tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out
held up mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong
held up mid-division, headway over 1f out, kept on same pace
towards rear, headway over 1f out, kept on to lead towards finish
behind, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on towards finish
led, ridden and headed final furlong, no extra towards finish
tracked leaders, ridden inside final furlong, weakened towards finish
towards rear, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened
mid-division, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong
mid-division, ridden over 1f out, no extra
towards rear, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, no impression
in touch, led final furlong, kept on and headed towards finish
tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out
held up towards rear, pushed along and headway over 1f out, no impression
Athollblair Boy was in cracking form here in the autumn and also on his reappearance last week when finding only an in-form sprinter too good. However, though he has run well several times over this trip, he has done all of his winning over 6f. Zeshov hasn’t raced over a trip this short since 2016 and Tadaawol hasn’t raced since September and still looks a few pounds too high. SYMBOLIC STAR is another dropping back in trip but he looks a viable alternative given he’s very much at home here and was taking on better opposition last time. Hitman has won twice over this trip on Turf and makes more appeal than Al Khan, who has been running in claimers and sellers.
Zeshov (IRE) 8-1 (9-2) Soon steadied towards rear, headway on outside over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 5th of 10, 3 3/4l behind Monaadhil (9-0) at Nottingham 1m hcp (4) gd in Nov.
Tadaawol 9-2 (9-12) Led, ridden and headed over, no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 7, 5 1/4l behind Beverley Bullet (8-10) at Carlisle 7f hcp (4) hvy in Sep.
Traveller (FR) 5-1jfav (9-4) Raced wide in mid-division, weakened over 2f out, 9th of 13, 4 3/4l behind Glendun (9-4) at Kempton 1m hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Athollblair Boy (IRE) 7-2 (8-13) Held up towards rear, headway from 2f out, led 1f out, headed well inside final furlong, ran on, just held, 2nd of 11, hd behind Oriental Lilly (8-12) at Newcastle 6f hcp (4) pol in Feb.
Al Khan (IRE) 9-2 (9-5) Pushed along leaving stalls, held up in rear and soon racing keenly, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, led close home, won at Wolverhampton 7f stks (6) pol in Feb beating The Amber Fort (9-5) by nk, 11 ran.
Abushamah (IRE) 9-1 (9-5) Always behind, 9th of 14, 9l behind Fire Leopard (9-2) at Redcar 1m 2f hcp (5) gs in Sep.
Archipeligo 10-1 (9-4) Held up and behind, headway on wide outside 3f out, chased leaders over 2f out, went modest 4th over 1f out, 4th of 11, 6 1/2l behind Desert Ruler (9-10) at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Symbolic Star (IRE) 14-1 (8-11) Mid-division, headway over 1f out, never on terms, 5th of 13, 4l behind International Law (8-13) at Newcastle 1m hcp (4) pol in Feb.
Hitman 11-1 (8-13) Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, soon ridden, led inside final furlong, kept on, won at Redcar 7f hcp (5) gs in Oct beating Grinty (8-13) by 3/4l, 16 ran.
Glorious Rocket 9-2 (9-1) In touch, ridden over 2f out, never a factor, 7th of 10, 9l behind Newstead Abbey (9-3) at Southwell 6f stks (6) pol in Dec.
Lucky Violet (IRE) 28-1 (9-5) Always in rear, well beaten over 1f out, last of 10, 18 1/2l behind Murdanova (9-7) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Rockley Point 8-1 (9-0) Took keen hold, prominent, led over 4f out, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, last of 8, 6 1/2l behind Duke Cosimo (9-1) at Newcastle 6f hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Magistral 33-1 (11-11) Mid-division, pushed along after 5th, never on terms, weakened 3 out, behind when pulled up before next, at Musselburgh 2m hcp (4) gs in Jan.
Thorntoun Lady (USA) 7-1 (9-3) Towards rear, headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, no extra towards finish, 2nd of 11, 1 3/4l behind Joyful Star (8-9) at Newcastle 7f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
