led 10f out, ridden and pressed from over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, weakened towards finish
mid-division, raced wide from 3f out, still only 9th 1f out, ran on final furlong, not reach leaders
soon tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, every chance 1f out, unable to quicken near finish
mid-division, hampered, hit rail and unseated rider 10f out
chased leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out
held up, taken right 10f out, headway over 2f out, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, no extra towards finish
raced wide in rear, pushed along 4f out, soon weakened
led, headed 10f out, remained close up, ridden to lead inside final furlong, headed final strides
raced wide in touch, ridden 3f out, weakened well over 1f out
behind, steady headway from over 4f out, switched wide into straight over 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on lead final strides
slowly away, raced wide, always in rear, struggling from halfway
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
steadied start, held up, steady headway on inner from over 3f out, ridden 2f out, no impression final furlong
slowly away, always in rear
BARBIROLLI seems to have plenty in his favour this afternoon and we take the gelding to see off Shanafarahan and Sir Haydn. Proven on the surface and now in off a mark of 48, the seven-year-old has the services of the useful Paul Pickard this afternoon and he should have come on for a recent outing. Shanfarahan has had a few names called about him in the past. He won effortlessly at Kempton and if able to translate form off the polytrack, he is a major player. Sir Haydn is a regular in plating grade. His record of one from 27 on turf says it all. Sand Repeal represents a yard that are having winners so should not be ignored at bigger odds. Lady Hestia brought little to the table in three maidens and there won't be too many horses in Marcus Tregoning's yard rated just 49. Itsawindup is likely to be ridden prominently again this afternoon. Calzaghe was placed off a mark of 71 on the turf in the past so off 60 he has obvious claims. Up In Arms can be recalcitrant at the start and was not on his best behaviour at Lingfield in February. The meeting ends on something of a whimper and Barbirolli is selected.
Shanafarahan (IRE) 9-2 (8-6) Led 10f out, made remainder, quickened clear over 1f out, unchallenged, ridden out, won at Kempton 1m 4f hacp 0-70 (5) pol beating Krugerrand (9-1) by 3l, 10 ran.
Calzaghe (IRE) 10-3 (8-9) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, not quicken and one pace from over 1f out, lost 3rd well inside final furlong, 4th of 6, 5l behind New England (8-13) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f clm stks (6) pol in Mar.
Sand Repeal (IRE) 12-1 (10-9) Chased leaders until pushed along and weakened over 3f out, 10th of 11, 32l behind William's Way (10-10) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f am hcp (0-70) (5) pol in Mar.
Up In Arms (IRE) 7-1 (8-13) Reluctant to leave stalls and lost 10 lengths, keen, headway to mid-division 10f out, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out, 6th of 7, 16l behind Wyeth (8-13) at Lingfield 2m hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Feb.
Compton Charlie 12-1 (9-6) Mid-division, headway 4f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, no extra final furlong, 4th of 13, 5l behind Bold Bobby Be (9-7) at Bath 1m 5f hcap (6) gd in Oct.
Mixing 20-1 (8-10) Steadied start, soon prominent, ridden over 2f out, no headway and weakened over 1f out, 7th of 10, 9l behind Shanafarahan (8-6) at Kempton 1m 4f hacp 0-70 (5) pol.
Thirtyfourthstreet (IRE) 16-1 (9-7) Held up in touch, reminders 7f out, lost touch halfway, 8th of 9, well behind Fin Vin De Leu (8-6) at Southwell 1m 4f mdn stks (5) fbs in Mar.
Lady Hestia (USA) 20-1 (8-5) In touch, lost place 3f out, 9th of 10, 24l behind Wellington Square (9-3) at Kempton 1m mdn auc stks (5) pol in Nov.
Itsawindup 9-2 (9-13) Chased leader over 8f out, ridden to lead just over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra, 5th of 12, 6l behind Postage (9-8) at Lingfield 1m 2f 3yo stks (7) pol in Feb.
Barbirolli 25-1 (8-4) Pulled hard in rear, ridden over 1f out but no impression on leaders, last of 6, 8l behind New England (8-13) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f clm stks (6) pol in Mar.
Funky Town (IRE) 40-1 (9-1) Slowly away, in rear, ridden and soon detached final 3f, last of 7, 31l behind Kipchak (10-0) at Lingfield 1m sell stks (6) pol in Mar.
Sir Haydn 25-1 (8-2) Soon led, pushed along 3f out, kept on well, hung left and headed inside final furlong, not pace of winner, 2nd of 12, 1 1/2l behind Prince Charlemagne (9-3) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Mar.
Summer Bounty 25-1 (8-5) Steadied start, settled rear, headway over 1f out, stayed on steadily final furlong, nearest finish, 4th of 12, 4l behind Barodine (8-6) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f app hcp (0-55) (6) pol in Mar.
Charlie Bear 66-1 (8-3) Slowly away, in rear, never a factor, 6th of 8, 7l behind General Tufto (8-8) at Southwell 1m 3f app hcp (0-70) (4yo+) (5) fbs in Mar.
