towards rear, headway to take remote 3rd before last, no impression
tracked winner and keen, led 3 out, blundered 2 out, ridden and headed before last, no extra
in rear, weakened from 3 out, tailed off
led, headed 3 out, ridden and regained lead before last, kept on well
tracked leaders in 3rd, weakened before 3 out
in touch in 5th, weakened before last
Nonrunner
Kiama Bay is easily the highest rated of these and eased in grade but he'll have to do much better than in his three runs to date this term. Changing The Guard was beaten twice in sellers last summer and has his first start since October so we'll take a chance on IT'S A MANS WORLD. Better ground will suit Brian Ellison's charge, who went close in a claimer at Huntingdon in the autumn and finished close up in a much stronger race at Ayr around this time last year. The Scourge would have claims on his best form and is preferred to Southwell scorer Goal of the others.
It's A Mans World 14-1 (11-12) Held up in touch, weakened after 2 out, 6th of 9, 14 1/4l behind Hartside (11-8) at Catterick 2m hcp (4) sft in Feb.
Goal (IRE) 17-2 (11-10) Tracked leaders, led after 3 out, ridden clear between last 2, held on flat, won at Southwell 2m hcp (5) gs in Feb beating Aaman (10-3) by 1 1/4l, 13 ran.
The Scourge (IRE) 50-1 (9-7) Led, soon joined, driven well over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, last of 8, 9 1/4l behind Flighty Filia (9-2) at Lingfield 2m hcp (5) pol in Feb.
Changing The Guard 4-1 (11-7) Led, hit 3rd, hit and headed 4 out, weakened 2 out, 4th of 5, 20 1/2l behind Gin And Tonic (10-3) at Fakenham 2m hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Cocker 200-1 (10-7) Tracked leaders, ridden after 5th, soon weakened, 14th of 15, dist behind Gwafa (11-9) at Huntingdon 2m (4) gs in Feb.
Je T'aime Encore 5-2fav (9-5) Mid-division, headway over 1f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, 5th of 12, 1 1/2l behind Chandrayaan (9-2) at Kempton 1m hcp (7) pol in Mar.
Kiama Bay (IRE) 20-1 (11-12) Led, headed approaching 4th, weakened before 2 out, 7th of 8, dist behind Theatre Flame (10-11) at Chepstow 2m hcp (3) sft in Feb.