soon pressing leader, lost 2nd 5f out, chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and unable to quicken over 1f out, weakened towards finish
wore hood to post, rider lost irons after 1f, towards rear and no chance after
tracked leaders out wide, went 2nd 5f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, ran on gamely
held up off the pace towards rear, never threatened
off the pace in last pair, headway out wide over 1f out, plugged on inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders
soon led but pressed, pushed along over 2f out,ridden hung right and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
slowly into stride, always behind
held up in 5th, good headway and switched right 2f out, went between horses and carried right over 1f out, ridden and ran on inside final furlong, went 2nd towards finish, not reach winner
towards rear of mid-division, headway over 1f out, plugged on same pace in 5th inside final furlong
held up towards rear of mid-division on inside, pushed along over 2f out, no headway
slowly into stride, soon mid-division on inside, pushed along over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
tracked leaders on inside, went 2nd inside final furlong, dropped to 3rd towards finish
Million Thanks just failed to catch the winner here last time though had earlier finished behind third-placed Brains and Darwell Lion at Lingfield. NAVAL COMMANDER had the measure of Bear Force One and Cliffs Of Capri here in January but gets the vote on a subsequent short-head defeat over track and trip given he drops down a grade for this. Al Marmar will be sharper for a recent comeback and is preferred to both Stately Home and Business.
Naval Commander 10-1 (8-10) Always prominent, ridden to lead over 1f out, stayed on, hung right inside final furlong, headed last stride, 2nd of 9, shd behind Positive (9-9) at Kempton 1m hcp (2) pol in Feb.
Al Marmar (IRE) 5-1 (9-9) Raced centre, held up behind leaders, raced keenly, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 10th of 11, 5 3/4l behind Point Lynas (9-9) at Newcastle 1m hcp (3) pol in Mar.
Bear Force One 25-1 (8-12) Prominent, led 2f out, hung right and headed over 1f out, disputing 3rd inside final furlong, kept on, 3rd of 9, 3 1/2l behind Positive (9-9) at Kempton 1m hcp (2) pol in Feb.
Darwell Lion (IRE) 25-1 (9-9) Tracked leaders, pushed along over 1f out, kept on one pace, 4th of 8, 2 3/4l behind Unforgotten (9-9) at Lingfield 1m hcp (3) pol in Feb.
Business (FR) 10-3 (9-7) Raced in 3rd, left in 2nd place on inside over 2f out, led 2f out, ran on well, won at Wolverhampton 7f stks (5) pol in Jan beating Free Solo (9-10) by 4 1/2l, 4 ran.
Brains (IRE) 9-2 (9-7) Prominent, led well over 1f out, edged left entering final furlong, soon headed, no extra towards finish, 3rd of 10, 2 3/4l behind Athmad (8-11) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (4) pol in Mar.
Cliffs Of Capri 12-1 (9-9) Held up in rear, switched left over 1f out, never nearer, 6th of 8, 2 3/4l behind Adeb (9-7) at Newcastle 7f hcp (4) pol in Feb.
Million Thanks (IRE) 4-1 (10-0) Tracked leaders on inner, switched right and ridden along over 1f out, made sustained challenge inside final furlong, kept on well, just denied, 2nd of 9, shd behind Poetic Force (9-11) at Kempton 1m hcp (4) pol in Mar.
Stately Home (IRE) 6-1 (9-11) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, headway final furlong, stayed on strongly final 100 yards, led close home, won at Kempton 1m hcp (5) pol in Mar beating Sense Of Worth (9-11) by nk, 13 ran.
Bruno's Gold (IRE) 6-1 (9-8) Mid-division, pushed along 4f out, plugged on final 2f, 5th of 7, 7 3/4l behind Simply Sondheim (9-5) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp (4) pol in Aug.
My Mate Ted (IRE) 10-3fav (9-8) Towards rear centre, pushed along 3f out, never on terms, 12th of 16, 20 3/4l behind Canoodled (9-11) at Newmarket 1m hcp (5) gs in Oct.
Stockpyle 7-1 (9-13) Raced keenly, led early, prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 8, 9 1/4l behind The Green Man (10-0) at Kempton 6f hcp (4) pol in Mar.
