held up in touch, lost place before 3rd, ridden 3 out, well beaten before next
tracked leaders, ridden and weakened before 2 out
tracked leaders on inside, lost a few places when not fluent 5th, no extra before last
led, not always fluent, headed 3rd, ridden before 2 out, no extra flat
held up in last, not fluent 1st or 4th, headway approaching 2 out, went 3rd before last, stayed on flat
mid-division, weakened after 3 out
chased leaders, ridden after 3 out, mistake 2 out, no extra flat
prominent, led 3rd, ridden after 2 out, headed flat, led again inside final 100 yards, stayed on
held up in rear, jumped slowly 4th, headway after 3 out, challenged from next, led flat, headed inside final 100 yards, held towards finish
prominent, not fluent 3 out, not much room briefly on bend soon after, not fluent 2 out, stayed on same pace
Tealissio won easily at Leicester last month but really needs the ground a lot softer. More interesting is Saffron Prince, who was returning from a lengthy absence at Uttoxeter last month and is lightly raced for his age. Nafaath has been second in his last two starts but hasn't won for almost five years while Hold The Bucks has only have ever won at Plumpton. AVIDITY has travelled a long way for this and ran well for a long way on his reappearance at a higher level at Musselburgh. He gets the nod ahead of Kempton runner-up A Little Bit Dusty.
Howaboutnow (IRE) 10-3 (11-5) Tracked leaders, went 2nd after 4th, ridden and no impression on winner approaching 3 out, lost 18 lengths 2nd when fell last, in a race won by Urban Hymn (10-12) at Haydock 2m 4f nov hdl (4) hvy in Dec '13, 5 ran.
Avidity 7-1 (11-7) Tracked leaders, one pace from 3 out, weakened after last, 6th of 9, 19l behind Streets Of Newyork (11-3) at Musselburgh 2m hcp hdl 0-130 (3) gs in Jan.
Tealissio 9-2 (11-10) Held up in touch, lost place 4th, headway before 3 out, led approaching next, clear last, eased close home, won at Leicester 2m hcp hdl 0-110 (4) hvy in Jan beating Astaroland (10-9) by 6l, 10 ran.
Saffron Prince 10-1 (10-10) Chased leading pair, 2nd before 3 out, challenged next, stayed on to lead final 125 yards, always holding on, won at Uttoxeter 2m nov hcp hdl 0-120 (4) hvy in Jan beating Bladoun (11-6) by 1/2l, 7 ran.
Nafaath (IRE) 4-1 (11-11) Tracked leader, led 4 out, wide entering straight, headed approaching 2 out, kept on same pace, no chance with easy winner before last, 2nd of 7, 11l behind Beatabout The Bush (11-9) at Sedgefield 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-120 (4) sft in Jan.
Master Vintage 33-1 (10-5) Held up in rear, took keen hold, headway before 5th, ridden and lost place before 3 out, 8th of 11, 23l behind Tea For Two (10-11) at Towcester 2m NH nov hdl 4-6yo (4) gs in Dec.
Hold The Bucks (USA) 6-1 (11-3) Held up behind, hampered 4 out, headway under pressure after next, chased leading pair before 2 out, soon ridden, stayed on to lead near finish, won at Plumpton 2m hcp hdl 0-110 (4) sft in Jan beating Qasser (11-5) by nk, 10 ran.
A Little Bit Dusty 14-1 (11-6) Tracked leaders, went 2nd 3 out, led narrowly next, soon ridden, headed last, kept on flat, regained 2nd post, no impression with winner, 2nd of 9, 2 1/2l behind Kayf Blanco (11-11) at Kempton 2m cond hcp hdl 0-1115 (4) sft.
Right Step 12-1 (11-0) Hampered 1st, chased leaders, not fluent 3rd, struggling after 5th, behind when pulled up before 4 out, in a race won by Frizzo (11-2) at Huntingdon 2m nov hcp chs 0-120 (4) sft in Nov, 6 ran.
Benefique Royale 9-2 (11-5) Took keen hold, led 1st, clear after next, not fluent 5th, mistake next, mistake and headed 3 out, soon beaten, well held 5th when blundered and unseated rider last, in a race won by Boss In Boots (11-12) at Leicester 2m 5yo nov hcp (4) gs in Jan, 8 ran.
Goldie Horn 33-1 (10-10) Well off the pace towards rear, mistake 6th, headway into 3rd before 3 out, ridden before next, mistake and weakened last, 6th of 17, 14l behind Ascendant (11-7) at Ludlow 2m Am hcp hdl 0-115 (4) sft in Jan.
