held up in last, in touch, not fluent 4th and 2 out, soon ridden, not pace to challenge
close up, not fluent 3rd, ridden and briefly pressed leader before last, kept on one pace
made all, pushed along after 2 out, hit 2 out, briefly pressed before last, ridden out run-in, stayed on well and in command from last
tracked leaders, pushed along and went narrow 2nd after 3 out, ridden after last, always held by winner
Last week’s Ascot winner Captain Morgs bids to give Nicky Henderson a hat-trick of victories in this Listed handicap but he will need a take a further step forward, despite receiving weight all round. SOARING GLORY is 16lb higher than when landing the Betfair Hurdle here in February but he easily defied a big weight to make a winning return to action at Ascot and is now starting to fulfil his potential. Onemorefortheroad has won four of his last five but is upped in grade for this and recent Cheltenham scorer Gowel Road, twice a winner here last season, looks a bigger threat.
Soaring Glory (IRE) 5-1 (11-11) Chased leaders, good headway out wide chasing leaders 2 out, ridden to lead before last, stayed on well, won at Ascot 2m hcp lst (1) sft in Oct beating Leoncavallo (11-7) by 2 1/2l, 14 ran.
Gowel Road (IRE) 13-2 (11-10) Chased leader, hit 5th, led 2 out, went clear before last, edged left but stayed on strongly run-in, won at Cheltenham 2m 5f hcp (3) gd in Nov beating Unexpected Party (10-10) by 2 1/2l, 11 ran.
Onemorefortheroad 3-1 (11-4) Made all, shaken up after 2 out, ridden clear flat, stayed on well, comfortably, won at Huntingdon 2m hcp (3) gd in Nov beating Takeit Easy (11-11) by 4 1/2l, 5 ran.
Captain Morgs (IRE) 7-4fav (10-11) Tracked leaders, switched left and headway approaching last, led soon after, ridden and ran on, won at Ascot 2m hcp (2) gd in Nov beating Garry Clermont (11-9) by 3/4l, 9 ran.
