mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
chased leaders in 3rd, went 2nd over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on to lead towards finish
led, headed over 4f out, lost place over 2f out
towards rear and outpaced
chased leaders in 4th, went 3rd over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, kept on and headed towards finish
slowly into stride, in rear, headway over 3f out, weakened final furlong
outpaced behind
behind, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, kept on same pace
Most of these have been running on the all-weather with limited success. Sunraider has won on good to soft but is better on quicker surfaces and over an extra furlong. Our Boy Jack is eased in grade and won at Thirsk last summer. But that was over a mile and he may struggle to cope over this trip on a sharper track. Evanescent is a previous course and distance winner and now rated a pound lower but his form tailed off at the end of last year. LLEWELLYN won this when with Dandy Nicholls in 2014, beating Sunraider in the process. Well drawn for a front-runner, he can reverse February's Southwell form with Moonlight Venture back on his favourite surface.
Our Boy Jack (IRE) 8-1 (9-1) Raced wide tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, 8th of 9, 8 1/4l behind Hannington (9-0) at Lingfield 1m hcp (4) pol in Nov.
Evanescent (IRE) 9-2 (9-8) Raced wide close up, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 7, 7l behind Father Fred (9-0) at Chelmsford City 6f stks (6) pol in Nov.
Mighty Zip (USA) 16-1 (9-12) Led after 1f, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened final furlong, 4th of 5, 7 1/4l behind Doctor Parkes (9-10) at Lingfield 6f stks (6) pol in Mar.
Sunraider (IRE) 50-1 (9-7) Slowly into stride, behind, headway when not clearest of runs over 1f out, runnning on but held when ran out of room towards finish, 8th of 13, 3 1/4l behind Oriental Relation (9-7) at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (4) pol in Mar.
Llewellyn 12-1 (9-7) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, faded inside final furlong, 5th of 10, 9 1/4l behind Moonlight Venture (9-2) at Southwell 7f hcp (5) pol in Feb.
Moonlight Venture 4-1 (9-6) Close up in rear, pushed along and slightly outpaced entering final 3f, ridden and stayed on inside final furlong, not trouble leaders, 3rd of 5, 4l behind Doctor Parkes (9-10) at Lingfield 6f stks (6) pol in Mar.
Layla's Hero (IRE) 8-1 (9-12) Dwelt in rear, ridden over 2f out, never on terms, 6th of 8, 15 1/4l behind Seek The Fair Land (8-12) at Lingfield 7f stks (6) pol in Dec.
Hashtag Frenzy 125-1 (8-5) Always towards rear, 10th of 18, 13 1/2l behind Lady Mcguffy (8-6) at Redcar 7f stks (6) sft in Oct.
Tim The Taxi 100-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, lost place over 3f out, stayed on inside final furlong, no threat, 5th of 9, 5 1/2l behind Another Boy (9-0) at Chepstow 5f mdn stks (5) sft in May.