tracked leading pair out wide, went 2nd halfway, ridden to lead narrowly inside final furlong, headed and just outbattled towards finish
pressed leader, led 8f out, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and pressed over 1f out, narrowly headed inside final furlong, battled on gamely to lead again towards finish
steadied start, held up and always in rear
pulled hard, led until 8f out, chased winner until halfway, chased leaders, ridden and weakened final furlong
tracked leaders, pushed along out wide turning in, headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, finished well but not quite enough pace to challenge
raced keenly, held up in 5th, pushed along when not clear run briefly on rail turning in, ridden and no headway in 4th final furlong
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Giorgio Vasari came up short once again at Chelmsford and has returned a losing favourite on his last four starts now. But FAST STYLE made a winning debut for Mick Appleby’s yard when scoring at Newcastle on his first outing since last summer and there should be more to come from him this year. Crownthorpe drops down in class with a shout but both Calonne and Jenson Benson have something to prove off their current marks.
Fast Style (IRE) 16-1 (9-8) Held up off the pace in last pair, good headway near side rail over 1f out, strong run inside final furlong, led towards finish, won at Newcastle 1m hcp (5) pol in Jan beating Perfect Swiss (9-9) by 1/2l, 11 ran.
Crownthorpe 17-2 (9-7) Held up off the pace in 6th in steadily run race, pushed along and badly outpaced as tempo lifted over 2f out, headway out wide over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, no chance to challenge, 5th of 8, 1 1/2l behind Siam Fox (9-13) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (4) pol in Dec.
Lafan (IRE) 50-1 (9-7) Held up towards rear, ridden over 1f out, never thretaened, last of 10, 5 1/2l behind Aussie Banker (9-10) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (4) pol in Dec.
Kells (IRE) 66-1 (9-12) Raced keenly towards rear, some headway when carried left over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 9th of 12, 8 1/4l behind Miss Bluebelle (9-6) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Jenson Benson (IRE) 6-1 (8-12) Raced wide towards rear, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, kept on one pace, 4th of 10, 3/4l behind Mawkeb (9-1) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (4) pol in Jan.
Giorgio Vasari (IRE) 9-4fav (9-5) Held up in mid-division, quick move out wide halfway, went 2nd over 3f out, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, found no extra towards finish, 2nd of 8, 3/4l behind Asdaa (10-1) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Calonne (IRE) 4-1 (9-13) Raced wide, towards rear, pushed along 4f out, ridden and headway inside final furlong, ran on, 2nd of 10, 1 1/4l behind Free Solo (9-10) at Lingfield 7f hcp (6) pol in Dec.