dwelt in rear, headway and switched left inside final furlong, ridden and ran on to lead close home
held up, ridden and headway entering final furlong, no impression after
dwelt in rear, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, not trouble leaders
towards rear, pushed along and headway approaching final furlong, no impression inside final furlong
keen close up, pushed along to chase leading pair 2f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong
went right start, soon tracked leader, led narrowly over 1f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, no extra
soon led, ridden and headed narrowly over 1f out, rallied to lead again inside final furlong, soon headed, stayed on
tracked leaders until pushed along 2f out, weakened final furlong
taken to post early, in touch, headway entering final furlong, edged left and led inside final furlong, headed close home
raced wide in touch, hung right and weakened 2f out
in touch, pushed along over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
This looks wide-open though Kaser’s earlier success here came over a shorter trip. Scofflaw won a claimer over course and distance last month while Storm Ahead has been in fine form here having won last month and placed subsequently. Snow Ocean landed a double with his recent victory at the track and Red Bond went close at Doncaster back in March. The latter shares ownership with Motawaafeq, who made a winning start for Mick Appleby over 7f here, and Gabrials Boy is not out of this either. But it could pay to stick with CLASSIC DESIGN as he won a decent maiden over course and distance last time and there should be more to come from Simon Crisford’s charge now handicapping.
Kaser (IRE) 4-1 (9-6) Mid-division, ridden 1f out, stayed on under pressure on outside final furlong, not reach front pair, 3rd of 11, 1 3/4l behind Sea Fox (8-13) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (4) pol in Nov.
Scofflaw 11-1 (9-9) Chased leaders, went 2nd over 2f out, every chance inside final furlong, no impression on winner close home, 3rd of 10, 1 1/4l behind Normal Norman (9-4) at Kempton 1m hcp (4) pol in Dec.
Gabrials Boy 8-1 (9-7) Keen close up in 5th, ridden over 1f out, kept on towards finish, 4th of 5, 2 1/2l behind Arabic Culture (9-9) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (4) pol in Dec.
Storm Ahead (IRE) 8-1 (9-3) Mid-division, not much room and headway 2f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, stayed on, 3rd of 11, 2l behind Home Before Dusk (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (4) pol in Dec.
Snow Ocean (IRE) 8-1 (9-7) In touch, pushed along and headway over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Dec beating Indomeneo (9-7) by 1 1/2l, 13 ran.
Classic Design (IRE) 5-2 (9-5) Close up, went 2nd 3f out, quickened to lead entering final 2f, soon clear, ran on, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn stks (5) pol in Nov beating Dawry (9-5) by 2 1/2l, 12 ran.
Red Bond (IRE) 11-2 (9-2) Led, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, kept on one pace, 2nd of 9, 1 3/4l behind Good Birthday (9-6) at Doncaster 1m 2f hcp (3) gd in Mar.
Paddyplex 33-1 (9-3) Close up, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 10, 7 1/2l behind Big Daddy Kane (8-8) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp (4) pol in Nov.
First Response 16-1 (9-7) Held up in rear, headway over 1f out, chased leaders inside final furlong, never a threat, 7th of 14, 2 1/2l behind Wimpole Hall (9-4) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (4) pol in Nov.
Motawaafeq (FR) 5-1 (9-5) Missed break, held up in rear, hanging right back straight, headway home bend, stayed on, led towards finish, won at Wolverhampton 7f mdn stks (5) pol in Dec beating Badayel (9-5) by 1/2l, 10 ran.
Street Poet (IRE) 40-1 (8-9) Disputed led early, handy, lost place over 2f out, 10th of 11, 9 3/4l behind Home Before Dusk (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (4) pol in Dec.
