tracked winner until ridden 3f out, hung left approaching final furlong, kept on one pace
made all, ridden 2f out, ran on,
held up, ridden and some headway 3f out, never a factor
towards rear, headway on outer 7f out, chased leaders 3f out, keeping on one pace when hampered approaching final furlong
towards rear, ridden 6f out, tailed off from 4f out
tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 2f out
close up, ridden 3f out, soon weakened
always in rear
in touch, headway 4f out, ridden to chase winner 3f out, kept on one pace
Cresswell Legend ran very well behind Agamemmon at Southwell in November on his debut under Rules and looks a sure-fire future winner. But he may just have to give best here to the four-year-old filly COCKNEY WREN, who is getting 13lb not taking into account rider’s claims. She was just beaten at Taunton on December and found 1m4f too short at Wetherby subsequently. Wincanton fifth Understatement is a likely improver and so is Raising The Bar. Oski won at Southwell last may but has struggled since under a penalty.
Oski (IRE) 4-1 (11-5) Held up in touch, lost place over 3f out, 4th of 10, 15 1/4l behind Uncle Alastair (11-5) at Wetherby 2m (5) gs in Jan.
Cresswell Legend 4-1 (11-0) Led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on, 3rd of 14, 1 1/4l behind Agamemmon (11-0) at Southwell 2m (6) gd in Nov.
Raising The Bar (IRE) 6-1 (11-0) Held up, rear of mid-division, headway and ridden over 4f out, never involved, plugged on, 6th of 13, 15 3/4l behind Cause Toujours (11-0) at Warwick 2m (6) sft in Dec.
Buckby Boy Shirocco gelding out of Fair View.
Kingsley (IRE) Kalanisi gelding out of Diva Antonia.
Taken By Force (IRE) 7-1 (10-7) Trckd ldrs; lft 2nd 10; ev ch 3 out; wknd app last, 2nd of 10, 12l behind King Calvin (11-7) at Larkhill 2m 4f mdn gs in Mar.
Top Garry (FR) Ballingarry gelding out of Top Fleur.
Understatement 9-1 (10-7) Tracked leader, led 6f out, headed 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 11, 15 1/2l behind Sam Brown (11-3) at Wincanton 1m 7f (6) hvy in Feb.
Westello (IRE) 25-1 (11-0) Tracked leaders, driven over 2f out, soon ridden and one pace, never on terms, lost place inside final furlong, 8th of 11, 15 3/4l behind Redemption Song (11-0) at Wetherby 2m (6) gs in Feb.
Cockney Wren 11-4cfav (10-10) In rear, mid-division halfway, headway over 4f out, every chance inside final furlong, kept on towards finish, 3rd of 10, 3/4l behind Mountain Path (10-10) at Wetherby 1m 4f fll (6) gs in Jan.
Potters Hedger 10-1 (11-2) Led and set slow pace, quickened 3f out, ridden over 1f out, headed and no extra final 150 yards, weakened towards finish, 5th of 7, 4 1/2l behind The Big Bite (10-8) at Lingfield 2m (6) pol in Mar.
