hung right most of way, led until hung right on bend and headed over 8f out, chased winner until 7f out, close up until outpaced and lost place over 2f out
held up last, good headway on outside over 3f out, challenging for 2nd over 2f out until no extra inside final furlong
chased leading pair, went 2nd 7f out, ridden along 3f out, no chance with winner over 1f out
chased leader, led over 8f out, ridden clear over 1f out, stayed on well, easily
chased leading trio, ridden and caught wide on bend 4f out, weakened quickly over 2f out, tailed off
Momkinzain showed promise when third on his debut at Newbury last April but has disappointed in three starts on turf since. He looks to have something to prove here and preference goes to FIRST ROCK. The dual bumper winner has done all his all-weather racing at Southwell so far, but there is no reason why the Rock Of Gibraltar gelding shouldn't handle this surface and he gets the nod. Ned Ludd is winless in 27 starts on the Flat and King Kieren and Set Em Up Mo have shown little to recommend them here.
First Rock (IRE) 40-85fav (9-6) Raced wide, tracked leading pair, headway to chase winner over 3f out, ridden and edged left from 2f out, no impression on eased down winner, 2nd of 5, 1 3/4l behind Sail Home (8-12) at Southwell 1m 3f mdn stks (5) fbs in Jan.
King Kieren (IRE) 100-1 (11-0) Mid-division struggling under pressure soon after 3 out, 7th of 11, 37l behind Via Galilei (11-0) at Plumpton 2m mdn hdl (5) gf in Apr.
Ned Ludd (IRE) 11-1 (8-10) Chased leading trio, weakened 2f out, 6th of 11, 6l behind Saute (9-7) at Newbury 2m app hcp (5) sft in Oct.
Momkinzain (USA) 4-1 (9-3) Led and reminders soon after start, ridden 3f out, hung left to far side rail to race alone over 2f out, headed over, 1f out, soon weakened, 4th of 10, 17l behind Gakalina (8-12) at Brighton 1m 4f mdn stks (5) gd in Oct.
Set Em Up Mo 50-1 (9-2) Tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened 1f out, 5th of 6, 10l behind Kahfre (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 4f mdn auc stks (4-6yo) (6) pol in Jan.