held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, no impression final furlong
tracked leaders, pushed along 3f out, ridden and stayed on to chase clear winner inside final furlong
held up, pushed along 2f out, never on terms
tracked winner, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
close up, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, kept on one pace
raced wide in touch, pushed along 3f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
in rear, pushed along 2f out, never on terms
raced wide towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, nearest finish
led, headed over 6f out, in touch, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
headway to lead over 6f out, 3 lengths clear halfway, ridden over 1f out, edged left approaching final furlong, ran on
slow into stride, in rear, pushed along over 3f out, never on terms
ZEALOT has really found his form for Mick Appleby, following a nose defeat on his debut for the yard on this track with an easy all-the-way victory at Kempton. He has a penalty to overcome in this slightly better race but can go in again. Ron O followed a victory in a Class 6 at Newcastle by completing a double in this grade here a fortnight ago so should make a bold bid to defy a 4lb rise. Legal Reform has invariably run in better company than this though hasn't been seen since last November. Bushfire has shown improved form in each of his three starts since joining Gemma Tutty and is on the same mark as when beaten a neck here two weeks ago while Chief's Will almost doubled his winning tally when caught close home at Lingfield.
Royal Musketeer 12-1 (9-4) Chased leaders, pushed along and outpaced halfway, rallied under pressure over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 8, 5 1/2l behind Master Zoffany (9-9) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (4) pol in Dec.
Chief's Will (IRE) 11-1 (9-10) Prominent, ridden over 2f out, led 6f out, hard ridden over 1f out, headed well inside final furlong, ran on, 3rd of 11, 1/4l behind He's A Gentleman (9-11) at Lingfield 1m hcp (5) pol in Sep.
Vidhaata (IRE) 8-1 (9-13) Traced leader 2f, handy 3rd, went 2nd again over 2f out, ridden to lead 1f out until inside final furlong, weakened and lost places towards finish, 4th of 8, 2 1/2l behind Storm Catcher (9-12) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Dec.
Legal Reform (IRE) 9-4fav (9-9) Disputed lead, outpaced, headed and ridden 3f out, gradually faded, 9th of 15, 10 1/2l behind Magnificence (9-2) at Redcar 7f hcp (4) sft in Nov.
Masqool (IRE) 9-1 (9-4) Held up in last pair, headway between horses inside final furlong, stayed on but not pace to challenge, 4th of 8, 1 1/2l behind Capital Theory (9-7) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (4) pol in Dec.
Bushfire 5-1 (9-8) Held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, ran on well inside final furlong, just failed, 2nd of 10, nk behind Taravara (9-10) at Southwell 1m hcp (5) pol in Dec.
Ron O 9-4fav (9-4) Slow away, held up in mid-division, headway going well over 2f out, led over 1f out, driven out, won at Southwell 1m hcp (5) pol in Dec beating Little Jo (9-4) by 1l, 10 ran.
Bay Of Naples (IRE) 66-1 (9-9) Held up in rear, switched left and headway over 2f out, never on terms, 7th of 10, 3 1/4l behind Taravara (9-10) at Southwell 1m hcp (5) pol in Dec.
Ring Of Gold 10-3 (9-5) In rear, asked for effort when switched left over 2f out, headway over 1f out on outer, kept on well inside final furlong, led close home, won at Kempton 7f hcp (5) pol in Nov beating Follow Your Heart (9-8) by 1 1/4l, 13 ran.
Mudlahhim (IRE) 16-1 (9-7) Chased leader, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 9th of 10, 6 1/2l behind Beattie Is Back (9-9) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (5) pol in Dec.
Zealot 4-5fav (9-10) Soon led, quickened clear over 1f out, easily, won at Kempton 1m hcp (6) pol in Dec beating Rooful (9-11) by 5 1/2l, 12 ran.
Smart Connection (IRE) 100-1 (9-7) In rear, outpaced 3f out, well beaten inside final 2f, last of 5, 19 1/2l behind Lednikov (9-8) at Southwell 1m 3f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
