2f out, stayed on to challenge 1f out, no extra when not much room and lost place final 100 yards
mid-division, outpaced over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, never troubled leaders
mid-division, driven over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, switched outside and ran on well inside final furlong, went 2nd final stride, not reach winner
tracked leaders, lost place over 3f out, weakened and eased 2f out, tailed off
held up behind, headway and effort on inside over 1f out, soon ridden, stayed on and every chance final 110 yards, held near finish
KARAM ALBAARI ended a long losing run when landing a Class 3 contest here last month. He looks set to make the most of a still decent mark and go in again. Rakaan is hard to catch right but scored in similar company over track and trip before running well again over the mile trip here. Cayuga won over a shorter distance at Kempton in October and Modernism isn't out of this as he drops back down in class. Miguel Grau and Syncopate arrive in good form but will need to dig a bit deeper off their current marks to come out best.
Karam Albaari (IRE) 7-1 (9-1) Tracked leader, led over 2f out, hard ridden over 1f out, held on well, won at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-95 (3) pol in Dec beating Swing Alone (9-7) by nk, 7 ran.
Rakaan (IRE) 12-1 (9-0) Held up in rear, headway over 1f out, ridden and ran on well inside final furlong, not reach leaders, 5th of 9, 3 1/2l behind Alfred Hutchinson (9-4) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-95 (3) pol in Dec.
Chapter And Verse (IRE) 25-1 (8-10) Always behind, 10th of 12, 9l behind Solar Deity (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (2) pol in Nov.
Cayuga 33-1 (8-8) Raced centre until merged with stands' side group 5f out, always in rear, last of 16, 34l behind Haaf A Sixpence (9-2) at Newmarket 1m hcp 0-95 (3) sft in Nov.
Franco Is My Name 33-1 (8-11) Slowly into stride, held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, no extra final 100 yards, 8th of 12, 5l behind Shavansky (8-10) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp 0-95 (3) pol in Nov.
Modernism 12-1 (8-3) Tracked winner after 2f, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 10th of 12, 14l behind Marshgate Lane (9-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (2) pol in Dec.
Maria's Choice (IRE) 5-1fav (9-3) Towards rear, headway on inner over over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 13, 9l behind Tatting (8-11) at Southwell 1m hcp 0-80 (4) fbs in Dec.
Miguel Grau (USA) 9-4fav (9-4) Took keen hold and held up in mid-division, headway on outside over 4f out, went 3rd 3f out, went 2nd well over 1f out, ridden to lead and edged right over 1f out, hung right inside final furlong, driven out, won at Kempton 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Dec beating Lady Lunchalot (9-3) by 1 3/4l, 11 ran.
Syncopate 5-1 (8-9) Short of room leaving stalls, towards rear, ridden and ran on final furlong, nearest finish, in a race won by Rakaan (9-5) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Dec, 9 ran.
Munsarim (IRE) 20-1 (9-2) Steadied in rear, switched right to wide outside over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, ran on closing stages, never reached winner, 2nd of 10, nk behind Fleckerl (9-4) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Dec.
