raced keenly, with leader until 9f out, chased leaders, hard ridden 2f out, soon not clear run and switched right, one pace inside final furlong
close up, ridden chasing leaders 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
held up in rear, good headway on inside chasing leaders 2f out, ridden over 1f out, run flattened out inside final furlong
chased leaders on outside, 2nd 9f out until 7f out, chased leaders, pushed along over 3f out, hung badly right and weakened quickly over 2f out, tailed off
led until over 3f out, chased leader until approaching final 3f, ridden 2f out, weakened soon after
took keen hold tracking leaders, ridden and weakened 2f out
held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, stayed on into 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner
mid-division, headway 2f out, soon chasing leaders, led approaching final furlong, soon clear
always towards rear, never involved
awkwardly away, last pair, never a factor
held up towards rear, headway under strong pressure over 1f out, 3rd and one pace inside final furlong
held up towards rear, some headway on inside 2f out, soon ridden and no impression, weakened and eased inside final furlong
close up, pushed along and went 2nd approaching final 3f, led inside final 3f, soon ridden, hung left from well over 1f out, headed approaching final furlong, weakened inside final furlong
tracked leaders, went 2nd 7f out, led over 3f out until inside final 3f, chased leader, edged left well over 1f out, lost 2nd over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
Most of these look pretty exposed so the vote goes handicap debutante WAHIBA. She returned from a year off the track with a good effort at Lingfield last month and the German-bred filly is expected to improve for the longer trip. Moojaned can race off a lower mark on the all-weather and took advantage when scoring at Southwell last time while Rahmah was placed over track and trip on his penultimate start. Thahab Ifraj has been thereabouts of late and Jersey Bull won over 1m4f here in November but failed to cope off today’s higher mark last time.
Rahmah (IRE) 8-1 (9-10) Raced wide in touch, ridden 5f out, weakened 2f out, 8th of 12, 16 1/4l behind High Command (9-3) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Tempuran 2-1fav (11-13) Led until mistake 3 out, not fluent and no extra last, 6th of 10, 11 3/4l behind Bobble Emerald (11-12) at Ludlow 2m hcp (4) gf in Oct.
Melabi (IRE) 66-1 (9-3) Held up last, never a factor, 10th of 13, 9 1/2l behind Maifalki (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Dec.
Speculator 10-1 (9-1) Last trio, last and struggling over 4f out, soon lost touch tailed off, last of 10, dist behind Graceful James (9-1) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Dec.
Valantino Oyster (IRE) 7-1 (10-8) Close up, hit and weakened 3 out, 7th of 8, dist behind Maid Of Tuscany (11-10) at Fakenham 2m hcp (5) gd in Oct.
Wahiba (GER) 10-3 (9-0) Led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, stayed on, 3rd of 10, 1l behind Amber Mystique (9-0) at Lingfield 1m mdn stks (5) pol in Dec.
Thahab Ifraj (IRE) 9-2 (8-13) In touch, headway 3f out, ridden to chase leading pair over 2f out, driven and stayed on final furlong, 3rd of 14, 3 3/4l behind Come Back King (9-1) at Southwell 1m 3f hcp (5) pol in Dec.
Camakasi (IRE) 20-1 (9-9) In touch, ridden 2f out, kept on final furlong, not trouble leaders, 4th of 8, 9 1/4l behind Clovelly Bay (9-12) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Dec.
Jersey Bull (IRE) 8-1 (9-9) Mid-division, driven to chase leaders inside final 2f, soon ridden, kept on same pace, no impression, 5th of 11, 2 1/4l behind Bamako Du Chatelet (9-8) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Qortaaj 16-1 (8-13) Led early, tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, faded final furlong, last of 12, 15 1/4l behind Dream Factory (9-1) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Tyrsal (IRE) 14-1 (9-2) Dwelt, in rear, never a factor, 10th of 14, 8 3/4l behind General Hazard (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Thane Of Cawdor (IRE) 25-1 (9-6) Slowly into stride, held up and behind, ridden on outside and hung left final furlong, never dangerous, 8th of 12, 9 3/4l behind Nonchalant (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Marshal Dan Troop (IRE) 12-1 (9-1) Mid-division, ridden and weakened 2f out, last of 11, dist behind Big Storm Coming (9-5) at Southwell 1m hcp (5) pol in Dec.
Moojaned (IRE) 3-1 (9-2) Mid-division, headway to chase leaders halfway, led over 3f out, stayed on strongly, won at Southwell 1m 3f hcp (6) pol in Dec beating Port Lairge (9-8) by 1 3/4l, 9 ran.
