raced wide prominent, ridden 2f out, every chance inside final furlong, kept on
held up in touch, not clear run from over 1f out, switched right inside final furlong, driven and stayed on towards finish
refused to race
stumbled start, tracked leader, ridden and every chance over 1f out, one pace inside final furlong
held up in rear, headway on outer entering final furlong, soon led, ran on
raced wide in touch, ridden over 2f out, stayed on to go 2nd well inside final furlong, never able to challenge
always in rear
chased leaders, ridden halfway, one pace from over 1f out
keen tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened and eased inside final furlong
in rear, switched right over 1f out, ran on, not reached leaders
led, ridden 2f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong
tracked leader, ridden and chance over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
This competitive sprint has a familiar look about it. It was Rio Royale's last time when he beat Dancing Welcome, Norville and Athaakeel over C&D and the consistent gelding can go close again. Loyal Royal had Dualagi behind when scoring here last month and the latter has since scored at Wolverhampton, but it could pay to look away from the convoluted form lines and take a chance on DO MORE BUSINESS. A winner at Kempton last April, he returns from a lay-off here but was not far behind these as a three-year-old and may have improved in the interim.
Dvinsky (USA) 9-2 (9-3) Ridden from start to chase leaders, effort to dispute 2nd over 2f out until over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 3rd of 8, 3l behind Best Trip (9-4) at Kempton 6f hacp 0-70 (5) pol.
Athaakeel (IRE) 8-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride, in rear, came wide entering straight, headway over 1f out, ran on, 3rd of 7, 1 1/4l behind Dualagi (8-11) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
Timeteam (IRE) 20-1 (9-0) Took keen hold, held up in last pair, no progress, ridden and beaten 2f out, 5th of 8, 13l behind Scary Movie (9-0) at Lingfield 1m 2f sell stks (6) pol.
Norville (IRE) 9-2 (8-13) Led at strong pace and clear of rest with one rival, ridden and edged left 2f out, headed and weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 9, 4l behind Abriachan (9-5) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Dancing Welcome 5-1 (9-6) Chased clear leading pair, hard ridden over 1f out, stayed on towards finish, took 3rd close home, 3rd of 9, 2 3/4l behind Abriachan (9-5) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Rio Royale (IRE) 6-1 (9-2) Quickly away, made all, driven over 1f out, held on towards finish, won at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-65 (6) pol beating Dancing Welcome (9-4) by 1/2l, 12 ran.
Do More Business (IRE) 15-2 (8-5) Chased leaders, pushed along halfway, ridden well over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 4th of 9, 2l behind Simple Rhythm (8-4) at Kempton 6f app hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Jun.
Dualagi 16-1 (8-11) Led 2f, prominent, ridden 2f out, led 1f out, edged right inside final furlong, ran on, won at Wolverhampton 6f hcp 0-70 (5) pol beating Always Dazzling (8-11) by 1/2l, 7 ran.
Loyal Royal (IRE) 5-2fav (9-7) Prominent, every chance over 1f out, soon lost place, last of 7, 8l behind Radiator Rooney (8-12) at Lingfield 6f app hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Speak The Truth (IRE) 11-2 (9-7) Reared start, chased leaders, ridden and effort over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 7, 2l behind Radiator Rooney (8-12) at Lingfield 6f app hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Sweet Avon 25-1 (9-4) Mid-division, hard driven over 2f out, some late headway, never on terms, 7th of 12, 2 1/4l behind Wooden King (9-5) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Nov.
Royal Box 7-1 (8-8) Tracked leader until ridden 2f out, stayed on final furlong, 4th of 10, 2 1/4l behind Mr Skipiton (9-2) at Lingfield 6f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
