held up in rear, slow 2nd, not fluent 3 out, headway before 2 out, stayed on same pace flat
held up in touch, closed after 3 out, challenged before 2 out, led last, headed flat, no impression inside final 100 yards
prominent, bumped 3rd, led 8th, headed after 3 out, lost place before 2 out
held up towards rear, not fluent 3 out, headway when not much room before 2 out, not fluent 2 out, no impression before last
held up in touch, led before 2 out, headed last, stayed on same pace flat
held up towards rear, headway on outside before 2 out, switched right before last, led flat, stayed on well, won going away
took keen hold, led until 1st, led after 2nd, bumped 3rd, not fluent ad headed 8th, led after 3 out, headed before 2 out, no extra before last
led 1st, headed after 2nd, pushed along 6th, ridden 8th, weakened before 3 out
TOPKAPI STAR has been pretty consistent and is 3lb lower than when scoring at Perth last September with Peter Kavanagh also taking off 5lb again. Piaff Bubbles has gone up a further 3lb since just touched off at Hexham but is sure to be popular as he had the subsequent Ayr third Nights In Venice a long way behind when successful earlier at Wetherby. Shantou Moon won at Kelso two runs ago and is preferred to Sadler's Bay of the others.
Piaff Bubbles (IRE) 4-1fav (12-0) Held up, smooth headway approaching 2 out, ridden to lead last, stayed on well flat, headed close home, no extra, 2nd of 15, nk behind Lissen To The Lady (11-2) at Hexham 2m 7f hcp (5) hvy in Mar.
Nights In Venice 7-1 (10-13) Raced wide, tracked leaders, tracked winner 4 out, ridden 2 out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 10, 7 1/2l behind Apple Away (12-0) at Ayr 3m hcp (4) gs in Feb.
Don Brocco 28-1 (11-11) Led, ridden and headed 3 out, pulled up soon after, at Hexham 2m 7f hcp (5) hvy in Mar.
Sadler's Bay 16-1 (10-8) Off the pace in last trio, driven along in modest 5th after 3 out, stayed on run-in, went modest 4th close home, 4th of 9, 17l behind Halondo (11-3) at Market Rasen 2m 5f hcp (4) sft in Mar.
Shantou Moon (IRE) 9-4fav (11-5) Mid-division, pushed along and outpaced home turn, kept on well approaching last, held on for 4th run-in, 4th of 11, 6 3/4l behind You Some Boy (12-0) at Ayr 3m hcp (5) gd in Mar.
Topkapi Star 8-1 (11-0) Midfield, briefly ridden before 6th, pushed along and some headway on outer before 3 out, outpaced before 2 out where bumped, weakened run-in, 6th of 8, 11l behind Having A Barney (10-8) at Ayr 2m 4f hcp (5) gd in Mar.
Gypsey's Secret (IRE) 100-1 (10-12) In rear, mistake 2nd, not fluent 3rd, mistake 9th, some headway 3 out, no impression, 7th of 12, 11 1/2l behind Joanna I'm Fine (10-2) at Ayr 3m hcp (5) gs in Feb.
Pistol (IRE) 40-1 (10-2) Tracked leaders, ridden 4 out, soon lost place, 8th of 12, 20 1/4l behind Big Blue Moon (11-7) at Carlisle 2m 1f hcp (5) sft in Mar.
