chased leaders, 3rd halfway, disputed 2f out, ridden and headed 1 1/2f out, no extra inside final furlong, kept on one pace
mid-division, ridden into 5th 1 1/2f out, 4th 1f out, disputed final 100 yards, just held close home
disputed early, soon chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden and no extra over 2f out
mid-division, ridden halfway, no impression 2f out, kept on one pace
held up, ridden halfway, progress on outer 1 1/2f out, 5th 1f out, disputed final 100 yards, edged ahead close home
soon led, ridden and headed 2f out, no extra over 1f out
always rear, pushed along early, ridden and trailing halfway, no extra
chased leader, 2nd halfway, disputed 2f out, ridden to lead 1 1/2f out, headed final 100 yards, no extra
chased leaders, 5th halfway, ridden and no extra 2f out, weakening when slightly hampered inside final furlong
mid-division, ridden 2f out, under pressure in 7th 1 1/2f out, kept on one pace
chased leaders, 6th and ridden halfway, no extra 1 1/2f out
held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, stayed on from 1 1/2f out, 6th 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
dwelt and towards rear, progress on inner 2 1/2f out, ridden in 4th 2f out, stayed on to dispute final 100 yards, headed and held close home
towards rear, ridden 3f out, no impression 2f out, kept on one pace
Acolyte is comfortably the pick on official ratings. He earned his high mark back in 2015 then transferred to Meydan and landed a handicap there for Godolphin after a very long break. His stable also run Tony The Gent, who landed a similar race over 7f three weeks ago but has never run over a trip this short in 48 starts. A similar remark applies to Able Jack, five-times an all-weather winner but making his debut over the distance on his 33rd start. Bellick arrives in good form having just held off FRENCH over the track and trip a month ago but the runner-up has the better of the weights this time and is taken to gain her first all-weather victory on her 20th start having won twice on Turf.
Bellick 7-1 (9-13) Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, headway early straight and ridden to lead 1 1/2f out, kept on inside final furlong, held on well, won at Dundalk 6f hcp pol in Jan beating French (9-6) by nk, 14 ran.
Tony The Gent (IRE) 14-1 (10-0) Chased leaders, 5th halfway, pushed along approaching straight, ridden and no impression under 2f out, no extra over 1f out, 11th of 12, 10 3/4l behind Bucky Larson (10-0) at Dundalk 1m hcp pol in Feb.
Acolyte (IRE) 5-1 (8-6) 7th of 10, 7 1/2l behind Comicas (8-9) at Meydan 6f hcp gd in Feb.
Slainte (IRE) 66-1 (8-5) Squeezed up leaving stalls, always towards rear, ridden on outer and no impression 2f out, 9th of 11, 8 1/4l behind Zippity (8-13) at Dundalk 5f hcp pol in Feb.
Billyfairplay (IRE) 3-1 (9-4) Prominent and disputed lead, pushed along 2f out and ridden in 2nd over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 3rd and no impression close home, 3rd of 14, 1l behind Tony The Gent (10-0) at Dundalk 7f pol in Feb.
Smart Stinger (USA) 40-1 (8-9) Soon led, 3 lengths clear halfway, pushed along and headed under 2f out, soon no extra, weakened, last of 14, 12 1/4l behind Pegasus Bridge (8-8) at Dundalk 7f hcp pol in Feb.
Talk To Jack (IRE) 66-1 (9-9) Held up towards rear, never a factor, pushed along approaching straight and no extra from 2f out, 13th of 14, 19 1/4l behind Narynkol (9-9) at Dundalk 1m 4f mdn pol in Feb.
Iseebreeze (IRE) 12-1 (8-10) Mid-division on outer, 6th halfway, pushed along and headway to challenge 1 1/2f out, 2nd and ridden 1f out, under pressure and no extra final 100 yards, 5th of 12, 2 1/4l behind Poet's Pride (9-13) at Dundalk 7f hcp pol in Feb.
French 22-1 (9-6) Disputed lead, headed after 2f and remained prominent, ridden to challenge under 2f out, under pressure and kept on inside final furlong, 2nd of 14, nk behind Bellick (9-13) at Dundalk 6f hcp pol in Jan.
My Good Brother (IRE) 33-1 (8-12) Mid-division, pushed along under 2f out and ridden in 6th 1f out, no impression inside final furlong, 8th of 14, 3 1/2l behind Tony The Gent (10-0) at Dundalk 7f pol in Feb.
Hypnotic Force 25-1 (9-7) Led and disputed, headed after 1 1/2f, chased leaders, 5th halfway, ridden into 2nd 2f out, no extra 1 1/2f out, 9th of 14, 4 3/4l behind Sheberghan (10-1) at Dundalk 1m 3f hcp pol in Feb.
Stamp Of Authority (IRE) 33-1 (9-6) Slowly into stride, soon mid-division, weakened over 1f out, 10th of 11, 9 3/4l behind The Eagle's Nest (9-1) at Southwell 7f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Crystal Dawn (IRE) 50-1 (8-8) In rear, headway on inner straight, kept on same pace without threatening final furlong, 9th of 14, 7 1/4l behind Adnap (9-8) at Dundalk 1m hcp pol in Jan.
My Lark (IRE) 100-1 (11-4) Chased leaders, a little keen, not fluent 2nd, 11th after 3rd, no extra from 5th, pulled up after 2 out, at Thurles 2m mdn Good - Yielding in Feb.
Able Jack 3-1fav (9-0) Tracked leaders, driven and lost place inside final 2f, outpaced final furlong, 7th of 8, 5 3/4l behind Lofty (8-8) at Newcastle 7f hcp (4) pol in Feb.
