mid-division, headway 10f out, led on last bend, stayed on, driven out
chased leaders, lost place 11f out, well beaten over 3f out
held up towards rear, headway 8f out, went 2nd and switched left over 1f out, stayed on, unable to challenge winner
soon in touch, pushed along 5f out, weakened over 3f out
led or disputed lead until last bend, one pace and beaten over 1f out
held up in rear, headway 6f out, outpaced 3f out, well held final 2f
tracked leaders, ridden and stayed on same pace from over 1f out
mid-division, pushed along 11f out, struggling 8f out
led or disputed lead until 3f out, stayed on same pace final 2f
This looks a decent maiden for the track but the four-year-old MELEKHOV may be capable of conceding weight to his rivals. He has a penalty and only won by a short-head at Fakenham but ran green in the closing stages and there is considerable scope for improvement. Bluefortytwo ran well at Ayr in January and went clear with the winner. He is also capable of better while Lough Legend and Blaydon were placed at Wetherby and Kelso respectively. Urca De Lima started out in a Listed race at Sandown and should find this easier while Sullivan is a half-brother to two winners and by top NH sire Oscar so is worth a market check.
Melekhov (IRE) 5-6fav (10-7) Held up mid-division, headway over 3f out, led over 2f out, soon pressed, just held on post, won at Fakenham 2m mdn (5) sft in Feb beating Arch My Boy (10-7) by hd, 9 ran.
Blaydon (IRE) 9-1 (11-2) Held up in touch, pushed along and outpaced over 6f out, headway 2f out, plugged on final furlong, 3rd of 6, 21l behind Dali Mail (11-2) at Kelso 2m (5) hvy in Feb.
Penny Blak Black Sam Bellamy gelding out of Pennys Pride.
Sullivan (IRE) Oscar gelding out of Courtain.
Urca De Lima 6-1 (11-0) Held up towards rear, pushed along over 5f out, outpaced over 3f out, soon weakened, last of 8, 31 3/4l behind Queenohearts (11-0) at Sandown 2m lst (1) sft in Mar.
Getaway Gerry Getaway gelding out of Loch Dhu.
Lough Legend (IRE) 66-1 (10-7) Held up towards rear, headway over 3f out, chased winner over 2f out until over 1f out, one pace, 3rd of 6, 13 3/4l behind Good Boy Bobby (11-10) at Wetherby 2m (5) hvy in Mar.
Madinat 14-1 (10-7) In rear, pushed along 11f out, behind final 8f, 8th of 10, 26 1/2l behind The Some Dance Kid (11-3) at Catterick 2m mdn (5) gs in Feb.
Night Manager (FR) Sageburg gelding out of Pretty Soon.
Bluefortytwo 9-1 (11-5) Towards rear, pushed along over 4f out, soon headway, every chance inside final furlong, kept on and held towards finish, 2nd of 9, 1l behind Idee De Garde (11-5) at Ayr 2m (5) hvy in Jan.
