towards rear, weakened 2f out
mid-division, headway to lead well over 1f out, caught post
always behind, veared violently left entering final furlong, crashed through rails and ran out
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on, no extra towards finish
led, headed well over 1f out, soon weakened
chased leaders, weakened inside final furlong
towards rear, weakened well over 1f out
slowly into stride, in rear, never dangerous
CAPTAIN KALLIS is a course winner and gets the vote here ahead of Chosen One and Nawaaff. Jamie Spencer looks an eye-catching jockey booking for this son of Captain Rio and the pairing should run well off this new mark of 56. He has question marks over the trip but he likes to chase a strong tempo and is unlikely to be far away. Rabbit Fighter was well-fancied at Wolverhampton last time out but flopped, Chosen One tries a visor and looks interesting on his run here behind Where's Reiley last month, whilst Cavitie ran well here earlier in the month and is considered despite a less than stellar draw. Shannon Golden looks well-handicapped, Nawaaff was third in a seller last month but has a little to prove on this surface, whilst Iron Max and Mr Rooney are both wildly out of form. Course and distance winner Calmdownmate would be interesting if the money came for a horse who is now rated 16lb lower than when winning here almost a year ago, however in a weak race the vote is given to recent winner Captain Kallis.
Athaakeel (IRE) 10-1 (9-4) Raced wide, soon in touch, ridden 2f out, held when hampered 1f out, last of 10, 10l behind Equinity (8-8) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Calmdownmate (IRE) 16-1 (8-12) Slowly into stride, in rear, ridden halfway, keeping on when carried slightly right over 1f out, soon weakened, 6th of 8, 10l behind Punching (9-4) at Southwell 6f hcp 0-70 (5) std.
Rabbit Fighter (IRE) 7-2fav (8-13) Slowly away, pulled hard in rear, never a factor, 8th of 10, 5l behind Equinity (8-8) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Captain Kallis (IRE) 4-1fav (8-10) Held up in touch, headway 3f out, led over 1f out, hard ridden, just held on, won at Southwell 6f hcp 0-60 (6) fbs beating Scruffy Skip (8-5) by shd, 11 ran.
Chosen One (IRE) 8-1 (9-2) Mid-divion, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out, 10th of 11, 9l behind Straboe (8-12) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Cavitie 25-1 (8-7) Chased leaders, ridden halfway, effort when hung left over 1f out, hung right inside final furlong, stayed on, 4th of 13, 1 3/4l behind Lujiana (8-11) at Southwell 5f hcp 0-60 (6) fbs.
Shannon Golden 11-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders, ridden halfway, kept on one pace final furlong, 4th of 9, 6l behind Mr Funshine (8-11) at Southwell 5f hcp (0-55) (6) fbs.
Nawaaff 14-1 (9-0) Pushed along towards rear, headway over 1f out, soon ridden and chasing leader, one pace when slightly short of room inside final furlong, 3rd of 7, 2l behind Elusive Ronnie (9-5) at Lingfield 5f sell stks (6) pol in Feb.
Iron Max (IRE) 66-1 (8-4) Prominent early, lost place before halfway, last of 10, 23l behind White Shift (8-11) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Feb.
Mr Rooney (IRE) 100-1 (8-4) Slowly into stride, pushed along in rear, never dangerous, 7th of 10, 19l behind Northern Bolt (9-0) at Catterick 5f clm stks (6) sft in Nov.
