CAPTAIN SHARPE won twice over hurdles over the winter and spring, his latest success coming in a decent contest on good to soft ground at Cheltenham. He's still a maiden on the Flat but is probably progressing and this looks a fairly ordinary contest. Princesse Fleur is only a pound higher than when just touched off over C&D last July and, along with Bazart, Go Amwell, Santera and Lightening Fire, has also been in action over the jumps but Bravo Bravo hasn't been seen since winning at Wolverhampton in March last year. The latter, though, is lightly-raced and Jamie Spencer's presence in the saddle points to a big run on his comeback.
Bazart 14-1 (9-2) Prominent, chased leader 4f out, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 6, 25l behind Sam Lord (9-3) at Salisbury 1m 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Jun '09.
Captain Sharpe 14-1 (9-2) Mid-division, pushed along over 4f out, headway on inside over 2f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, 3rd of 12, 1/2l behind Broughtons Bandit (9-0) at Kempton 2m hcp (0-55) (6) pol in Mar.
Bravo Bravo 11-2 (8-3) Held up, headway to track leaders 4f out, led over 2f out, pressed from over 1f out, stayed on gamely, won at Wolverhampton 2m hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Mar '11 beating Rosewood Lad (9-5) by 1 1/4l, 6 ran.
Princesse Fleur 11-1 (8-6) Held up in touch, smooth headway over 2f out, soon ridden to challenge, kept on same pace final furlong, 2nd of 12, 3/4l behind Blazing Buck (9-7) at Chepstow 2m hcp 0-60 (6) sft in Jul.
Go Amwell 12-1 (9-3) In rear, ridden on outside over 2f out, never in contention, 8th of 11, 11l behind Whenever (10-0) at Chepstow 2m hcp 0-60 (6) gf in Aug.
Santera (IRE) 20-1 (8-5) Led 2f, tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened entering final 2f, 10th of 12, 6l behind Celtic Charlie (8-13) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp 0-52 (6) pol in Feb.
Lightening Fire (IRE) 13-2 (9-0) Chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened, 10th of 14, 22l behind Anissati (8-9) at Southwell 7f banded stk (7) fbs in Oct '05.
Nobbys Girl 40-1 (8-0) Held up in 5th or 6th, ridden and weakened quickly inside final 3f, tailed off, 8th of 9, well behind Ministerofinterior (9-1) at Bath 2m 1f hcp 0-65 (6) gs in Apr.
