tracked winner and keen, ridden over 1f out, weakened entering final furlong
in rear, ridden over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong
close up and keen, ridden inside final furlong, soon weakened
made all, ridden inside final furlong, stayed on well
prominent, ridden entering final furlong, kept on
held up towards rear and keen, headway over 1f out, kept on to chase winner inside final furlong, always held
Ostentation arrives in search of the hat-trick but he's left Mark Johnston since last winning and that yard's GINGER JACK can deny him in this trappy affair, with Marosh also a big player. Our selection is bred to leave his juvenile form behind now turning three and showed that may well play out when winning a Kempton maiden. Clearly, at this stage in his career a mile is ideal and whilst this mark of 77 appears stiff enough it'd be no surprise were his in-form handler to eke out more improvement. Ostentation won here off a mark of 56 in January in a race that has worked out well, but a 10lb rise following his latest win combined with the switch in surface and yards is enough to see us turn our attentions elsewhere. Marosh is put forward as the one most likely to land the hat-trick with this step up in trip set to suit. An 8lb rise in the ratings makes life tougher though and we prefer the less exposed profile of Ginger Jack. Khanivorous won a Kempton maiden in facile fashion but he's not found the handicap ranks so suitable despite some good efforts, with a 3lb rise for defeat looking a shade harsh and this could well be a better race. Muwalla makes his debut on the polytrack and doesn't appear well-treated off 82 and with the consistent Transfixed hiding nothing from the assessor we'll return to Ginger Jack.
Muwalla 3-1 (8-12) Tracked winner throughout, ridden 3f out, stayed on, no impression on winner final 2f, 2nd of 4, 2l behind Circumvent (9-5) at Leicester 7f 2yo nov stk (4) gf in Sep.
Khanivorous 7-4fav (9-4) Chased leader, led approaching 1f out, ridden and headed narrowly inside final furlong, every chance until no extra towards finish, 2nd of 7, 1/2l behind Kinky Afro (8-13) at Lingfield 1m 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
Transfixed (IRE) 5-1 (8-10) Tracked leading pair, pressed winner from over 3f out, ridden 2f out, no extra towards finish, 4th of 6, 3/4l behind Kirsty's Boy (8-11) at Lingfield 7f 3yo clm stks (6) pol.
Ginger Jack 13-2 (8-9) Soon led, headed after 1f, pressed leader, led well over 1f out, clear final furlong, eased towards finish, won at Kempton 1m mdn auc stks (5) pol beating Charlie Smirke (10-0) by 2 1/2l, 12 ran.
Ostentation 5-2 (8-10) Tracked leaders, led over 2f out, clear and edged left 1f out, won at Southwell 1m 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) fbs beating House Red (9-2) by 4l, 6 ran.
Marosh (FR) 11-10fav (9-10) Led 1f, tracked leaders after, chased leader 2f out, ridden to lead and hung left over 1f out, kept on reluctantly, won at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Jan beating Premium Charge (8-9) by 2 3/4l, 9 ran.
