dwelt in rear, pushed along 2f out, never on terms
led, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, weakened final furlong
keen tracked leaders, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on
in touch, ridden 2f out, no impression
close up, pushed along 3f out, weakened inside final furlong
tracked leader, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, headed and no extra inside final furlong
dwelt always towards rear
tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong
close up, ridden over 1f out, stayed on to go 2nd towards finish
rider removed hood late and slowly away, race wide keen , headway and close up halfway, ridden and stayed on inside final furlong
in touch, ridden 2f out, not trouble leaders
always in rear
NonRunner
Plenty with claims including Cityzen Serg, who has been raised a further 4lb bidding for a hat-trick of course and distance victories. But DE VEGAS KID is only 2lb higher having won a higher grade contest over track and trip with Golden Force and Masked Identity behind and it could pay to stick with Tony Carroll’s charge. Stablemate Poetic Force placed over 7f here recently and Unforgiving Minute’s recent success came over the same trip at Lingfield but Whatwouldyouknow struggled over a longer trip here last time. Streak Lightning has been gelded and had wind surgery since last in action.
Nonios (IRE) 25-1 (10-0) Dwelt always towards rear, 10th of 11, 17 3/4l behind Red October (9-11) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (3) pol in Aug.
Streak Lightning (IRE) 8-1 (9-1) Led early, headed after 2f but remained handy, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 12th of 14, 10 3/4l behind Muraad (10-0) at Goodwood 1m 1f hcp (3) gf in Aug.
Golden Force 16-5 (9-7) Close up, ridden 2f out, stayed on towards finish, finished 4th, placed third, 4th of 7, 1/2l behind De Vegas Kid (9-1) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (3) pol in Dec.
Masked Identity 5-1 (9-8) Towards rear, ridden 2f out, not trouble leaders, 6th of 7, 2 1/2l behind De Vegas Kid (9-1) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (3) pol in Dec.
Poetic Force (IRE) 12-1 (9-3) Held up, pushed along and headway 2f out, ridden and ran on inside final furlong, nearest finish, 3rd of 12, 2l behind Amber Island (8-10) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (4) pol in Dec.
Cityzen Serg (IRE) 10-3jfav (9-12) Held up behind leaders, ridden to press leader over 2f out, switched wide and close up over 1f out, quickened to lead final furlong, ran on, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Nov beating John Jasper (9-2) by nk, 10 ran.
De Vegas Kid (IRE) 10-1 (9-1) In touch in rear, pushed along 2f out, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, led inside final furlong, ran on, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (3) pol in Dec beating Red Bond (9-11) by hd, 7 ran.
The Met 7-2 (9-11) Close up and chased leader, pushed along in 2nd 2f out, kept on when ridden 1f out, no extra and weakened final 110 yards, 5th of 8, 1 1/2l behind Howzer Black (9-6) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (4) pol in Dec.
Elmejor (IRE) 5-1 (9-2) Chased leader winner over 8f out, ridden 2f out, rider dropped whip entering final furlong, no extra, last of 6, 4 1/2l behind Big Country (9-10) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (4) pol in Dec.
Apex King (IRE) 8-1 (9-7) Always towards rear, ridden on inside over 2f out, tailed off and eased over 1f out, last of 10, 26 1/2l behind Torochica (9-6) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (5) gd in Sep.
Whatwouldyouknow (IRE) 3-1fav (10-8) Tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 12, 8 3/4l behind Richard R H B (10-13) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Dec.
Evasive Power (USA) 22-1 (9-1) Towards rear, some headway on inside over 1f out, never troubled leaders, 6th of 9, 6 1/4l behind Rhubarb Bikini (9-6) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (4) pol in Nov.
Unforgiving Minute 33-1 (9-6) In touch, headway on inner over 1f out, ridden and stayed on to lead towards finish, won at Lingfield 7f hcp (4) pol in Nov beating Lequinto (9-6) by 1/2l, 10 ran.
