prominent, led 10f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon hampered, no extra inside final furlong
held up in touch, effort over 2f out, went 2nd and hung left 1f out, edged right inside final furlong, kept on, just held
led, headed 10f out, handy after, ridden over 2f out, hampered 1f out, one pace inside final furlong
tracked leaders, pushed along over 6f out, outpaced over 2f out, rallied to lead over 1f out, held on
very slowly away, in rear, pushed along 3f out, plugged on inside final furlong, never involved
GRAND MEISTER has been competing over further since scoring over today's distance at Wolverhampton in December. John Quinn's charge should be thereabouts again and Aumerle is another to consider on his earlier double over a slightly shorter trips at this venue. But The Lock Master has yet to win over this far and looks high enough in the handicap at present while Ninepointsixthree remains 7lb higher than his latest success at Bath back in September.
The Lock Master (IRE) 3-1 (9-5) Raced wide, tracked leaders, ridden along over 4f out, faded final furlong, 5th of 6, 5 3/4l behind Play Nicely (8-13) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp (4) pol in Feb.
Grand Meister 3-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 6, 4l behind The Steward (10-3) at Wolverhampton 2m 1f hcp (4) pol in Jan.
Mirsaale 9-1 (9-0) Slowly away, mid-division, ridden 3f out, soon weakened, 12th of 14, 20 1/2l behind Layla's Hero (9-10) at Redcar 1m stks (5) gs in Sep.
Knight's Parade (IRE) 5-2 (11-12) Tracked leader on inside, not fluent 5th, led next, headed after 2 out, weakened before last, 4th of 9, 25 1/2l behind A Little Bit Dusty (11-8) at Stratford 2m 3f (5) gs in Oct.
Aumerle 7-2 (9-4) Chased winner until over 6f out, ridden 2f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, held when not much room and eased towards finish, 4th of 5, 3l behind Daisy Boy (9-10) at Chelmsford City 1m 5f hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Ninepointsixthree 25-1 (9-5) Started very slowly, always behind, 8th of 10, 16 1/4l behind Tangramm (9-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Feb.