tracked leaders, going well, ridden to lead 1f out, ran on well comfortably
behind, headway under pressure over 1f out, kept on final furlong
prominent, chased leader halfway, hard ridden and upsides 1f out, not pace of winner inside final furlong
soon outpaced and never a factor
led, driven and headed 1f out, weakened final furlong
in touch on outside ridden 4f out, soon lost place, well behind final 2f
behind, ridden and no impression final 2f
chased leader to halfway, weakend 2f out
switched right from low draw and held up in rear, driven halfway soon beaten
chased leaders, ridden and stayed on same pace final 2f
always behind and never a factor
Not the strongest of handicaps and Exit Smiling could be the one to beat here, Cool Sands and Guildenstern should also be in at the death. Greg Chung's colt was a very impressive winner of a Redcar claimer back in October and has since performed with credit on the all-weather. He looks on a very good mark for his return to turf and is the one they all have to beat. Cool Sands has been running well all winter and put in another solid display at Lingfield last week when chasing home the progressive Bobski. If he can transfer that form to the turf he should be in the shake up. Guildenstern is from a yard in form and put in three promising efforts last season. The handicapper has taken no chances but he is open to improvement and could go well at a decent price. Best of the remainder could be Milton Bradley's Campeon, but Exit Smiling is in top form and gets our vote.
Guildenstern (IRE) 12-1 Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 5th of 10, 11l behind Maggie Jordan at Newmarket 6f 2yo mdn (D3) sft in Oct.
Exit Smiling 11-8fav In touch, not much room after 1f, ridden and headway over 1f out, soon hung left, ran on inside final furlong, 2nd of 13, 1/2l behind Rasseem at W'hampton 6f 3yo sll (G4) pol in Mar.
Bold Cheverak 7-1 Led until headed over 1f out, no extra close home, 3rd of 10, 1 1/2l behind Woolsack at Lingfield 6f 3yo mdn (D3) pol in Mar.
Over The Limit (IRE) 12-1 Outpaced over 4f out, never nearer, 7th of 13, 6l behind Chief Exec at Lingfield 7f nov stk (D3) pol in Nov.
Campeon (IRE) Evensfav Pulled hard, restrained in touch, headway over 1f out, ridden to go 2nd inside final furlong, no impression, 2nd of 8, 2l behind Ruby Muja at Windsor 5f 2yo sll (E) gs in Aug.
Methodical 33-1 Chased leaders behind from halfway, 19th of 20, well behind Paris Bell at Newbury 6f 2yo hcp 0-85 (D2) sft in Oct.
Jennverse 10-1 In rear, kept on final furlong but never dangerous, 9th of 12, 5l behind Bobski at Lingfield 7f 3yo hcp pol.
Mambazo 25-1 Slowly into stride, soon in touch, ridden and headway when not much room over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not trouble winner, 2nd of 12, 2 1/2l behind Captain Johnno at W'hampton 6f 2yo mdn aut (F4) pol in Oct.
Penang Sapphire 7-4fav Held up, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, eased final furlong, 6th of 12, 7l behind Volitio at W'hampton 6f 2yo hcp (F4) pol in Dec.
Cool Sands (IRE) 16-1 Mid-division, ridden and outpaced over 1f out, strong run inside final furlong, just failed, 2nd of 12, nk behind Bobski at Lingfield 7f 3yo hcp pol.
Worth A Grand (IRE) 11-2 Tracked leader 4f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on, driven out, won at Folkestone 7f 3yo sll hcp sft in Mar beating Tiffin Deano by 1 1/2l, 9 ran.
Never Away 66-1 Dwelt, held up, ridden and weakened 2f out, 11th of 14, 14l behind Succession at Yarmouth 7f 2yo hcp 0-85 (D2) gf in Sept.
Colonel Bilko (IRE) 14-1 Held up behind, never going pace to trouble leaders, 8th of 12, 6l behind Hammer of The Gods at Lingfield 6f hcp (E3) pol in Mar.
