prominent, led 4 out, ridden before 2 out, hard pressed from last, caught post
held up mid-division, unseated rider 3rd
held up mid-division, headway before 5th, ridden after 3 out, weakened from last
always behind, effort before 2 out, never dangerous
prominent, weakened from 3 out
held up towards rear, headway before 4 out, challenged 2 out, kept on run-in, led post
held up towards rear, headway before 3 out, kept on same pace from last
always towards rear
led, reminders and headed 4 out, soon lost place, pulled up
tracked leaders and keen, ridden from 2 out, kept on same pace
tracked leader and keen, hit and weakened from 3 out
Gina Andrews is one of the more experienced riders here and she'll ensure John Biscuit, a winner at Plumpton in October, gets a good ride as he'll enjoy the conditions. Brodie Hampson is on board Zante, who had some decent form in France and scored for Gary Moore at Plumpton last April. He will have needed his only subsequent run at Leicester in January and should be ready for this. Richard Fahey saddles QUILL ART, a winner at Doncaster early last year from just 3lb lower. He looked on the way back at Catterick last time and his rider has had plenty of experience so he's taken to double his winning tally. Stepover won a minor Doncaster handicap in January but disappointed when favourite on a return visit early last month.
Zante (FR) 12-1 (11-9) Mid-division, ridden and weakened before 3 out, 10th of 12, dist behind Master Vintage (11-4) at Leicester 2m hcp (4) sft in Jan.
Quill Art 15-2 (10-11) Held up mid-division, outpaced 3 out, blundered last, kept on run-in, 3rd of 8, 2l behind Raise A Spark (12-0) at Catterick 2m hcp (4) sft in Feb.
One Cool Boy (IRE) 33-1 (11-7) Held up in rear, headway to chase leaders 5 out, effort 3 out, lost place next, 9th of 12, 30 3/4l behind Beggar's Wishes (11-1) at Bangor 2m 1f hcp (4) sft in Feb.
Stepover 5-2fav (11-8) Held up towards rear, headway before 2 out, kept on from last, no impression, 4th of 9, 10 1/4l behind Episode (11-1) at Doncaster 2m 1f hcp (5) gs in Feb.
Boethius 16-1 (11-5) Tracked leaders in 4th, ridden and weakened from 3 out, soon pulled up, at Sedgefield 2m 1f hcp (4) sft in Feb.
Tiradia (FR) 11-2 (11-8) Raced keenly, held up, towards rear, ridden and weakened before 3 out, 6th of 9, 32 3/4l behind Amantius (11-4) at Leicester 2m hcp (5) gd in Dec.
John Biscuit (IRE) 10-3fav (10-1) Held up towards rear, headway 3 out, soon ridden, kept on same pace, 5th of 15, 19 1/4l behind Midnight Gem (11-9) at Huntingdon 2m 5f hcp (4) gd in Nov.
Cosmic Diamond 7-1 (10-10) Held up, headway chasing leaders approaching 5th, ridden in 6th and weakened before 2 out, 6th of 11, dist behind Amron Kali (11-2) at Fontwell 2m 2f hcp (5) sft in Jan.
Fire (IRE) 20-1 (10-11) Mid-division, pushed along halfway, tailed off 5 out, pulled up, at Wetherby 3m hcp (5) gs in Jan.
Blue Top 11-2 (8-11) Slowly away, in rear, soon tracked leader, led over 5f out, headed over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 5, 9 3/4l behind Tartan Bute (9-6) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp (5) pol in Feb.
Gray Wolf River 12-1 (10-0) Took keen hold, chased leaders, pushed along and weakened after 3 out, tailed off, 6th of 8, 37 1/4l behind Bol D'air (11-8) at Plumpton 2m hcp (5) hvy in Jan.
