slowly into stride, held up off the pace towards rear, some late minor headway, never on terms
mid-division, headway on inside 2f out, chasing leaders when not much room on rail over 1f out, soon switched right, ran on inside final furlong, went 2nd post, no chance with winner
chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, soon weakened
off the pace and always towards rear
slowly into stride, off the pace in last pair, some late minor headway, never on terms
led until ridden and headed inside final 2f, weakened quickly final furlong
off the pace towards rear, headway out wide 2f out, strong run to lead final 110 yards, won going away
held up off the pace towards rear, headway on inside over 1f out, soon switched left, kept on same pace inside final furlong
chased leader 1f, handy 3rd, ridden to lead inside final 2f, headed and not pace of winner final 110 yards, lost 2nd post
off the pace towards rear, not clear run and weaved through inside final furlong, ran on well towards finish, never going pace to reach leaders
tried to anticipate start and slowly into stride, behind, some late minor headway, never on terms
keen, chased leaders out wide, pushed along halfway, ridden and weakened over 2f out
good speed from wide draw to chase leader after 1f, ridden and lost 2nd entering final 2f, weakened final furlong
chased leaders, good headway towards inside chasing leaders 2f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, every chance until weakened 100 yards
A couple of these returned convincing winners last time. Kodi Gold beat Tomshalfbrother when scoring at Kempton but REDZONE has been in fine form at Newcastle and can defy a penalty on the back of last week’s easy success. The Thin Blue Line finished well behind the selection earlier but Winnetka won over today’s trip at Leicester on his penultimate start. Capla Spirit is usually in the mix at this level but Soyounique returns to action having switched yards.
Kodi Gold (IRE) 9-1 (9-5) Towards rear, effort and headway into mid-division over 2f out, pushed along well over 1f out, led well over 110 yards out, comfortably, won at Kempton 6f hcp (6) pol in Nov beating Tomshalfbrother (9-5) by 2 1/4l, 10 ran.
Capla Spirit 13-2 (9-6) Held up in mid-division, headway over 1f out, kept on, went 4th towards finish, 4th of 10, 2l behind Grandfather Tom (9-5) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Excessable 15-2 (11-6) Chased leaders, every chance 2f out, weakened final furlong, 4th of 13, 6 3/4l behind Lord P (11-11) at Thirsk 6f hcp (6) gd in Aug.
Madrinho (IRE) 11-1 (9-10) Held up, effort when switched left over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 12th of 13, 15 1/4l behind Alba Del Sole (8-8) at Brighton 7f hcp (6) gf in Oct.
Soyounique (IRE) 11-1 (9-9) Raced wide, tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and weakened approaching final furlong, 8th of 10, 12 1/2l behind Foxtrot Sizzler (9-7) at Newbury 6f hcp (5) sft in Jun.
Winnetka (IRE) 4-1 (9-10) Soon led, 3 lengths clear 4f out, pushed along over 1f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, no extra, 4th of 12, 2 1/2l behind Delta River (9-12) at Lingfield 7f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Redzone 4-1 (9-7) In touch, headway 2f out, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, ran on, won at Newcastle 6f hcp (6) pol in Nov beating Embla (8-7) by 3 1/2l, 14 ran.
Somewhere Secret 16-1 (9-7) Led, headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 7th of 11, 4 3/4l behind Eyes (9-0) at Newcastle 7f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
The Thin Blue Line (IRE) 5-1 (10-1) Towards rear, ridden 2f out, never a factor, 8th of 10, 5 1/2l behind Redzone (9-1) at Newcastle 6f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Steelriver (IRE) 28-1 (11-0) Slowly into stride, in rear, headway 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, went 3rd towards finish, 3rd of 12, 3 1/2l behind Royal Advice (10-11) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Grey Galleon (USA) 9-2 (9-7) Held up off the pace towards rear, headway on inside under pressure over 1f out, never going pace to reach leaders, 6th of 10, 2 3/4l behind Camachess (9-6) at Lingfield 6f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Sam's Call 16-1 (9-7) Squeezed for room start, in rear on near rail, ridden over 2f out, no impression, 15th of 17, 6 3/4l behind I'm Mable (9-2) at Nottingham 5f hcp (6) sft in Nov.
Tom Tulliver 33-1 (9-5) Slowly away, soon switched left, behind, never involved, 6th of 10, 4 1/2l behind Grandfather Tom (9-5) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Tomshalfbrother 4-1 (9-5) Dwelt, mid-division, headway to press leaders 2f out, ridden well over 1f out, every chance inside last, kept on but no chance with winner, 2nd of 10, 2 1/4l behind Kodi Gold (9-5) at Kempton 6f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
