in rear, ridden and headway 2f out, led over 1f out, ran on well
prominent, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, stayed on, no impression well inside final furlong
led, headed 5f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
mid-division, ridden and effort over 2f out, stayed on same pace from over 1f out
mid-division, lost place over 3f out, headway 2f out, kept on same pace final 100 yards
prominent, led 5f out, headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
pulled hard, chased leaders, weakened from 2f out
in rear, raced keenly, headway 1f out, went never dangerous 4th well inside final furlong
Lincoln Red races off the same mark as when runner-up over 7f at Yarmouth so must have every chance of going one better. Archies Lad has tumbled down the weights and is tried in cheekpieces and Macs Blessings was second twice here last year, though has a poor strike-rate. Jessie Allan’s last win came over course and distance off a 16lb higher mark but that was almost two years ago. EXTRASOLAR is also on a long losing run but the 10-year-old is thrown in on his best form and was running well enough on the all-weather in the autumn to be of interest in this.
Macs Blessings (IRE) 16-1 (8-11) Slowly into stride, mid-division, outpaced over 4f out, well beaten final 3f, 5th of 8, 13l behind Equidae (8-13) at Southwell 7f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Lincoln Red 8-1 (9-2) Held up towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on one pace, 2nd of 9, 3l behind Capla Berry (9-7) at Yarmouth 7f hcp (6) gf in Jun.
Archies Lad 28-1 (8-12) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, kept on under pressure final furlong, never troubled leaders, 6th of 12, 5 1/4l behind Forever A Lady (9-6) at Musselburgh 7f hcp (6) sft in Oct.
Extrasolar 6-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, pushed along 2f out, weakened final furlong, 10th of 14, 5 1/4l behind Rockley Point (9-0) at Newcastle 5f stks (6) pol in Dec.
Jessie Allan (IRE) 20-1 (8-8) Held up towards rear, headway over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, 6th of 12, 3 1/4l behind Stamp Of Authority (9-5) at Ayr 7f hcp (6) sft in Oct.
Let Right Be Done 25-1 (8-7) Dwelt towards rear, never on terms, last of 9, 13l behind How Bizarre (9-12) at Musselburgh 1m hcp (5) gs in Sep.
Corton Lass 16-1 (8-7) Raced keenly, tracked leaders, outpaced 2f out, ridden and no impression final furlong, 5th of 11, 3 1/4l behind Quanah (9-7) at Musselburgh 5f hcp (6) sft in Oct.
Laoise (USA) 50-1 (8-11) Awkwardly away raced wide always towards rear, last of 14, 15 1/2l behind Astrophysics (9-7) at Musselburgh 5f hcp (6) gs in Sep.