slowly away, towards rear, pushed along and headway approaching 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
slowly away, in touch, pushed along 2f out, ran on inside final furlong, nearest finish
in touch, pushed along 3f out, headway over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
keen, close up, headway over 2f out, chased leader entering final 2f, ridden to lead inside final furlong, edged left towards finish
tracked leaders, pushed along over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
tracked leader, led 2f out, ridden edged left and headed inside final furlong
close up, pushed along over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
slowly away, towards rear, pushed along 2f out, never on terms
led, pushed along and headed 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong
in rear, pushed along 3f out, never on terms
slowly away, in rear, pushed along 3f out, never on terms
Rated 78, Maxi King is one of the more exposed and has switched yards since last year. He has much stronger form than Ski Jump but Andrew Balding has trained two of the last three winners of this and RIBAL should go well upped in trip having placed at Newmarket in October. King Sharja and Roost are others worth noting over this longer distance while the latter’s stablemate Seahouses can include the high-class Kinross among his winning relatives. The Gosdens run 1.2 million gns purchase and early Derby entry Astrodome as well as the Frankel colt Carlton while Cosmic Soul is another newcomer worth a second glance.
Astrodome Sea The Stars colt out of So Mi Dar.
Camarrate (IRE) Gleneagles gelding out of Celtic Cygnet.
Carlton Frankel colt out of Chantra.
Cosmic Soul (IRE) Sea The Stars colt out of My Spirit.
Maxi King (IRE) 5-2 (9-9) Close up on outer, steady headway over 2f out, ridden 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, 3rd of 5, 1l behind Monopolise (9-4) at Kempton 1m (4) pol in Nov.
Paddy The Squire 3-1 (9-7) Slowly into stride, soon in mid-division out wide, pushed along 3f out, plugged on final 2f, never going pace to get involved, 4th of 12, 5 1/2l behind Regal Empire (9-7) at Southwell 1m stks (5) pol in Jan.
Ribal 9-1 (9-7) Tracked leader, pushed along and every chance over 2f out, ridden and kept on one pace final furlong, lost 2nd towards finish, 3rd of 11, 2l behind Military Order (9-7) at Newmarket 1m stks (2) gd in Oct.
Roost 4-1 (9-7) Chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, went second inside final furlong, ran on, no match for winner, 2nd of 9, 2 1/2l behind Tagabawa (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks (5) pol in Nov.
Seahouses Sea The Moon gelding out of Ceilidh House.
Ski Jump (IRE) 11-1 (8-13) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 2nd towards finish, no impression on winner, 2nd of 7, 1 1/4l behind Mint Edition (10-1) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Max Of Stars (FR) 200-1 (8-5) Off the pace towards rear, never threatened, 7th of 12, 10 3/4l behind Dumfries (8-10) at Southwell 1m mdn stks (3) pol in Mar.
Wintercrack 11-1 (9-2) Slowly away, midfield, pushed along over 3f out, weakened from 2f out, last of 10, 20 3/4l behind Mazyuna (9-2) at Southwell 7f fll stks (5) pol in Aug.
King Sharja 9-1 (9-7) Mid-division out wide, headway chasing leaders home turn, ridden and hung badly left from 2f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 12, 4l behind Modesty (9-7) at York 1m mdn stks (2) gs in Oct.
