led early, prominent, led again inside final furlong, ran on
soon led, hung right 1f out, headed inside final furlong, ran on
tracked leaders, took keen hold, not much room 5f out, driven and edged left over 1f out, one pace final furlong
prominent on outside, ridden over 1f out, edged left and stayed on same pace inside final furlong
slowly away, behind, headway over 1f out, ran on, went 3rd well inside final furlong, no threat to front pair
slowly into stride, too tracking leaders racing keenly, not much room on inside 5f out, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten
slowly into stride, in rear, headway and running green from over 1f out, not much room briefly inside final furlong, never threatened
mid-division, tried to close on outside over 2f out, no impression, weakened over 1f out
KION found the odds-on favourite too good at Wolverhampton recently but won at the same track before that. He’s burdened with a penalty but is still weighted to beat Kodiac Express. The latter ran well over 5f here on her recent comeback and shares the same handicap mark as Precious Silk, who won at Southwell last month. Jungle Room and Jaalboot haven’t raced since last summer but Noteworthy finished closer on a recent reappearance at Lingfield.
Kion (IRE) 11-8 (9-8) Led, ridden over 1f out, headed and unable to quicken inside final furlong, 2nd of 4, 2 1/4l behind Breathless Times (9-8) at Wolverhampton 6f stks (5) pol in Mar.
Kodiac Express (IRE) 6-5fav (9-3) Chased leaders, outpaced halfway, headway over 1f out, switched right to challenge inside final furlong, stayed on well, never reached winner, 2nd of 5, 3/4l behind Marietta Robusti (8-10) at Chelmsford City 5f stks (4) pol in Mar.
Precious Silk (IRE) 6-4fav (9-10) Held up, never dangerous, 6th of 7, 3 1/4l behind Brockey Rise (9-0) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Irish Times 33-1 (9-2) Behind, outpaced over 2f out, 9th of 11, 21 1/4l behind Move Swiftly (8-11) at Chelmsford City 7f stks (5) pol in Dec.
Jaalboot 3-1 (9-2) Tracked leader, ridden and outpaced by front pair over 1f out, no impression when lost 3rd inside final furlong, 4th of 9, 3 3/4l behind Wildnightinvegas (9-2) at Brighton 7f stks (5) gf in Jul.
Jungle Room (USA) 10-3 (9-2) Dwelt, took keen hold and soon chased leaders, went 2nd entering final 2f, ridden to challenge over 1f out, weakened and lost 2 places 150 yards out, eased, 4th of 8, 6 1/2l behind Regulator (9-2) at Ayr 6f stks (5) gd in Jul.
Pesky Wabbitt Compton Place gelding out of Good Girl.
Soumei (IRE) Epaulette gelding out of Zoumie.
Noteworthy (IRE) 3-1 (8-9) Led 1f, close up, lost ground halfway, pushed along over 1f out, not trouble leaders, 5th of 6, 1 3/4l behind Porrima (8-9) at Lingfield 6f mdn stks (5) pol in Mar.
Capla Demon Kodiac gelding out of Namu.
Macgregor's Pal 50-1 (8-12) Mid-division, ridden entering final furlong, kept on same pace, 6th of 10, 10 3/4l behind Aquarium (9-2) at Chelmsford City 7f stks (5) pol in Mar.