held up, ridden and headway over 2f out, kept on final furlong
made all, ridden and hung right over 2f out, kept on well
chased leaders, ridden and not much room over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
towards rear, ridden over 2f out, stayed on from over 1f out
held up, headway over 2f out, stayed on final furlong
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
mid-division, outpaced over 2f out, stayed on to take 2nd place towards finish, no chance with winner
slowly into stride, behind, ridden over 4f out, never dangerous
always towards rear
chased leaders, ridden over 4f out, weakened 3f out
Lobengula can score again at the expense of Emily's Place, Airman and Multicultural to name but a few. Lobengula lines up in decent enough form, having won two of his last four starts, the latest of which was over the course-and-distance a week ago. He was given a fine ride by Daniel Tudhope that day, and as he still appears well treated, a 6lb rise should not hinder his follow-up bid. Strictly at the weights, Emily's Place is a big threat, as she finished a place ahead of the selection here the time before last, and is better off at the weights as well, but she just cannot seem to get her head in front and is taken on again. Airman meanwhile was a close third over a slightly shorter trip here on the same day, and this maiden is worth a step back up in trip, while of the remainder, Multicultural is worth a mention at least, but will do well at the weights to gain another course-and-distance success. All in all, we prefer the claims of Lobengula who can make all.
Multicultural 9-1 (8-12) Took keen hold, prominent, effort over 3f out, weakened 2f out, 7th of 11, 13l behind Muhannak (9-2) at Kempton 1m 4f app hcp (4) pol in Oct.
Lobengula (IRE) 3-1 (9-6) Made all, ridden over 2f out, clear and ran on, won at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Oct beating Alfie Tupper (9-4) by 3 1/2l, 12 ran.
Emily's Place (IRE) 9-1 (9-5) Towards rear, headway over 2f out, every chance close home, just failed, 2nd of 12, nk behind Pothos Way (9-4) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Oct.
Siena Star (IRE) 9-1 (9-6) Towards rear, some late progress, never nearer, 6th of 12, 5l behind Pothos Way (9-4) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Oct.
Airman (IRE) 7-1 (9-5) Mid-division, headway 2f out, kept on, 3rd of 13, 1l behind Robert The Brave (8-11) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Oct.
Breaking Shadow (IRE) 15-2 (9-11) Led until ridden and headed halfway, soon weakened, last of 11, 11l behind The Salwick Flyer (8-9) at Hamilton 6f app hcp (6) gs in Aug.
My Michelle 11-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders and keen, led 7f out, ridden over 2f out, headed and weakened over 1f out, 6th of 11, 8l behind Princess Cocoa (9-5) at W'hampton 1m 1f fll hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Mowadeh (IRE) 14-1 (7-12) Chased leader, ridden 3f out, every chance well over 1f out, soon weakened, last of 6, 18l behind Gee Dee Nen (10-0) at Chester 2m hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Sept.
Legend Erry (IRE) 20-1 (9-3) In touch, ridden 3f out, soon weakened, last of 13, 19l behind Shadowy Figure (9-3) at Windsor 1m mdn stk (5) sft in Oct.
Winter Cruise (IRE) 40-1 (8-4) Always towards rear, last of 12, 12l behind Gaelic Princess (9-7) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Oct.
