slowly into stride, raced in last place, woken up over 5f out, trying to close when not clear run inside final furlong, never able to challenge
led 1f, chased leader, reminder over 3f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, soon headed, weakened well inside final furlong
held up in 4th, headway over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, not pace of winner
tracked leaders, ridden to lead 1f out, ran on well
held up in 5th, ridden well over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, went 3rd towards finish
awkward leaving stalls, recovered to lead after 1f, ridden and headed over 1f out, hung left when weakening inside final furlong
CAPRICORNUS can continue Mark Johnston's good run at the track though Fazza and Exceedthewildman are others to make appeal. The selection is bred for slightly further but there is a sprinting slant in the damline so this halfway house seems perfect. He won well at Wolverhampton and can improve upon that effort. Fazza does not the most straight forward of horses. A half-brother to winning three year olds, like a fine vintage wine, he arguably gets better with age. Exceedthewildman has not stayed the mile previously so the step back to seven is well advised. Admiral Cochrane landed a few tasty bets at Wolverhampton before being outpaced at Kempton next time out. Gold Party and Kirsty's Boy have bits and pieces of form though are not consistent enough for us.
Exceedthewildman 2-1fav (9-2) Led, hard driven and strongly challenged from well over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra, 3rd of 4, 1 1/4l behind Prince Of Sorrento (9-2) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
Kirsty's Boy (IRE) 10-11fav (8-9) Led early, track leader, hanging left from bend 4f out, led over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, unable to quicken, 2nd of 4, 1 1/4l behind Glen Lass (8-8) at Kempton 1m 2yo clm stks (6) pol in Dec.
Capricornus (USA) 13-8fav (9-3) Made all, driven out, won at Wolverhampton 7f 2yo mdn stks (5) pol in Dec beating Mnasikia (8-12) by 1/2l, 12 ran.
Admiral Cochrane (IRE) 3-1fav (9-1) Hampered after 1f, held up and took keen hold, improved 2f out, effort approaching 1f out, driven and soon every chance, not quicken towards finish, 3rd of 11, 3/4l behind Al Khimiya (9-0) at Kempton 7f 2yo hco 0-75 (5) pol in Dec.
Fazza 10-3 (9-3) Mid-division, pushed along 3f out, effort over 1f out, stayed on well to lead inside final furlong, won at Lingfield 7f 2yo mdn stks (6) in Dec beating Until The Man (9-3) by 1 3/4l, 10 ran.
Gold Party 7-4fav (8-7) Slight lead, hung left under pressure over 1f out, no extra and headed 1f out, 2nd of 5, 4 1/2l behind Cosimo De Medici (8-7) at Southwell 1m mdn stks (6) fbs.
