raced keenly, held up off the pace towards rear, good headway near side rail 2f out, strong run to lead inside final furlong, soon clear
off the pace and always towards rear
chased leaders out wide, pushed along over 2f out, soon every chance, 3rd and one pace inside final furlong, lost that placing final strides
good speed to lead from wide draw and keen, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon edged left and weakened rapidly
mid-division, pushed along before halfway, some late minor headway, never threatened
outpaced in rear, never involved
off the pace towards rear, some late minor headway, never threatened
slowly away, soon recovered and chased leader 5f out, lost 2nd over 2f out, ridden and losing place when slightly hampered inside final 2f
chased leaders out wide, ridden and every chance 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
off the pace and always towards rear
held up in mid-division on inside, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed and not pace of winner inside final furlong
chased leaders, ridden and weakening when hampered inside final 2f
off the pace towards rear, headway far side of group under pressure over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, went 3rd final strides
Embla has the most recent winning form when landing a handicap at Wolverhampton in December while Stronsay finished in front of Stroxx when third over the minimum trip here last week. But SUMAC is less exposed than most and he gets a token vote having finished second over today’s distance at Kempton. Sweet Idea looks no nearer winning while Aikido has tumbled down the weights.
Aikido (IRE) 16-1 (9-2) Chased leader, pushed along halfway, lost 2nd inside final 2f, weakened over 1f out, last of 8, 6 1/2l behind Nellie French (9-0) at Newcastle 5f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
At Your Service 66-1 (8-9) Always towards rear, last of 9, 6 1/2l behind Catesby (9-1) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Embla 6-1 (9-2) Towards rear nearside, headway halfway, every chance 2f out, ridden inside final furlong, soon weakened, 7th of 12, 2 3/4l behind Another Angel (9-2) at Southwell 5f stks (6) pol in Feb.
Miss Anaco 100-1 (9-0) Led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened quickly and soon behind, 13th of 14, 33 1/2l behind Run Teddy Run (9-11) at Southwell 1m hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Stronsay (IRE) 16-1 (9-2) Held up, ridden 2f out, ran on well inside final furlong, not reach leaders, 3rd of 11, 1 1/2l behind The Tron (9-2) at Southwell 5f stks (6) pol in Feb.
Stroxx (IRE) 6-1 (9-2) Prominent, ridden 2f out, kept on well inside final furlong, lost third near finish, 4th of 11, 1 3/4l behind The Tron (9-2) at Southwell 5f stks (6) pol in Feb.
David's Gift 150-1 (8-4) Chased leaders, took keen hold, racing awkwardly over 6f out, ridden and edged left over 2f out, soon weakened, last of 11, 16 1/4l behind Mclean House (8-11) at Kempton 7f mdn stks (5) pol in Feb.
Havana Heat 66-1 (9-1) Slowly away, always towards rear, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, 10th of 12, 15 1/2l behind Desert Cop (9-1) at Kempton 6f mdn stks (5) pol in Feb.
Holloway Girl 80-1 (9-2) Outpaced, 10th of 12, 10 1/4l behind Banddar (9-7) at Southwell 5f mdn stks (5) pol in Oct.
Lady Loveless 150-1 (8-11) Off the pace in last trio, headway chasing leaders inside final 2f, ridden and weakened over 1f out, last of 7, 7 1/4l behind Winter Crown (9-2) at Newcastle 5f stks (4) pol in Feb.
Sumac (IRE) 10-1 (9-2) Prominent, shaken up over 2f out, chased leader inside final furlong, kept on but no match for winner, 2nd of 8, 1 1/4l behind Ok Pal (9-2) at Kempton 6f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Sweet Idea 4-1 (9-6) Took keen hold, towards rear of midfield, ridden over 2f out, made no impression, 5th of 8, 2 3/4l behind Ok Pal (9-2) at Kempton 6f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
The White Elephant 300-1 (8-5) Held up in midfield, ridden over 4f out, tailed off over 1f out, last of 12, 37l behind Imperial Ace (9-3) at Southwell 1m stks (5) pol in Jan.
Littlemissattitude 66-1 (9-2) Tracked leader, pushed along 2f out, weakened final furlong, last of 6, 6 1/4l behind Kraken Florida (9-2) at Newcastle 6f stks (6) pol in Feb.
