slowly away, soon switched right, held up towards rear, never dangerous, well beaten from over 1f out
tracked leaders, switched left over 2f out, led over 1f out, stayed on well, ridden out
held up towards rear, not much room over 2f out, soon switched left and headway, stayed on inside final furlong
keen early, mid-division on outside, hung left over 2f out, soon weakened
held up in mid-division, keen early, not much room from over 2f out until switched left over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong
mid-division, headway over 2f out, chased winner over 1f out, stayed on, unable to challenge
held up in rear, switched left over 2f out, some progress but never threatened
prominent, lost place over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
Tintoretto went close at Wolverhampton, with Kapono behind, when beaten only a neck and headgear is applied today. He’s preferred to Seas Of Elzaam, who came up short when bidding for a hat-trick over track and trip and finished behind DANIELSFLYER (NAP). The latter was beaten less than a length in fourth and Michael Dods’ charge looks to have finally fallen far enough down the weights to end a long losing run. Streak Lightning may improve on his second start after wind surgery and stablemate Eton College drops down in class.
Eton College (IRE) 4-1 (9-6) Pressed leader, upsides travelling strongly 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed and weakened entering final furlong, 6th of 8, 5 1/2l behind Revolutionise (9-0) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (3) pol in Jan.
Streak Lightning (IRE) 7-2 (10-0) Led, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, weakened final furlong, 10th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Golden Force (9-12) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (4) pol in Dec.
Tintoretto (IRE) 13-2 (9-4) Prominent, went 2nd over 1f out, hard ridden entering final furlong, stayed on, always just held, 2nd of 10, nk behind Baby Steps (9-2) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (4) pol in Jan.
Al Rasmah (IRE) 16-1 (9-2) Prominent, joined leaders over 2f out, weakened 1f out, 10th of 12, 12l behind Hesslewood (9-8) at Haydock 1m hcp (3) gs in Sep.
Seas Of Elzaam (IRE) 10-1 (9-2) Just better than midfield, pushed along over 2f out, headway over 1f out, short of room and no extra final 110 yards, 5th of 9, 2 1/2l behind Anif (9-2) at Newcastle 7f hcp (4) pol in Dec.
Danielsflyer (IRE) 10-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, hard ridden and outpaced over 2f out, rallied and headway inside final furlong, kept on same pace closing stages, 4th of 9, 1/2l behind Anif (9-2) at Newcastle 7f hcp (4) pol in Dec.
Kapono 6-1 (8-6) Chased leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened quickly over 1f out, 10th of 12, 8 1/4l behind Sanaadh (9-3) at Newcastle 7f hcp (3) pol in Jan.
Oakenshield (IRE) 3-1 (8-13) Pushed along and slightly outpaced close up in rear, never a factor, last of 4, 14 3/4l behind Gabrial The Devil (9-7) at Southwell 6f hcp (4) pol in Jan.
Fancy Footings (IRE) 66-1 (8-2) Pressed leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened quickly over 1f out, last of 12, 8 1/4l behind Sanaadh (9-3) at Newcastle 7f hcp (3) pol in Jan.
