towards rear, ridden halfway, never a factor
in touch, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, no extra towards finish
prominent, led 3f out, ridden and hung right over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on
outpaced over 3f out
led 2f, tracked leader, ridden halfway, faded final furlong
in touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, ran on
in touch, pushed along halfway, weakened over 1f out
unruly in stalls, slowly away in rear, never near leaders
chased leaders, ridden to chase leader over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on
SPIRIT OF ZEB makes most appeal of the recent winners. Richard Fahey's charge made all for an easy win over 6f here last time and this shorter trip is not a problem. Bapak Bangsawan beat Powerful Wind and Crosse Fire with Borough Boy further behind when scoring over track and trip a fortnight ago and Age Of Innocence ended a long losing run with a 6f success here at the same meeting. Zipedeedodah won at Lingfield recently and may challenge the selection for the lead if acting on the surface.
Spirit of Zeb (IRE) 7-1 (9-7) Made all, ridden 1f out, kept on well, won at Southwell 6f hcp (5) pol in Nov beating Split The Atom (9-7) by 3 1/2l, 12 ran.
Desert Strike 25-1 (9-2) Chased winner until ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, last of 9, 4 1/2l behind Jebediah Shine (9-4) at Kempton 5f hcp (4) pol in Dec.
Sleepy Blue Ocean 50-1 (8-7) In touch, under pressure halfway, weakened over 1f out, 10th of 14, 6 3/4l behind Meadway (8-12) at Southwell 5f hcp (3) pol in Dec.
Powerful Wind (IRE) 6-1 (9-7) Tracked winner, ridden to challenge over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 2nd of 10, 1/2l behind Bapak Bangsawan (9-0) at Southwell 5f hcp (5) pol in Dec.
Innocently (IRE) 7-2fav (9-7) Mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on, 4th of 10, 3l behind Archie Stevens (9-4) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (5) pol in Dec.
Bapak Bangsawan 16-1 (9-0) Made all, hard driven entering final furlong, stayed on well, won at Southwell 5f hcp (5) pol in Dec beating Powerful Wind (9-7) by 1/2l, 10 ran.
Borough Boy (IRE) 15-2 (9-2) Held up in touch, stayed on under pressure closing stages, never able to challenge, 4th of 10, 2l behind Bapak Bangsawan (9-0) at Southwell 5f hcp (5) pol in Dec.
Zipedeedodah (IRE) 16-1 (9-2) Made most, joined over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, ran on, gamely, won at Lingfield 5f hcp (5) pol in Dec beating Picansort (9-4) by 1l, 7 ran.
Age Of Innocence 8-1 (8-11) Slowly into stride, in touch, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, hard ridden inside final furlong, ran on, won at Southwell 6f hcp (5) pol in Dec beating Jacob's Pillow (9-2) by 1/2l, 12 ran.
Crosse Fire 3-1fav (8-13) Chased leaders, under pressure halfway, hung right under pressure approaching final furlong, never on terms, 3rd of 10, 1 1/2l behind Bapak Bangsawan (9-0) at Southwell 5f hcp (5) pol in Dec.