with leader, pushed along before 4f out, soon weakened
held up in rear, pushed along before 3f out, soon headway, weakened over 2f out
in rear, headway over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened
tracked leaders in 3rd, went 2nd over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, one pace in 3rd
mid-division, pushed along over 5f out, soon weakened
led, headed over 3f out, soon weakened
held up towards rear, headway over 3f out, soon challenged and every chance, kept on and held towards finish
tracked leaders, pushed along over 3f out, soon led, hard pressed inside final furlong, held on towards finish
FIN AND GAME, a son of leading NH sire Oscar, made a promising start to his career at Bangor and is taken to go one better here ahead of penalised Warwick winner Point Of Principle and fellow four-year-old Arakhan, who has looked a tad one-paced so far. Blottos has been placed in both start to date but was beaten a long way last time at Sedgefield. Flemenskill is interesting, however, as his breeding suggests he shouldn’t be short of speed and his yard has an excellent strike rate in races like this.
Blottos (IRE) 5-1 (11-4) Tracked leaders, went 2nd after 7f, ridden 6f out, lost place over 4f out, no chance with front pair after, tailed off over 2f out, 3rd of 7, 35 1/4l behind Helmsley Lad (11-4) at Sedgefield 2m 1f (6) gs in Dec.
Dublin Indemnity Presenting gelding out of Tazzarine.
Fin And Game (IRE) 14-1 (11-5) Mid-division, pushed along over 4f out, chased leaders over 3f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 2nd of 9, 2 3/4l behind Just A Sting (11-5) at Bangor 2m 1f (6) gs in Jan.
Flemenskill (IRE) Flemensfirth gelding out of Nivalf.
Registan (IRE) Darsi gelding out of Hannabelle.
Royal Act Royal Anthem gelding out of Native's Return.
Point Of Principle (IRE) 50-1 (10-7) Tracked leaders, outpaced 5f out, rallied over 2f out, led entering final furlong, stayed on, won at Warwick 2m (6) sft in Jan beating Paisley Park (11-5) by 1l, 14 ran.
Arakhan 11-2 (10-7) In touch, pushed along over 4f out, went 6th over 3f out, soon weakened, 3rd of 12, 14 3/4l behind Beyond The Clouds (10-7) at Musselburgh 2m (6) gd in Jan.
Wee Bogus Multiplex gelding out of Silver Gyre.