raced wide, tracked leaders, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out
raced wide, chased leaders, pushed along halfway, ridden and headway to lead approaching final furlong, headed close home
prominent until pushed along halfway, weakened over 1f out
prominent, ridden and every chance over 1f out, faded inside final furlong
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, faded inside final furlong
dwelt in rear, pushed along and very wide into straight over 2f out, ridden and ran to lead close home
dwelt close up, ridden to lead over 1f out, soon headed, rallied close home
close up until outpaced over 3f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, ran on close home
KOMMANDER KIRKUP (NAP) bids for a hat-trick of course and distance wins and remains on a winning mark compared to his best form on Turf. He’s taken to confirm recent running with Viva Verglas and Vroom. Run With Pride finished last on his only previous start on the Fibresand while Awesome Allan debuts on this surface having landed a double in soft ground at Redcar earlier. Berlios won a maiden race over 5f here but that’s his only success so far in 16 attempts.
Awesome Allan (IRE) 5-1 (9-3) Towards rear, headway on inner over 1f out, ran on, nearest finish, 4th of 10, 1 1/4l behind Roundabout Magic (8-12) at Lingfield 5f hcp (5) pol in Dec.
Kommander Kirkup 4-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders, led over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, held on towards finish, won at Southwell 6f hcp (6) pol in Dec beating The Amber Fort (9-11) by nk, 9 ran.
Vroom (IRE) 5-1 (9-13) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, faded inside final furlong, 7th of 9, 8 1/4l behind Kommander Kirkup (9-7) at Southwell 6f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Berlios (IRE) 28-1 (9-4) Held up in mid-division on outside, well beaten final 2f, 10th of 11, 16l behind Tuscany (9-3) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Run With Pride (IRE) 7-2jfav (9-7) In touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, ran on final furlong, not reach winner, 2nd of 10, nk behind Swendab (9-6) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Tellovoi (IRE) 9-2 (9-3) Slowly into stride, pulled hard, held up, headway on inside over 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 7, 3 1/2l behind Broughtons Knight (9-1) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (5) pol in Dec.
Viva Verglas (IRE) 9-2 (9-5) In touch, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 9, 5 1/4l behind Kommander Kirkup (9-7) at Southwell 6f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Angel Palanas 10-1 (8-7) Always towards rear, 7th of 10, 6 3/4l behind Pearl Acclaim (8-11) at Southwell 5f hcp (5) pol in Dec.