in touch, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, ran on, nearest finish
towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, never on terms
keen led after 1f, pushed along and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
dwelt always in rear
raced wide in touch, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
keen tracked leader, led over 2f out, 3 lengths clear over 1f out, ridden all out
close up, ridden to chase winner over 2f out, faded inside final furlong
led 1f, tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and kept on same pace
held up, pushed along and headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, ran on towards finish
slowly away, headway and close up 7f out, ridden and weakened over 2f out
towards rear, pushed along 3f out, ridden over 1f out, never nearer
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NonRunner
Eltham Palace is very consistent at this lowly level but hasn't won in a dozen starts. Aradena appears to have gone backwards from a promising reappearance at Bath but Trevie Fountain completed a double on the track at the backend of last year while Zartaj is dropping to a winnable mark. CAPALDI ran his best race to date here a couple of weeks ago and has been left on the same mark so gets the nod in a poor finale.
Eltham Palace 6-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, pushed along and headway to chase winner entering final furlong, kept on one pace, 2nd of 5, 1 3/4l behind Mahanakhon Power (9-7) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Aug.
Hunters Step 13-2 (9-7) Slowly into stride, off the pace towards rear, never on terms, 9th of 13, 4 1/4l behind Boy George (9-2) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Time Zone 100-1 (9-4) Raced alone towards stand side, hung right to centre group over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 13, 11 3/4l behind Global Art (10-6) at Newmarket 1m 1f hcp (4) gf in Sep.
Scarlet Ruby 40-1 (9-1) Tracked leaders, shaken up 5f out, lost position over 4f out, weakened quickly and dropped to rear, 8th of 9, dist behind Zillion (9-5) at Chepstow 2m hcp (6) sft in Apr.
Headland 25-1 (8-8) Prominent, pushed along and weakened over 2f out, 9th of 10, 15 1/4l behind Broxi (9-4) at Yarmouth 7f hcp (5) gs in Oct.
Aradena (IRE) 3-1jfav (8-13) Mid-division, headway travelling okay over 2f out, pushed along over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, plugged on one pace final furlong, 8th of 14, 4 1/4l behind Masque Of Anarchy (9-6) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Sep.
Trevie Fountain 10-1 (9-2) Held up off the pace towards rear, headway out wide over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, almost snatched 2nd but never going pace to reach winner, 3rd of 10, 3l behind Meadram (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Inexplicable (IRE) 13-2 (9-6) Held up, pushed along and headway 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, 6th of 13, 3l behind Oot Ma Way (9-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Zartaj (USA) 11-2 (9-4) Towards rear, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, stayed on same pace final furlong, 4th of 9, 3 3/4l behind Invincible Soldier (9-8) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Sep.
Calcutta Dream (IRE) 11-4fav (9-8) Chased leaders, weakened over 2f out, tailed off, 5th of 9, 37 1/2l behind Pump It Up (8-12) at Windsor 1m 3f hcp (6) hvy in Aug.
Capaldi 20-1 (9-0) Raced keenly, tracked leader over 1f, handy 3rd, went 2nd again inside final furlong, stayed on but no chance with winner, just held on for 2nd, 2nd of 10, 2 3/4l behind Meadram (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Ghostly 17-2 (9-2) Towards rear, bit closer in mid-division halfway, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 7th of 10, 9 1/4l behind Scarborough Castle (8-10) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Cilka (IRE) 125-1 (9-0) Steadied rear, moderate headway turning in, weakened over 1f out, never a factor, 6th of 8, 31 3/4l behind Indefatigable (9-6) at Pontefract 1m 4f mdn stks (3) sft in Oct.
