held up in rear, hung left and no impression over 1f out, strong run inside final furlong, finished well into 2nd towards finish, not reach winner
chased leaders on outside, pushed along and every chance 2f out, weakened final furlong
chased leaders, travelling well when not clearest of runs briefly over 2f out, ridden 2f out, ran on under pressure to lead well inside final furlong
chased leaders, went 2nd inside final 2f, led over 1f out, soon edged left, headed and no extra well inside final furlong, lost 2nd towards finish
chased leaders, ridden and every chance 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
led, pushed along 3f out, ridden 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong
chased leader until inside final 2f, weakened over 1f out
Swiss Cross is one of three course and distance winners in the line-up and does best on switchback tracks. However, he's on a lowly mark for a reason nowadays having shown little lately. Jimmy's Hall has won twice here over shorter trips but Port Lairge looks better treated. Dr Red Eye was only headed inside the final furlong at Catterick on his return to action but hasn't won for a long time whereas Snappy Guest won twice over a mile at Windsor last year and made a very promising reappearance at Kempton. GOOD LUCK CHARM (NAP) looked to be on the way back here last week, however, and he's now only a pound higher than when successful over track and trip in the autumn taking into account Hector Crouch's claim.
Sarmadee (IRE) 9-2 (9-13) Held up towards rear, ridden over 1f out, never dangerous, 10th of 12, 9 1/4l behind Biodynamic (8-7) at Kempton 1m 3f mdn stks (5) pol in Mar.
Jimmy's Hall 12-1 (8-9) Held up in rear, under pressure over 2f out, never dangerous, 9th of 10, 11 3/4l behind Fingal's Cave (8-12) at Brighton 7f hcp (4) gs in Apr.
Good Luck Charm 14-1 (8-7) Midfield, headway over 1f out, stayed on well closing stages, nearest finish, 3rd of 10, 1 1/2l behind Fingal's Cave (8-12) at Brighton 7f hcp (4) gs in Apr.
Snappy Guest 12-1 (9-6) Prominent, ridden over 2f out, led well inside final furlong, headed close home, 2nd of 11, nk behind Blackthorn Stick (8-8) at Kempton 7f hcp (5) pol in Apr.
Port Lairge 8-1 (9-2) Pushed along in midfield, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, soon lost place, 10th of 13, 9 1/2l behind Ice Slice (9-6) at Brighton 1m hcp (5) gs in Apr.
Dr Red Eye 8-1 (9-0) Led early, chased leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 13, 2 1/2l behind Rocco's Delight (9-7) at Catterick 7f hcp (5) sft in Apr.
Swiss Cross 11-1 (9-2) Held up in touch, pushed along over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 9, 4 3/4l behind Shamlan (9-2) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (5) pol in Apr.
