towards rear and pushed along, ridden over 2f out, kept on, no impression
towards rear, ridden 2f out, kept on from over 1f out, no impression
held up mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, soon led, kept on gamely, driven towards finish
led early, tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, no extra
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
with leader, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened
in rear, headway over 2f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on towards finish
always towards rear
held up mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out
held up in touch, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened
Dual 6f winner Deepsand takes a big step up in trip on his reappearance while maiden winners Gabrial's Star, Sparkling Portrait and Sir Trevor are all worth noting on their return to action and handicap debuts. Captivity scored at Wolverhampton when dropped back into maiden company last time but was well beaten on his handicap bow before that and the Godolphin runner Mizbah makes more appeal stepping up in distance on his seasonal return after ending last year with a string of placed efforts. However, given the way WOLF SPIRIT fought back to get his head in front at Redcar last time on his first start for Ruth Carr, he too will appreciate this longer trip and he gets the vote to follow-up off a 4lb higher mark.
Deepsand (IRE) 6-1 (8-8) Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, soon ridden, kept on final furlong, 4th of 14, 1l behind Strictly Silver (8-7) at Doncaster 7f 2yo hcp 0-95 (3) gd in Oct.
Gabrial's Star 20-1 (9-3) Dwelt, behind, pushed along over 5f out, ridden and headway over 2f out, kept on well to lead towards finish, won at Hamilton 1m 2yo mdn (5) sft in Sep beating Choisan (9-3) by hd, 9 ran.
Sparkling Portrait 6-4fav (9-3) Prominent, led entering final 3f, clear over 1f out, comfortable, won at Southwell 1m 2yo mdn stks (5) fbs in Dec beating Chankillo (9-3) by 12l, 7 ran.
Act Your Shoe Size 6-1 (9-1) Chased leaders, outpaced when came towards stands side over 2f out, no impression final 2f, 6th of 12, 9l behind Free Verse (9-4) at Catterick 7f 2yo fll hcp 0-85 (4) sft in Oct.
Mizbah 12-1 (9-3) Led after 1f, ridden over 2f out, edged left over 1f out, soon headed, kept on, 3rd of 12, 4l behind Main Sequence (9-6) at Newmarket 1m 1f 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Oct.
Indepub 33-1 (9-0) Held up mid-division, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened, 8th of 11, 6l behind Kingsdesire (9-7) at Doncaster 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-90 (3) gd.
Sir Trevor (IRE) 10-3 (9-3) Made all, pushed along over 2f out, clear over 1f out, kept on well, won at Pontefract 1m 2yo mdn (4) gf in Sep beating El Lail (8-12) by 2 3/4l, 8 ran.
Rocktherunway (IRE) 6-1 (9-7) Chased leaders, ridden entering final furlong, no extra last 100 yards, 6th of 14, 8l behind Twelve Strings (8-12) at Pontefract 1m hcp 0-75 2yo (5) gd in Oct.
Mcvicar 33-1 (8-9) Held up in rear, ridden over 3f out, one pace and no impression, 7th of 11, 6l behind Kingsdesire (9-7) at Doncaster 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-90 (3) gd.
Captivity 5-6fav (8-7) Made all, ridden over 1f out, hung left and stayed on inside final furlong, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn auc stks (6) pol in Feb beating Time To Dance (8-7) by 3/4l, 7 ran.
Wolf Spirit (IRE) 20-1 (8-9) Held up mid-division, reminder halfway, soon ridden, headway over 1f out, kept on to lead towards finish, won at Redcar 1m 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gf beating Nameitwhatyoulike (9-0) by 1/2l, 9 ran.
