held up in rear, asked for effort 3f out, no impression from 2f out
mid-division, minor headway under pressure 2f out, kept on same pace over 1f out
close up, asked for effort over 2f out, held up chance 1f out, kept on, no match for winner
led, ridden 3f out, weakened soon after
chased leaders, headway over 2f out, ridden 2f out, kept on final furlong, went 3rd towards finish
mid-division, smooth headway 2f out, held every chance over 1f out, kept on same pace close home
towards rear, headway under pressure over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
towards rear, asked for effort 3f out, no impression on leaders but kept on final furlong
chased leaders, ridden 3f out, one paced from 2f out
took keen hold, mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, no extra from 1f out
prominent, pushed along and led over 1f out, edged clear 1f out, kept on well final furlong
towards rear, asked for effort 2f out, no impression from over 1f out
NonRunner
Parachute ended last season with a fourth over a longer trip at Newbury while Lexington Knight placed over the same trip at Newmarket. The latter’s stablemate Gustav Holst remains unexposed while Year Of The Dragon has been thereabouts over a mile recently. Hathlool dead-heated for first over today’s trip at Newcastle but is upped a grade but Anythingtoday has dropped back to winning mark, though a chance is taken on ANNANDALE. He’ll be sharper for a recent comeback run at Newcastle and, having gone close at this fixture last year, gets the vote on only his second start for Jim Goldie’s yard.
Parachute 6-1 (9-7) Slowly away, soon mid-division, pushed along and effort 3f out, not clear run 2f out, 4th final furlong, unable to get on terms, kept on, 4th of 10, 2 1/2l behind Frontispiece (9-1) at Newbury 1m 4f hcp (3) gd in Sep.
Anythingtoday (IRE) 9-1 (9-3) Held up in touch in 4th, outpaced over 1f out, no impression, last of 5, 2 1/4l behind Menai Bridge (8-10) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (3) pol in Feb.
Love Is Golden (IRE) 11-1 (9-7) Slow into stride, soon recovered to tracked leaders, pushed along 3f out, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 9, 16 1/2l behind Going Gone (9-5) at Newmarket 1m 4f hcp (3) gd in Oct.
Howzer Black (IRE) (8-10) 4th of 10, 7 3/4l behind Zagato (8-13) at Sakhir 1m 2f hcp in Feb.
Year Of The Dragon (IRE) 5-1 (9-6) Held up in 4th on rail, headway between horses over 1f out, went 3rd and ran on inside final furlong, not pace to challenge, 3rd of 6, 1 1/4l behind Imperial Command (9-7) at Newcastle 1m hcp (4) pol in Feb.
Annandale (IRE) 9-2 (9-8) Keen in touch, pushed along to press leaders over 1f out, ridden and kept on one pace final furlong, 3rd of 6, 3 3/4l behind Wise Eagle (9-12) at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp (4) pol in Mar.
Highwaygrey 13-2 (9-12) Slowly away, smooth headway 3f out, ridden over 2f out, no extra towards finish, 5th of 7, 6 1/4l behind Purple Ribbon (9-8) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp (4) pol in Oct.
Lunar Jet 125-1 (8-5) Held up towards rear, headway between horses 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on inside final furlong, never going pace to get involved, 5th of 23, 4l behind Farhan (8-3) at Doncaster 1m 4f hcp (2) sft in Nov.
Lexington Knight (IRE) 8-1 (8-6) Tracked leader, led centre group 5f out, led overall 2f out, soon hung left to stand side, ridden and headed entering final furlong, kept on one pace, 2nd of 6, 2 3/4l behind Boltaway (8-13) at Newmarket 1m 4f hcp (2) gd in Sep.
Hathlool (IRE) 11-8fav (9-7) Raced keenly behind steady pace in 3rd, switched right to near side rail over 2f out, soon chasing leaders, ridden to lead inside final 2f, hung left and narrowly headed inside final furlong, rallied to join leader post, won at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp (4) pol in Feb beating Athmad (9-13), 6 ran.
Matchless (IRE) 14-1 (9-7) Led 1f, close up, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 11, 3l behind Fountain Cross (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (4) pol in Mar.
Gustav Holst (IRE) 6-1 (9-2) Led, headed 7f out, tracked winner, ridden 2f out, kept on, no chance with winner, 2nd of 7, 5l behind Emblem Empire (9-9) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f stks (5) pol in Oct.
First Impression (IRE) 5-2 (11-9) Close up, chased leaders 3 out, ridden and kept on one pace, 2nd of 7, 4l behind Mick Maestro (11-12) at Catterick 2m hcp (3) sft in Feb.
Eagle Court (IRE) 11-2 (9-1) Led early, tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten, eased, 8th of 10, 19 1/4l behind Gumball (9-7) at York 2m hcp (3) gs in Oct.
