chased leaders, weakened 3f out
led to post, held up towards rear, wide on home turn, never on terms
hung right most of way, with leader, led after 1f, jinked right over 4f out, ridden and hung right over 1f out, headed 1f out, no extra and lost 2 places towards finish
hampered on rail and lost place over 6f out, towards rear, headway on inside chasing leaders 2f out, ridden over 1f out, no extra well inside final furlong
awkwardly away and rider lost irons, always behind
chased leading pair, went 2nd over 2f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, well held, lost 2nd close home
held up towards rear, dream run on inside chasing leaders over 2f out, led 1f out, ridden and ran on well, eased towards finish
raced keenly, towards rear when hampered on rail inside final 4f, never on terms after, plugged on late
led 1f, chased leader until pushed along over 2f out, chased leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out
chased leaders on outside, pushed along 3f out, soon weakened
soon chasing leaders on outside, weakened over 2f out,
towards rear, came very wide on home turn, headway and hung left over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, went 2nd close home, no chance with winner
mid-division, headway towards inside 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
chased leaders on inside, weakened inside final 2f
Naralsaif completed a hat-trick at this time a year ago and has staged a repeat in the past few weeks. She’s won from this mark in the past and there’s no reason why she shouldn’t get involved again. The front-running Mans Not Trot made all here in November and is 1lb lower. He’s been running well enough to make another bold bid while Amor Fati won here in January and is just 2lb higher than his latest victory at Wolverhampton so has to be considered. The lightly-raced IRISH TIMES was returning from a long break when runner-up at Newcastle in January then made no mistake over this track and trip last month. There should be more to come from Henry Spiller’s charge and he gets the vote. Cristal Pallas Cat led for a long way in that latter event but looks held on 3lb better terms.
The Third Man 11-1 (9-10) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, soon ridden, kept on and edged left inside final furlong, not trouble leaders, 5th of 11, 4 1/4l behind Rakematiz (9-10) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Sep.
The Special One (IRE) 16-1 (9-3) Raced wide in mid-division, chasing leaders and wide on home turn, weakened 2f out, last of 11, 22 1/2l behind Elusif (8-12) at Kempton 7f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Naralsaif (IRE) 2-1fav (9-10) Chased leaders, went 2nd over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on, won at Wolverhampton 7f stks (6) pol in Feb beating Sybil Grand (8-5) by 1 1/2l, 11 ran.
Ubla (IRE) 25-1 (9-5) Steadied soon after start, pulled hard in rear, came wide straight, ridden and stayed on inside final furlong, not trouble leaders, 4th of 10, 3 1/4l behind First Link (9-8) at Lingfield 1m hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Mans Not Trot (IRE) 11-4fav (10-0) Soon led, driven over 1f out, soon headed and no extra, outpaced by winner and lost 2nd well inside final furlon, 3rd of 14, 4 1/2l behind Cold Fire (9-5) at Kempton 1m hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Sea Shack 8-1 (9-6) Soon led, headed 2f out, chased winner until over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 9th of 12, 10 3/4l behind Amor Fati (9-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Irish Times 5-1 (9-0) Chased leaders on inside, ridden to lead 1f out, all out, won at Chelmsford City 1m stks (6) pol in Feb beating Captain Kissinger (9-0) by nk, 12 ran.
Amor Fati (IRE) 6-1 (9-2) Chased leaders, quick move to lead 2f out, ran on under gamely pressure inside final furlong, all out, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Feb beating Creative Talent (9-6) by ns, 12 ran.
Cristal Pallas Cat (IRE) 5-1 (9-0) Led, ridden over 1f out, headed 1f out, stayed on same pace, weakened into 3rd towards finish, 3rd of 12, 1 3/4l behind Irish Times (9-0) at Chelmsford City 1m stks (6) pol in Feb.
Caledonian Gold 66-1 (8-7) Last to break, held up, brief effort over 1f out, no impression, 5th of 6, 6l behind Cashel (9-5) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Plucky Dip 14-1 (9-2) In touch, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 6th of 13, 3 1/4l behind Limerick Lord (9-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (7) pol in Jan.
Captain Peaky 13-2 (8-12) Mid-division, headway over 3f out., ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, 11th of 14, 25 1/4l behind Vigee Le Brun (9-12) at Ripon 1m hcp (6) gd in Aug.
Sir Lancelott 20-1 (8-7) Raced keenly, led over 1f, soon lost place and held up in mid-division, not clear run on inside over 1f out, never troubled leaders, 10th of 11, 4 1/2l behind Creative Talent (9-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Atalanta Queen 50-1 (9-4) Always behind, outpaced 2f out, last of 13, 6 1/4l behind Fairway To Heaven (9-2) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (7) pol in Feb.
