towards rear, headway over 4f out, plugged on from over 2f out
held up mid-division, headway over 4f out, ridden over 1f out, soon every chance, kept on and held inside final furlong
tracked leaders, weakened over 5f out, tailed off
led, headed over 3f out, soon weakened
held up mid-division, headway over 4f out, every chance 3f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace
tracked leaders, every chance over 3f out, one pace from over 1f out
held up mid-division, ridden over 3f out, soon outpaced, kept on from over 1f out
with leader, led over 3f out, kept on well and edged left inside final furlong
Some very interesting newcomers from leading yards to take note of and Bradford Bridge, Chalonnial and Baby Sherlock all require careful monitoring in the market, which can frequently prove so instructive in such contests. Steel Express confirmed his ability to handle heavy ground when landing a small-field bumper at Exeter in December but CRACK EM UP is preferred. He impressed in landing an Irish point-to-point in November on yielding to soft ground and that experience could prove vital here, with the booking of Aidan Coleman also strenghtening confidence.
Baby Sherlock Shirocco gelding out of Lady Cricket.
Crank Em Up (IRE) 10-1 (11-10) Rr, 7th 6out, mstk 4out, prog aftr 4out, cl 4th 2out & ld at last, sow to go clr flat, impressive, won at Boulta 3m mdn sft in Nov beating Westendorf (11-10) by 4l, 10 ran.
Inthenicoftime With The Flow gelding out of Rose Lir.
Pomicide With The Flow gelding out of The Swan.
That Will Do Desert King gelding out of Dusty Shoes.
Steel Express (IRE) 9-1 (10-12) Tracked leaders in 4th, led ran green and wandered final furlong, driven out, won at Exeter 1m 5f (6) hvy in Dec beating Antonio Joli (10-12) by 3/4l, 5 ran.
Bradford Bridge (IRE) Milan gelding out of Isis Du Berlais.
Burton Boru (IRE) 4-1 (10-7) Towards rear, pushed along halfway, weakened over 6f out, 4th of 8, dist behind Gayebury (11-5) at Exeter 2m 1f mdn (6) hvy in Jan.
Chalonnial (FR) Protektor gelding out of Kissmirial.
