led, ridden and headed 1f out, rallied inside last, just held near finish
held up in touch, headway to chase leader over 2f out, led final furlong, all out
held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, stayed on
held up, headway on outer 2f out, faded inside final furlong
in touch, stayed on final furlong
chased leaders, weakened over 2f out
chased leader, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out
always behind
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
chased leaders, weakened well over 1f out
held up towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, never dangerous
behind, headway over 1f out, stayed on strongly entering final furlong, nearest at finish
AIR MAZE makes plenty of appeal in this finale and she gets the vote over Fong's Alibi and Heartsease. Sir Mark Prescott is in decent form and there was plenty to like about the way our selection won her maiden at Wolverhampton back in February. She looks to have been given a fair mark for her handicap debut and if she is fit enough to do herself justice on her return to action the she should be the one to beat. Fong's Alibi will have no such fitness concerns and she ran well when chasing home Fire King at Lingfield last week. She was no match for the winner that day but it was an improved effort and it will be interesting to see if she can build on that. Heartsease wasn't beaten far last time by Chadwell Spring at Lingfield but she doesn't exactly shape as though she is crying out for this longer trip and we will take her on. William Muir is in good form so Welsh Anthem could be of interest now that she is upped in trip. Triple Cee has yet to prove she sees out this trip and we will stick with Air Maze who looks a much safer bet.
Welsh Anthem 14-1 (8-6) Led 1f, 3rd until halfway, outpaced and never going well after, 5th of 6, 8l behind Mosqueras Romance (8-9) at Kempton 1m 3yo fll hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
Air Maze 5-4fav (8-4) Led early, steadied in mid-division, headway over 2f out, led again inside final furlong, driven out, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn fll (5) pol in Feb beating Garra Molly (9-11) by 1 1/4l, 10 ran.
Fong's Alibi 5-1 (9-7) Held up towards rear, headway under pressure over 2f out, stayed on to take 2nd over 1f out, winner already gone, 2nd of 10, 5l behind Fire King (8-8) at Lingfield 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) gf.
Red Reef 9-1 (9-4) Held up in last, pushed along over 3f out, switched right over 1f out, went modest 4th inside final furlong, never dangerous, 4th of 8, 16l behind Cool Strike (9-7) at Bath 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) fm in Jun.
Triple Cee (IRE) 3-1 (9-6) Tracked leaders, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 7, 10l behind Upton Seas (8-8) at Beverley 1m 2f fll hcp (5) gf.
Sapphire Rose 11-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, pushed along 3f out, weakened well over 1f out, 9th of 10, 9l behind Caster Sugar (9-1) at Salisbury 1m fll hcp (5) gf.
Heartsease 14-1 (9-0) Led, hard ridden and headed 1f out, kept on, 2nd of 14, 1/2l behind Chadwell Spring (9-4) at Lingfield 1m 1f 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) std.
Eightdaysaweek 11-4 (8-8) Held up in touch, headway 4f out, pushed along over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 4th of 6, 26l behind Seminal Moment (7-11) at Southwell 1m 6f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) fbs.
Annes Sound (IRE) 8-1 (9-1) Towards rear, ridden 3f out, never troubled leaders, last of 9, 33l behind New Tricks (9-3) at Hamilton 1m 3f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Jun.
Chalk Hill Blue 16-1 (7-13) In touch, driven along on wide outside 3f out, soon weakened, 10th of 15, 23l behind Diktalina (8-4) at Windsor 1m 4f 3yo & 4yo sll (6) gd.
Bounty Reef 10-1 (8-8) Mid-division, pulled hard, headway 7f out, chased leader 6f out, every chance over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 10, 10l behind Jeronimo Joe (8-13) at Warwick 1m 3f 3yo sll (6) gd.
Fleur de Lion (IRE) 25-1 (8-4) In rear, weakened over 3f out, 4th of 6, 35l behind Phoenix Enforcer (8-4) at Nottingham 1m 2f 3yo sll (6) hvy.
