raced wide chasing leaders, went 2nd over 6f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, strongly pressed well inside final furlong, joined post
held up towards rear, never involved
chased leaders, wide home turn, ran on well towards finish, just held
raced keenly chasing leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ran on inside final furlong, joined leader post
slowly into stride, soon mid-division, headway when not clear run and switched left over 1f out, every chance well inside final furlong, no extra towards finish
held up towards rear, under pressure and hung left over 1f out, hung left and no impression final furlong
held up in last pair, never on terms
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong
never better than mid-division
chased leaders on inside, ran on under pressure and every chance well inside final furlong, just held
steadied and switched left after start, held up in rear and keen, never a factor
raced keenly, chased leader 2f, chased leaders, ridden and weakened inside final furlong
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DARK DEVIL has been racing at Newcastle recently but was beaten only a nose over track and trip when last at this venue and gets another chance to end a long losing run. Potters Question never threatened at Chelmsford last time but was placed over course and distance on a couple of occasions before that and can also figure. Global Acclamation has a bit to prove over this longer trip judged on earlier attempts but Zeshov returns to the all-weather back on a winning mark.
Black Medick 33-1 (9-3) Raced wide close up, ridden and weakened over 1f out, last of 12, 17l behind Fame N Fortune (9-4) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Zeshov (IRE) 16-1 (8-12) Prominent, ridden over 2f out, ran on without threatening clear leaders, 3rd of 13, 7 1/4l behind Delph Crescent (9-12) at Musselburgh 1m 1f hcp (5) sft in Oct.
Global Acclamation 5-1 (9-7) Tracked leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed just inside final furlong, no extra, 6th of 11, 3 1/2l behind Luscifer (8-12) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Grandstand (IRE) 100-1 (9-4) Held up in rear, pushed along 4f out, ridden over 3f out, kept on over 1f out without threatening, 6th of 10, 2 1/4l behind Recuerdame (9-6) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Dark Devil (IRE) 4-1fav (9-0) Bumped start, chased leaders, effort over 2f out, no extra well inside final furlong, 7th of 14, 5 1/4l behind Hunters Step (9-1) at Newcastle 1m hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Potters Question 9-1 (8-13) Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 5th of 11, 4l behind Cashel (9-7) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Melabi (IRE) 28-1 (8-7) Slowly into stride, held up in rear, some headway on the far side 2f out, pushed along before 1f out, outpaced and never involved, 10th of 11, 9l behind Dragons Will Rise (8-12) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Sep.
Nicky Baby (IRE) 50-1 (8-13) Led, headed after 2f, prominent, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 13, 8 3/4l behind Winter Snowdrop (9-4) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Jazz Magic (IRE) 80-1 (8-12) Always towards rear, 12th of 14, 8 1/2l behind Hunters Step (9-1) at Newcastle 1m hcp (6) pol in Oct.
New Look (FR) 28-1 (8-10) Tracked leader, ridden to challenge 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 10, 3 1/4l behind Recuerdame (9-6) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Mabaady 100-1 (8-10) Wide in mid-division, rapid headway chasing leaders over 6f out, went 2nd and pressed leader from over 5f out, lost 2nd 2f out, weakened quickly, behind and hung left over 1f out, last of 10, 26 3/4l behind Amor Fati (9-6) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Don't Joke 50-1 (8-6) Awkward leaving stalls, midfield, nudged after 3f out and could not quicken, ridden after 2f out, stayed on one pace, 6th of 12, 5 1/2l behind Frow (8-12) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Lord Murphy (IRE) 50-1 (10-11) Held up, pushed along and some progress over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on to take 3rd last strides, 9th of 10, 19 1/2l behind I Think So (10-12) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
