held up, headway 6f out, led 4f out, stayed on well final furlong
prominent, kept on same pace 2f out
led, headed halfway, lost place over 5f out
tracked leaders, pushed along and hampered on inside over 5f out, soon weakened
tracked leaders, led halfway, headed 4f out, chased winner until no extra towards finish
held up towards rear, ridden and hampered approaching 5f out, soon weakened
tracked leaders, one pace 2f out
towards rear, ridden over 5f out, no impression
chased leaders halfway, outpaced over 5f out
held up, mid-division, chased leaders over 4f out soon outpaced
held up, ridden over 4f out, soon no impression
held up in touch, kept on final 2f, chased winner towards finish, no impression
tracked leaders, weakened approaching 2f out
held up towards rear, ridden to chase leaders approaching 4f out, weakened over 2f out
held up, outpaced over 5f out, kept on from over 2f out
ACE HIGH is taken to get the better of the more experienced Benbens and Roko Dancer. Both Benbens and Roko Dancer showed ability behind impressive winners and hail from top yards but the form may be best judged by those behind rather than in front and there are some interesting alternatives. We've opted for Ace High who looks the part on paper and it's interesting that Victor Dartnall sent out a well regarded sort to win this race two seasons ago. Badger Foot and Tara Royal clashed in a point with the former coming out on top and both are interesting recruits whilst Inside Dealer may well improve on the form of his debut. Sherwani Wolf has shown a decent level of form and is yet another to note along with Milandale but Ace High can trump the lot.
Sherwani Wolf (IRE) 4-9fav (11-11) Held up in last pair, smooth headway over 4f out, chased leaders 3f out, led narrowly 2f out, headed entering final furlong, held final 100 yards, 2nd of 9, 3 1/2l behind J'adhere (10-9) at Folkestone 2m 1f NH flat (6) gs in Feb.
Ace High Kayf Tara gelding out of Celtic Native.
Badger Foot (IRE) 3-1 (11-7) Cl up, mstks 1st & 6th, 2nd from 8th, ld 4out, mstk last, kow, won at Lemonfield 2m ire ptp sft in Mar beating Tara Royal (11-7) by 6l, 11 ran.
Benbens (IRE) 5-1 (10-7) Chased leaders, tracked winner over 7f out, no impression final 2f, 2nd of 11, 10l behind The Jigsaw Man (11-2) at Stratford 2m NH flat (5) gf in Sep.
Bendant 11-1 (10-12) Prominent, led after 4f, ridden and headed over 1f out, one pace, 3rd of 18, 7l behind Suburban Bay (10-9) at Warwick 1m 6f 3yo nhf (5) sft in Nov '08.
Dust In Time Karinga Bay gelding out of Dusty Bankes.
Inside Dealer (IRE) 14-1 (11-0) Held up towards rear, some late progress, never a threat, 6th of 15, 18l behind Bella Haze (10-7) at Chepstow 2m NH flat (6) sft in Dec.
Lifted Spirits (IRE) Luso gelding out of Madamme Highlights.
Magical Maybe (IRE) 40-1 (10-7) Keen hold, held up in rear, ridden and struggling 3f out, 6th of 10, 31l behind Cavingdon (11-0) at Chepstow 2m NH flat (6) gd in Oct.
Milandale (IRE) Milan gelding out of Sally Dale.
Poole Master Fleetwood gelding out of Juste Belle.
Presenting Jet (IRE) 6-1 (11-4) Mid-division, ridden halfway, soon weakened, 8th of 12, well behind High Gales (11-4) at Fontwell 2m 2f mdn NH flat (6) gd in Mar.
Roko Dancer (FR) 6-1 (10-10) Held up behind, headway from over 3f out, soon ridden, stayed on final 2f, went 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner, 2nd of 14, 11l behind Giordano Bruno (11-5) at Taunton 2m 1f NH flat (6) gs in Mar.
Tara Royal 4-6 (11-7) Alw cl up, cl 4th 2out, ld aftr 2out, sn qcknd & eased clr, row, impsve, won at Maralin 3m ire ptp in Mar beating Playing The Field (11-7) by 3l, 8 ran.
U B Carefull 14-1 (10-7) Held up in rear, headway over 6f out, challenged over 3f out, stayed on same pace from over 1f out, 3rd of 10, 8l behind Start Me Up (11-10) at Cheltenham 2m NH flat (4) gf in Oct.
Mizzurka (IRE) 40-1 (10-10) Tracked leaders, reminder 8f out, outpaced over 2f out, stayed on same pace from over 1f out, went 3rd final furlong, 3rd of 10, 11l behind Tzora (10-10) at Hereford 2m 1f NH flat (6) gd in Mar.
