held up, headway 7th, mistake 2 out, hard ridden to lead last, driven out
led 1st, hit 9th, ridden and headed approaching 3 out, mistake when weakening 2 out
held up in touch, chased leader after 7th, ridden to lead approaching 3 out, headed last, ran on under pressure flat
held up in touch, weakened after 7th
held up in tocuh, headway approaching 7th, weakened approaching 3 out, hit last
led to 1st, chased leader, hit 5th, weakened 8th
held up, pushed along 4th, reminders after 6th, soon weakened
held up, effort approaching 4 out, soon weakened
Sword Lady is in the form of her life at present but an 11lb rise for her latest success over course and distance leaves the seven-year-old with a lot more to do especially under these more testing conditions and preference is for Broken Knights, who gets the vote ahead of Dusty Bandit. The last mentioned represents the in-form yard of Paul Nicholls and has to be respected receiving weight all round but he may need more time and Broken Knights looks a safer proposition. The Nicky Richards-trained gelding made amends for his fall at Haydock when running out the easy winner of a handicap at Ayr last month for which an 8lb rise seems perfectly fair and, with improvement anticipated, he looks the one to be on. Martin Pipe's Will of The People may be better than we have seen so far this season, while the consistent Just Beth can again be expected to run up to her mark. Florida Dream has claims on his best but Broken Knights impressed at Ayr and is taken to follow up.
Broken Knights (IRE) 7-4fav Held up, headway approaching 7th, led 3 out, kept on well, driven out, won at Ayr 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-125 (D) gd in Mar beating Red Man by 5l, 11 ran.
Sword Lady 7-1 Made all, soon clear, ridden out, won at Bangor 3m hcp hdl 0-125 (D) gd in Mar beating Go For Bust by 7l, 5 ran.
Will of The People (IRE) 25-1 Held up in mid-division, reminders after 4th, stayed on under pressure before 2 out, one pace before last, 4th of 14, 7l behind Back Nine at Sandown 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-120 (D) gs in Mar.
Sharp Belline (IRE) 20-1 Disputed lead until 6th, soon weakened, behind when mistake 7th, 13th of 14, 38l behind Holland Park at Uttoxeter 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-140 (B) gs in Mar.
Florida Dream (IRE) 18-1 Led to soon after 3 out, weakened quickly before next, 7th of 18, 39l behind Julius Caesar at Sandown 2m 4f nov hcp hdl Grd 3 (A) gs in Mar.
Just Beth 25-1 Held up in rear, ridden after 6th, headway under pressure after 3 out, kept on flat, 3rd of 14, 2 1/2l behind Holland Park at Uttoxeter 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-140 (B) gs in Mar.
Just Maybe (IRE) 25-1 Led until 10th, in touch until blundered badly 13th, no chance after, 9th of 11, well behind Whitenzo at Exeter 2m 7f hcp chs 0-125 (D) hvy in Mar.
Dusty Bandit (IRE) 11-4fav Mid-division, headway 8th, soon ridden and weakened, 6th of 18, 13l behind Sungates at Chepstow 3m hcp hdl 0-125 (D) gs in Feb.
