in rear, ridden over 4f out, switched left 3f out, headway 2f out, led entering final furlong, clear towards finish, won comfortably in the end
broke well, tracked leaders, went 2nd over 4f out, every chance over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
led, driven 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
prominent, ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace from over 1f out
prominent on inside, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten
slowly into stride, held up, headway 3f out, led over 1f out, edged left and headed entering final furlong, not pace of winner
Katheefa’s winning run came to end at Chelmsford having beaten Zylan over track and trip earlier. The latter went on to score here before finishing ahead of Samovar when going close again last week. Zapper Cass recorded his earlier double over 5f at the track and is preferred to Typhoon Ten while the progressive Wasntexpectingthat has won three of his last four starts at Newcastle but is upped in class and raised 8lb debuting on this surface along with GULLIVER. The latter ended last year with a victory in Class 2 company at York and a chance is taken David O’Meara’s sprinter runs somewhere near his best on his reappearance with his yard in flying form.
Gulliver 16-1 (9-5) Chased leaders, hard ridden t challenge over 1f out, ran on to lead last strides, won at York 6f hcp (2) sft in Oct beating Hyperfocus (8-13) by nk, 22 ran.
Katheefa (USA) 6-1 (9-5) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, edged left and soon beaten, 6th of 8, 3 1/2l behind Storm Over (8-12) at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (3) pol in Jan.
Typhoon Ten (IRE) 11-2 (9-2) Tracked winner, ridden over 1f out, one pace and lost 2nd close home, 3rd of 7, 1 1/2l behind Fizzy Feet (8-11) at Lingfield 6f hcp (3) pol in Jan.
Zylan (IRE) 9-2 (9-5) Outpaced, headway far side of group 2f out, went 2nd inside final 2f, ran on, 2nd of 5, 1/2l behind Hareem Queen (9-7) at Southwell 5f hcp (3) pol in Jan.
Zapper Cass (FR) 14-1 (9-8) Dwelt held up, pushed along over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 10th of 11, 4 3/4l behind Canford Bay (9-1) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (4) pol in Jan.
Wasntexpectingthat Evensfav (9-11) Held up off the pace in 6th, smooth headway near side tracking leaders over 2f out, quickened between horses to lead inside final furlong, soon clear, easily, won at Newcastle 6f hcp (5) pol in Jan beating Be Proud (9-1) by 2 3/4l, 9 ran.
Samovar 10-1 (8-11) Off the pace in 4th, ridden 2f out, 3rd and one pace over 1f out, 3rd of 5, 3 1/2l behind Hareem Queen (9-7) at Southwell 5f hcp (3) pol in Jan.