tracked leaders, stayed on in 3rd inside final furlong, almost snatched 2nd
took keen hold, held up towards rear, headway on outside under pressure over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
took keen hold, held up in mid-division, headway on outside under pressure over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, sustained run to lead inside final furlong, stayed on strongly
held up in last trio, headway on inside 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
took keen hold towards rear, never on terms
keen, tracked leader until over 3f out, chased leaders in 3rd, ridden over 1f out, 4th and one pace inside final furlong
raced keenly in front, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, stayed on same pace, no chance with winner, held on for 2nd
held up in last pair, never on terms
tracked leaders on inside, pushed along and outpaced over 3f out, rallied 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
started very slowly, never able to recover and always behind
tracked leaders, 2nd over 3f out until entering final furlong, weakened inside final furlong
mid-division on inside, pushed along 4f out, plugged on inside final furlong, never threatened
Haines has been thereabouts over today’s trip recently but needs to find a bit more off his current mark. Gavlar is another with a shout on recent efforts over track and trip but CHOCOLATE BOX (NAP) won by over three lengths over 2m at Chelmsford last time and Mark Loughnane’s charge gets the vote to go in again on that form given he had a subsequent winner back in third. Amazing Red and Regicide have both won over 1m4f and are others to consider attempting this extra distance for the first time.
Haines 33-1 (9-5) Raced wide tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 7th of 9, 3 1/4l behind Funny Kid (9-5) at Lingfield 2m stks (2) pol in Mar.
Graceland (FR) 8-1 (8-7) Always behind, weakened over 3f out, tailed off, 12th of 13, dist behind Brandon Castle (8-11) at Musselburgh 1m 6f hcp (2) hvy in Mar.
Amazing Red (IRE) 7-1 (8-10) Always towards rear, 6th of 14, at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp (2) pol in Mar.
Regicide (IRE) 13-2 (9-6) Held up towards rear, headway when not much room over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, no impression, 5th of 11, 5 1/4l behind Count Calabash (9-3) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (3) pol in Apr.
Jacob Cats 16-1 (9-5) Slowly away, behind, headway and switched right 2f out, no impression and well held final furlong, 6th of 11, 5 1/2l behind Count Calabash (9-3) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (3) pol in Apr.
Chocolate Box (IRE) 9-2 (9-4) Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, led inside final furlong, kept on well, won at Chelmsford City 2m hcp (4) pol in Mar beating Sam Missile (9-13) by 3 1/4l, 6 ran.
Gavlar 7-1 (9-10) Held up in last pair, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, stayed on late, going on close home, not reach leaders, 4th of 13, 1 1/2l behind Soghan (9-8) at Kempton 2m hcp (4) pol in Apr.
Arty Campbell (IRE) 20-1 (10-7) Mid-division, chased leaders 2 out, ridden before last, kept on same pace, never on terms, 6th of 19, 13 1/2l behind Magic Dancer (11-0) at Cheltenham 2m hcp (3) gs in Nov.
Zakatal 100-1 (8-10) Close up, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 11, 5 3/4l behind Ocean Of Love (9-6) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp (3) pol in Apr.
King Calypso 6-1 (10-0) Held up towards rear, some late moderate headway, never involved, 6th of 11, 17l behind Captain Navarre (9-9) at Kempton 2m hcp (4) pol in Nov.
Steaming (IRE) 7-2 (9-1) Held up, ridden and weakened over 3f out, 7th of 9, 19 3/4l behind Captain Navarre (9-10) at Wolverhampton 2m 1f hcp (4) pol in Dec.
Mambo Dancer 9-2 (9-13) Tracked leaders, pushed along 4f out, ridden and weakened over 2f out, tailed off, 6th of 7, dist behind Bal De Rio (9-9) at Newcastle 2m hcp (5) pol in Mar.
