held up, headway 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, headed towards finish
close up, ridden over 1f out, no impression final furlong
always towards rear
in touch, headway and every chance over 1f out, no extra towards finish
held up, headway 2f out, weakened final furlong
towards rear, headway over 1f out, kept on same pace
led, soon 3 lengths clear, headed 2f out, soon weakened
slowly away in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
tracked leaders, ridden to lead 2f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra
chased clear leader, ridden 2f out, soon weakened
in rear, switched to stand side over 2f out, headway over 1f out, ridden and ran on to lead towards finish
Few make any appeal with TOMSHALFBROTHER arriving in the best form. He scored over today’s trip at Chelmsford before going close again over 5f at Newcastle last week and Bob Cowell’s charge gets the vote back up in distance. Fiery Breath’s success at Southwell in November came in an amateurs’ race while Simba Samba won over the minimum trip here in August before falling victim to Dark Side Dream at the track later in the same month. Friday Fizz is one of the least exposed and Dahik may do better back on Turf today.
Grey Galleon (USA) 16-1 (9-2) Held up in last pair, never on terms, 9th of 16, 5 3/4l behind Coviglia (9-1) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (5) pol in Dec.
Kaafy (IRE) 6-1fav (8-9) Mid-division, lost place when ridden inside final 2f, behind final furlong, 11th of 13, 13 3/4l behind Lucky Lodge (8-13) at Newcastle 6f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Raspberry 50-1 (9-2) Outpaced and always in rear, last of 13, 21 3/4l behind Qaaraat (8-7) at Newcastle 5f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Tomshalfbrother 16-1 (9-1) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, every chance inside final furlong, ran on, just held, 2nd of 12, nk behind Queen Of Kalahari (9-7) at Newcastle 5f hcp (5) pol in Jun.
Dark Side Dream 16-1 (9-7) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 10, 9l behind Spirit Power (9-8) at Kempton 5f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Fiery Breath 11-4fav (9-4) Close up, pushed along over 1f out, kept on same pace, 6th of 11, 4l behind Luis Vaz De Torres (9-6) at Lingfield 6f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Dahik (IRE) 50-1 (9-6) Led, raced freely, headed over 2f out, soon lost place, eased, 13th of 14, 25 1/4l behind Herringswell (9-4) at Newcastle 6f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Friday Fizz (IRE) 9-1 (9-0) Set strong pace, headed over 1f out, no extra, 3rd of 5, 6 1/4l behind I Love You Baby (9-0) at Wolverhampton 7f fll stks (5) pol in Dec.
Simba Samba 11-2 (9-9) Slow into stride, in touch, pushed along 2f out, soon weakened, 6th of 7, 8 1/4l behind Final Legacy (9-6) at Southwell 5f hcp (5) pol in Mar.
Amor Kethley 4-1 (9-0) Raced keenly, steadied off heels on rail inside final 5f, never on terms after, 10th of 11, 17 1/2l behind Kath's Lustre (9-4) at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (6) pol in Jun.
Who Told Jo Jo (IRE) 25-1 (10-12) Never nearer than mid-division, behind final 2f, 11th of 12, 15 1/4l behind Smokey Lane (11-10) at Windsor 6f hcp (6) sft in Oct.
Avenue Of Stars 8-1 (8-9) Refused to race and took no part, at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (6) pol in Jun.
