led, asked for effort over 2f out, faced strong challenge over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, headed towards finish
chased leader, smooth headway under pressure 2f out, joined leader over 1f out, kept on final furlong, led close home
close up, pushed along over 2f out, no impression from over 1f out
in rear, ridden over 3f out, weakened from over 2f out, one paced thereafter
Bababobo and Let's Fly Again are both making their handicap debuts at a lowly level. Twilight Tone is having a first run on Turf but did win at Wolverhampton two runs ago while Jacks Profit was successful at Lingfield last month and second over course and distance last year. NORDHALLA may not have beaten much at Southwell but still appears to be on an upward trajectory and a 2lb rise is hardly restrictive.
Let's Fly Again 150-1 (9-2) Chased leaders mid-division, ridden over 2f out, stayed on one pace, 4th of 10, 8l behind Cresta (9-2) at Leicester 7f stks (4) gs in Aug.
Nordhalla (IRE) 9-1 (9-5) Led, pushed along 2f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, rallied gamely to lead again towards finish, won at Southwell 1m hcp (5) pol in Apr beating Pangloss (9-7) by 1/2l, 7 ran.
Bababobo (IRE) 14-1 (9-2) Midfield, ridden over 2f out, kept on from over 1f out but never reached challenging position, 4th of 10, 6 1/2l behind Gorak (9-2) at Ayr 1m stks (5) gf in Sep.
Twilight Tone 2-1fav (9-5) Midfield on outside, headway to chase leaders halfway, ridden over 2f out, one pace final furlong, 3rd of 12, 5 1/4l behind Major Gatsby (9-0) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Jacks Profit (IRE) 9-2 (9-7) Prominent 3f, chased leaders, driven along 5f out, no impression final 2f, 7th of 9, 5 3/4l behind Pons Aelius (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Mar.