led, ridden over 1f out, kept on and headed towards finish
tracked leader until over 2f out, soon weakened
slowly away, in rear, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on to lead towards finish, held on well
in touch in 4th, ridden over 1f out, one pace inside final furlong
Nonrunner
EAST COAST LADY was beaten only a length over today’s trip at Wolverhampton last time and can go one better. She was ahead of The Yellow Bus on that occasion and the latter has since finished a close-up fifth at Kempton. Be Royale is not out of this back over 7f and Zilza is worth a second glance on her handicap debut having gone close over 6f here in February. The remaining pair are harder to fancy as they return to action.
East Coast Lady (IRE) 16-1 (8-12) Tracked clear leader, headway to press leader 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 8, 1l behind Lady Lydia (9-6) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp fll (5) pol in Mar.
Be Royale 7-2 (9-7) Raced wide close up in rear, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 6, 9l behind Beau Mistral (8-12) at Chelmsford City 6f hcp fll (5) pol in Jan.
Iceaxe 14-1 (9-1) Tracked leaders, ridden halfway, weakened 2f out, 9th of 12, 15 1/2l behind Mon Beau Visage (9-7) at Newcastle 7f hcp (5) pol in Oct.
La Casa Tarifa (IRE) 14-1 (9-2) Slowly into stride, mid-division far side, ridden to chase leaders over 2f out, kept on same pace, never on terms, 10th of 17, 7 1/4l behind Golden Apollo (9-0) at Doncaster 6f (4) gf in Nov.
Zilza (IRE) 11-4 (8-13) Chased leaders, 2nd 3f out, led 2f out, headed inside final furlong, held close home, 2nd of 5, 1/2l behind Bastia (8-13) at Chelmsford City 6f mdn fll stks (5) pol in Feb.
The Yellow Bus 9-2 (9-10) Held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, headway entering final furlong, hung left and stayed on, nearest finish, 5th of 9, 1 3/4l behind Gulland Rock (9-6) at Kempton 7f hcp (5) pol in Mar.