James Best Horse Racing Form | Ascot 16:10 19th February 2022

chased leaders, jumped left 3rd, weakened after 3 out, lost modest 3rd flat

held up, headway before 5th, went prominent 8th, ridden after 4 out, chased winner 3 out, no impression last, dropped to 3rd flat

not always fluent in last pair, pushed along and no impression 3 out, stayed on steadily from 2 out to take never dangerous 4th flat

led, not fluent 5th, pushed along before 2 out, strongly pressed home turn, ridden and wandered before last, kept on gamely to assert run-in

towards rear, pushed along after 7th, tailed off before 4 out, pulled up

led, joined 7th, dropped to mid-division 8th, ridden after 10th, soon lost touch and pulled up

tracked leaders, not fluent and lost place 4th, mistake 6th, struggling before next, pulled up after 8th

chased leaders, jumped right 1st, went 2nd before 2 out, led approaching last, stayed on well

slight lead until after 1st, chased leader until after next, chased leaders, led again after 5th, pushed along and headed before 2 out, weakening when slightly hampered between last two

raced keenly, chased winner throughout, hit 3 out and pushed along, no chance before next, hit last, kept on for clear 2nd

led early, chased leaders after 2nd, reminder after 12th, soon dropped away and pulled up before 13th

rear mid-division, pushed along and headway after 4 out, ridden 3 out, soon weakened, pulled up before 2 out

tracked leaders, not fluent 12th, ridden home turn, kept on until faded closing stages

close up, jumped left 2nd, not fluent 9th, soon shaken up, driven along after 12th, remained prominent, ridden and chased winner after 3 out, kept on one pace

close up in rear, ridden 4 out, not trouble leader

tracked leaders, pushed along 12th, tailed off when pulled up 2 out

led until 3rd, lost 2nd 5th, went 2nd again after 7th until weakened before 3 out

pulled hard, chased leaders out wide, weakened 4 out, soon behind, tailed off

held up in mid-division, not fluent 4th, well beaten 3 out

chased leaders on inside, lost place after 3rd, closed 3 out, led 2 out, edged right flat, driven out

chased leaders, challenged after 3 out, led before 2 out, headed last, 3rd and held 100 yards out, no extra towards finish

led, headed approaching 5th, tracked leader, bad mistake 7th, tracking leaders when blundered badly and nearly unseated rider 4 out, eased, tailed off

towards rear, blundered 11th, some headway and disputing 7th 5 out, no impression but stayed on from 3 out

midfield, took closer order 5th, lost place before 7th, pushed along to go prominent next, disputed lead 3 out, headed before next, ridden approaching last, kept on flat

held up in rear, headway before 7th, pushed along before 3 out, weakened before last

chased leader until before 2 out, weakened quickly, tailed off

mid-division, headway into 3rd 11th, pressed leader before 3 out, ridden and mistake 2 out, every chance before last, stayed on but no match for winner

towards rear, beaten from before 3 out, tailed off when pulled up before last

in rear, lost touch after 6th, soon pulled up

raced in mid-division, ridden and made headway before 3 out, ridden and came to lead at 2 out, kept on after last hurdle, won going away

towards rear, plugged on final 2f but no chance

raced keenly early, always behind, tailed off

chasing leaders on inside when badly hampered and lost place after 2nd, towards rear and nver on terms after, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out

made most until 15th, chased leader until led again 17th until next, weakened quickly before 4 out, tailed off and pulled up after 3 out

chased leaders, mistake 2nd, ridden and weakened before 2 out

chasing leaders, jumped left, bumped rival and landed awkwardly 1st, soon back in mid-division, well beaten after 11th

chased leaders, left in 2nd place at 10th, every chance bypassing omitted 2 out, soon ridden, lost 2nd run-in, weakened into 4th towards finish

chased leaders, starting to lose place when hampered on rail and snatched up over 2f out

disputed lead, ridden and headed 3f out, weakened 2f out

in rear, in touch, ridden 16th and lost ground, soon well behind, tailed off

mid-division, mistake 8th, went prominent and pressed leader from 9th, ridden before 3 out, mistake 2 out and weakened

chased leaders, ridden before 2 out, weakened after last

towards rear, not fluent 7th, ridden after 4 out, soon weakened, tailed off

raced keenly, led until before 3rd, chased leader, led again 5th until 3 out, soon pushed along and outpaced, weakened and behind soon after, tailed off

raced wide, close up, mistake 13th, slow and lost touch next, ridden 15th, weakened 5 out

in touch, headway 3 out, weakened next

raced wide in touch, headway 3 out, ridden next, kept on same pace

led, ridden and joined 2 out, headed towards finish

mid-division, towards rear when blundered, never involved after, behind 4 out, pulled up before 2 out

held up towards rear, headway on outside after 5th, close up 3 out, weakened 2 out

led until after 3rd, led 4th, not fluent next, headed 3 out, no extra next

held up in rear, headway approaching 3 out, went 3rd from 2 out, unable to trouble front pair, stayed on

always handy, led after 10th, pressed from next, driven after 2 out, all out

held up in rear-division, closer in mid-division out wide after 1st, bad mistake and lost place next, soon recovered to chase leaders before 4th, hung left and weakened before omitted 3 out, tailed off

raced keenly, led until 3rd, chased leader until after 4th, weakened quickly, behind soon after, tailed off

disputed lead until over 3f out, weakened over 2f out

in touch in rear, outpaced 5f out, well beaten final 3f

tracked clear leader, hit 2nd, pushed along and lost 2nd before 4 out, plugged on into modest 3rd close home

led, awkward 3rd, headed turning in, ridden and struggling after 4 out, 6th and beaten when badly hampered by faller and brought down next

raced keenly chasing leaders out wide, disputing lead over 2f out, sustained challenge throughout final furlong, lost on the nod

mid-division, headway chasing leaders before 3 out, weakened soon after

chased leader until 4th, remained handy, bad mistake 8th (water), pushed along before 4 out, ridden before next, left modest 3rd 3 out, weakened between last two

raced keenly, soon chasing leaders on inside, lost place on long run before 2nd, towards rear and never on terms after, tailed off 4 out, pulled up before next

chased leaders out wide, weakened before 4 out, tailed off and pulled up after 3 out

off the pace in last pair, ridden and struggling on inside when fell 4 out

led, went clear 2nd until 5th, ridden before 2 out, joined 2 out, headed approaching the last where stumbled badly on landing and rider lost irons, tried to rally but no chance to recover

mid-division early, dropped to rear and mistake 4th, tailed off next, pulled up soon after

held up, headway out wide chasing leaders 5th, weakening when mistake 3 out, tailed off

led, joined 3rd, pushed along before 2 out, ridden and headed approaching last, battled back flat, held final 50yds

prominent, led 4th, pushed along and headed before 2 out, kept on one pace from last

led, not fluent 11th, ridden and headed 4 out, kept on same pace

held up towards rear, steady headway on inside before 4 out, disputing well held 2nd at the last, went 3rd last strides, no chance with winner

mid-division, closed after 8th, weakened 3 out

led until 9th, led after 10th, headed before 3 out, weakened approaching next

pressed leader, restrained behind leading pair 4th, ridden and lost place 9th, tailed off after 3 out, pulled up before 2 out

always in rear

chased leaders, pushed along and went 2nd before 2 out, stayed on same pace, no chance with winner

mid-division, pushed along before 9th where mistake, behind and pulled up soon after

Held up, keen, never better than midfield

Prominent, ridden and weakened 4 out

Always in rear