chased leaders, pushed along 5f out, ridden in 3rd over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, led final 110 yards, battled on gamely
tracked leaders on inside, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and outpaced 2f out, no chance after
led until 7f out, tracked leader, ridden to challenge and carried right over 1f out, led hung fire and hung left inside final furlong, headed final 110 yards, not run on
steadied start, held up in rear, outpaced and struggling 4f out, tailed off
tracked leader, led 7f out, joined and hung right under pressure over 1f out, headed and carried left inside final furlong, soon lost 2nd and weakened
held up in 5th, pushed along and outpaced 3f out, weakened over 2f out
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PERCY JONES passed the post first in a handicap at Brighton in August but was demoted for interference. He’s weighted to come out best having his second outing for a new yard. Golden Chain has placed in a handicap at Sandown and steps up in trip while the less exposed Iftikhaar finished third in novice company over course and distance in October. Punxsutawney Phil and Estacas are bumper winners with the latter debuting for new connections having also finished runner-up on the Flat in Germany.
Punxsutawney Phil (IRE) 14-1 (10-2) Chased leaders, went 2nd briefly bypassing omitted last, weakened extended run-in, 4th of 12, 2 3/4l behind Annual Invictus (11-5) at Cheltenham 3m hcp (2) gd in Nov.
Iftikhaar (IRE) 11-4 (9-7) Tracked leader, ridden 2f out, edged left and no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 11, 9 1/2l behind Quantum Leap (9-7) at Southwell 1m 4f mdn stks (5) pol in Nov.
Percy Jones 9-1 (9-13) Slowly into stride, held up in last pair, pushed along and outpaced 4f out, never on terms, 5th of 7, 8 1/2l behind Lady Percival (9-10) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp (4) pol in Nov.
Silver Knife (FR) 28-1 (11-0) Raced keenly towards rear, pushed turning for home, ridden entering home straight, made no impression, last of 12, 30 3/4l behind Dancing In Brazil (11-0) at Huntingdon 1m 6f mdn (5) gd in Nov.
Golden Chain (IRE) 5-1 (9-10) Dwelt, midfield, chased along 2f out, kept on final furlong, 4th of 11, 1 1/4l behind Tudor (9-9) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Meet Me There (IRE) 80-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders, ridden in 7th 3f out, no impression, 8th of 15, 18 1/2l behind Harley Street (9-8) at Curragh 1m 4f mdn Yielding in Oct.
Estacas (GER) (9-0) 2nd of 6, 4 3/4l behind Imaran (9-2) at Bremen 1m 4f stks gd in Apr.
Skye Breeze (IRE) 5-1 (9-8) Held up, pushed along and made no impression over 2f out, plugged on inside last, 6th of 11, 6 1/2l behind Kalahari Prince (9-7) at Redcar 1m 2f hcp (5) gs in Oct.
Alchemist's Dream 250-1 (9-3) Not much room start, always towards rear, 9th of 11, 9 3/4l behind Saorla (9-1) at Wolverhampton 7f stks (5) pol in Nov.
Triple M 20-1 (8-12) Always towards rear, 6th of 11, 9 1/4l behind Mountain Queen (8-12) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn stks (5) pol in Nov.