slowly away, held up in rear, ridden 3f out with plenty to do, headway to chase leaders over 2f out, pressed leaders entering final furlong, stayed on to lead close home, won going away
took keen hold, held up in rear, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
chased leader, ridden and pressed leader 3f out, soon led and pressed for lead, briefly headed over 1f out, narrow lead entering final furlong, kept on inside final furlong, headed close home
midfield, ridden to press leaders over 3f out, briefly disputed lead over 1f out, every chance entering final furlong, weakened close home
midfield, ridden over 3f out, still in touch with leaders 2f out, weakened entering final furlong
held up in rear, ridden and outpaced over 3f out, kept on same pace over 1f out
held up in midfield, ridden 3f out, soon chased leaders, kept on same pace inside final furlong
led, pressed for lead 3f out, soon ridden and headed, weakened over 1f out
held up in rear, driven over 3f out, kept on same pace over 1f out
took keen hold, midfield, headway to chase leaders 3f out, soon driven, briefly disputed over lead 1f out, every chance entering final furlong, no extra close home
prominent, ridden and outpaced over 3f out, weakened 2f out
held up in rear, clipped heels 5f, headway into midfield over 3f out, soon pushed along, weakened over 1f out
midfield, headway to chase leaders over 3f out, soon ridden, weakened over 1f out
First Charge has done most of his winning on the all-weather but TIBBIE DUNBAR scored on Turf last year and won at Kempton back in January. Winning hurdler John Betjeman has yet to score on the Flat but Fred Bear ended last season with a victory at Ffos Las, though has subsequently switched yards. Tralee Hills is on a long losing run so Masterdream is preferred of the rest.
Tralee Hills 10-1 (9-10) Towards rear, wide and headway 2f out, soon hung right to centre, kept on one pace, 4th of 10, 4 1/4l behind Claritudo (9-7) at Pontefract 1m 4f hcp (5) sft in Apr.
Atalanta Breeze 20-1 (9-13) Held up off the pace and always towards rear, 8th of 10, 4 1/4l behind Theonlywayiswessex (9-4) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Russian Rumour (IRE) 14-1 (11-13) Chased leaders out wide, outpaced before 3 out, soon weakened, 7th of 11, 35 1/4l behind Sami Bear (11-3) at Kempton 2m 5f hcp (4) gs in Feb.
Masterdream (FR) 12-1 (9-7) Off the pace in last pair, never involved, tailed off, 12th of 14, dist behind Tin Fandango (8-12) at Newbury 2m hcp (5) sft in Oct.
Phoenix Aquilus (IRE) 25-1 (11-12) In touch, lost place 3 out, pulled up next, at Huntingdon 2m 5f hcp (4) gs in Jan.
First Charge (IRE) 13-2 (9-10) Slowly into stride, held up towards rear, headway under pressure inside final 2f, weakened final furlong, 5th of 11, 7 3/4l behind Notimeforanother (9-9) at Southwell 1m 6f hcp (5) pol in Mar.
Tibbie Dunbar 8-1 (11-5) Wore hood to post,raced keenly, led after 2nd and went clear, reduced lead 4 out, headed turning in, weakened quickly, 5th and struggling when fell last, at Sandown 2m hcp (4) sft in Mar.
Fred Bear (IRE) 16-1 (8-5) Very slowly away, in rear, effort and good headway on far side over 3f out, pushed along and led over 2f out, kept on strongly, comfortably, won at Ffos Las 1m 6f hcp (2) gd in Sep beating Hidden Depths (9-1) by 2 1/4l, 16 ran.
Zillion (IRE) 9-1 (10-10) Rear mid-division, pushed along and some headway after 3 out, kept on and took remote 3rd 2 out, 3rd of 10, 24l behind Pak Army (10-12) at Newton Abbot 2m 1f hcp (5) sft in Apr.
John Betjeman 7-4fav (11-8) Tracked leaders until 2nd, chased leaders, slightly outpaced briefly 3 out, rallied on inside soon after, went 2nd out wide approaching 2 out, every chance last, no extra final 100 yards, 2nd of 5, 1l behind Universal Secret (10-12) at Wincanton 1m 7f hcp (4) gs in Mar.
Simple Words (IRE) 100-1 (9-7) Led, headed 2f out, weakened final 100 yards, 5th of 14, 3 1/2l behind Owen Little (8-5) at Kempton 2m hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Gustav Holst (IRE) 13-2 (9-5) Mid-division, headway on inside over 2f out, wandered and weakened over 1f out, 6th of 13, 9 3/4l behind Kiss My Face (9-6) at Southwell 2m hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Hammy End (IRE) 40-1 (8-6) Soon chasing leaders, ridden and weakened over 2f out, last of 13, 17 3/4l behind Devizes (9-1) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Apr.
