held up towards rear, pushed along 6f out, soon struggling, ridden over 2f out, made no impression
held up towards rear on outer, headway to go prominent 6f out, pushed along over 3f out, came near side entering straight, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
pushed along leaving stalls, midfield, headway to chase leaders over 4f out, ridden to challenge over 2f out, led over 1f out, hung left inside final furlong, joined by runner-up but rallied well final 50yds
with leaders, nudged along 6f out, weakened quickly, pulled up over 4f out
mid-division, pushed along over 6f out, soon beaten
midfield, took closer order over 3f out, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on well to press leader inside final furlong, no extra final 50yds
led, joined over 3f out, ridden along over 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
mid-division, headway to chase leaders over 3f out, pushed along 3f out, plugged on one pace final furlong
chased leaders, pressed leader over 3f out, ridden along over 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong
held up towards rear, pushed along 4f out, ridden for effort 2f out, ran on inside final furlong, went third final 50yds
always in rear
chased leaders, pushed along over 3f out, faded over 2f out
MACK THE KNIFE carries a double penalty but is due to be raised by a further 2lb after this having landed a couple of classified events with the minimum of fuss. This is tougher but he’ll likely go close again if handling the surface. Geography Teacher is upped in trip after a better effort over a mile here and Sezina has placed over the same distance the last twice now. Be Thankful finished ahead of Bug Boy when going close at Kempton but debuts at the track along with last month’s Kempton winner Mr Zee.
Geography Teacher (IRE) 7-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders, pushed along halfway, ridden over 2f out, kept on one pace, 4th of 11, 1 1/2l behind Susie Javea (9-7) at Southwell 1m hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Mr Zee (IRE) 5-2jfav (9-4) Led after 1f, ridden and headed 1f out, weakened final 150 yards (finished 4th, disqualified for failing to weigh-in correctly), 4th of 9, 5 1/4l behind Almost You (9-2) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Mack The Knife (IRE) 4-9fav (9-5) Headway on outer to lead after 2f, pushed along over 2f out, soon 2 lengths clear, ridden out, won at Kempton 1m 4f stks (6) pol in Feb beating Brute Force (9-2) by 3l, 13 ran.
Be Thankful 8-1 (9-1) Mid-division, not clear run on inside over 2f out, headway over 1f out, switched left inside final 2f, stayed on inside final furlong, went 2nd towards finish and closed, just failed, 2nd of 13, shd behind Aria Rose (9-6) at Kempton 1m 3f stks (6) pol in Feb.
Ocho Grande (IRE) 10-1 (9-2) Soon pushed along in rear, headway between horses over 1f out, kept on in modest 4th close home, 4th of 10, 3 1/2l behind Mi Laddo (9-0) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Bug Boy (IRE) 7-1 (9-7) Held up in mid-division, switched left and headway over 2f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, stayed on, 3rd of 11, 3l behind Aria Rose (9-7) at Kempton 1m 4f stks (6) pol in Jan.
Momtalik (USA) 5-4fav (9-0) Led, ridden and headed over 2f out, edged right over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 8, 8 1/2l behind Pearl Spectre (9-0) at Kempton 1m stks (6) pol in Jan.
Sezina 6-1 (9-4) In touch, ridden over 2f out, headway approaching final furlong, stayed on to go 3rd close home, 3rd of 11, 3 1/2l behind Compass Point (9-5) at Southwell 1m hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Going Native 33-1 (9-2) Close up, headway over 2f out, ridden and kept on one pace, 3rd of 9, 5 3/4l behind Drew Breeze (9-5) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Dreadnoughtus 40-1 (9-1) In rear, pushed along 2f out, kept on final furlong, nearest finish, 6th of 13, 4 3/4l behind Star Ascending (9-1) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks (6) pol in Jan.
Tapis Libre 28-1 (8-13) Ridden away from stalls, chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, no extra inside final furlong, 6th of 9, 7 1/4l behind Ad Libitum (9-1) at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Dame Denali 80-1 (8-6) Led, soon 4 lengths clear, ridden and headed 2f out, soon weakened, last of 14, 26 3/4l behind Beat The Breeze (9-2) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
