chased leaders, 2nd over 2f out, ridden to challenge and every chance over 1f out, chased winner inside final furlong, stayed on
chased leaders on outside, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
raced keenly, soon tracking leader, led inside final mile, ridden over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, soon lost 2nd, no extra in 4th towards finish
raced keenly, led over 3f, pressed leader until over 2f out, soon weakened
slowly away, in rear, injured and pulled up quickly inside final 3f
always towards rear, never involved
chased leaders, ridden to lead just inside final furlong, stayed on, ridden out
in touch on inside, ridden and not quicken inside final 2f, 5th and no impression final furlong
chased leaders, pushed along 3f out, weakened final furlong
slowly into stride, towards rear, good headway on outside over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went never nearer 3rd towards finish
never better than mid-division, behind and struggling after halfway, no chance after
Withdrawn
A winner at Wolverhampton last month, ILEY BOY showed further improvement when scoring over track and trip recently and looks capable of better still judged on the manner of his latest success. He should confirm running with both Rock'n Gold and Almutamarred though was narrowly beaten by Bird For Life here back in November. Bogardus ran well over 1m3f at the track last time while Avocet was placed over a shorter trip at Lingfield a fortnight ago but has yet to win.
Bogardus (IRE) 16-1 (9-1) Held up, hampered over 8f out, pushed along and headway approaching final furlong, stayed on to go 3rd near finish, 3rd of 13, 2 3/4l behind Thaqaffa (9-7) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Hallingham 14-1 (9-1) Slowly into stride, always behind, 10th of 12, 4 3/4l behind Ban Shoof (9-7) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Tis Wonderful (IRE) 7-2 (8-13) Led, ridden 3f out, headed 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 7th of 10, 20 1/4l behind Acker Bilk (8-12) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Mr Lando 25-1 (10-9) Tracked leaders, hard driven after 3 out, kept on well under pressure, no chance with easy winner, 2nd of 15, 15l behind Our Merlin (11-3) at Taunton 2m hcp (4) sft in Dec.
Almutamarred (USA) 9-1 (9-6) Slowly into stride, held up and behind, headway on outside over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never going pace to threaten, 5th of 13, 3 1/2l behind Iley Boy (8-12) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Helium (FR) 8-1 (11-12) Held up towards rear, mistake 8th, outpaced before 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off, 6th of 7, 32 1/2l behind Burrenbridge Hotel (12-6) at Taunton 2m hcp (4) sft in Dec.
Iley Boy 2-1fav (8-12) Well placed in touch, switched left and smooth headway on outside tracking leaders over 2f out, led over 1f out, pushed clear inside final furlong, stayed on well, comfortably, won at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Jan beating Hi There Silver (8-9) by 2l, 13 ran.
Avocet (USA) 8-1 (8-13) In rear, ridden and ran on strongly final furlong, not reach leaders, to much to do, 3rd of 13, 2 1/4l behind Karam Albaari (9-9) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Cloud Nine (FR) 33-1 (9-0) Held up towards rear, ridden and some late headway final furlong, never nearer, 7th of 11, 4 1/2l behind Betsalottie (9-10) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Bird For Life 12-1 (8-9) Mid-division, driven and weakened over 3f out, last of 10, 25 3/4l behind What A Welcome (10-0) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Nicky Baby (IRE) 8-1 (9-0) Went right start close up, pushed along and slightly outpaced 2f out, ridden and rallied inside final furlong, went 2nd post, 2nd of 11, 2l behind Betsalottie (9-10) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Rock'n Gold 11-2 (9-6) Very awkwardly away, behind, headway on outside chasing leaders halfway, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 13, 6 1/4l behind Iley Boy (8-12) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
