towards rear, pushed along 2f out, headway and not clear run over 1f out, switched right, edged left entering final furlong, driven and ran on, not reach winner
led, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, no extra
dwelt in rear, never on terms
raced wife, keen tracked leaders, ridden and every chance over 1f out, ran on
in rear, ridden 2f out, never on terms
keen tracked leaders, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on same pace
tracked leader, pushed along over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
dwelt soon close up, pushed along and headway 2f out, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, ran on
raced wide in touch, pushed along halfway, weakened over 1f out
NonRunner
A decent field for the day’s feature. Astro Jakk and Aberama Gold were both unplaced when Mohareb won here earlier in the month but Mick Appleby’s charge failed to handle a 5lb rise on a return visit. Appleby also saddles Nigel Nott with Karl Burke also double-handed. The latter runs Shallow Hal as well as Astro Jakk but TOMMY DE VITO is the one with most scope. He’s had just the five career starts and has won on Tapeta and Polytrack, proving an absence was no problem at Kempton in October. Zarzyni was a very promising second over an inadequate 5f here on his return to action and looks a big danger.
Zarzyni (IRE) 7-1 (9-7) Missed break, bumped start, in rear, pushed along before 2f out, headway over 1f out, up for second close home, 2nd of 13, 3l behind Fernando Rah (9-1) at Southwell 5f hcp (3) pol in Dec.
Aberama Gold 8-1 (9-12) In touch, ridden and headway over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 10, 3 3/4l behind Mohareb (9-5) at Southwell 6f hcp (3) pol in Jan.
Mohareb 4-1 (9-9) Pressed leader, led 2f out, edged right over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, stayed on same pace, 3rd of 7, 2l behind Eagleway (9-3) at Southwell 7f hcp (3) pol in Jan.
Digital (IRE) 14-1 (8-10) Raced far side of group, chased leaders, ridden 2f out, soon hung left and weakened, last of 16, 10 1/4l behind Hurricane Ivor (9-10) at Doncaster 6f hcp (2) gs in Sep.
Mudlahhim (IRE) 3-1 (9-5) Disputed lead early, led after 1f, raced freely, pushed along 2f out, extended advantage over 1f out, ran on and in control closing stages, won at Wolverhampton 7f stks (6) pol in Jan beating Kodi Gold (8-9) by 1 1/2l, 6 ran.
Shallow Hal 20-1 (8-9) Slowly into stride, outpaced and soon behind, ran on final 75 yards, went 4th close home, 4th of 5, 5l behind Strong Power (8-2) at Lingfield 5f hcp (2) pol in Jan.
Corinthia Knight (IRE) 20-1 (8-6) Chased winner, driven final bend, soon lost 2nd, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 9, 6l behind One Night Stand (8-2) at Lingfield 6f hcp (2) pol in Jan.
Tommy de Vito 8-1 (8-6) Held up in mid-division, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, joined inside final furlong, held on, won at Kempton 6f hcp (2) pol in Oct beating Run To Freedom (9-4) by shd, 8 ran.
Nigel Nott 2-1fav (11-5) Held up, ridden and outpaced 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, rallied close home, 6th of 7, 2 3/4l behind Airshow (10-7) at Kempton 6f hcp (4) pol in Jan.
Astro Jakk (IRE) 10-1 (9-7) In rear, pushed along over 2f out, never on terms, 7th of 10, 3 1/4l behind Mohareb (9-5) at Southwell 6f hcp (3) pol in Jan.
