held up, ridden 2f out, headway final furlong, never dangerous
held up behind leaders, chased leader 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, held on gamely under pressure
pressed leader to halfway, kept on under pressure final furlong
raced on outside, never a factor, well behind final 2f
chased leaders for 3f
slowly into stride, behind, headway final furlong, never nearer
held up, effort to chase leaders 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
prominent, led over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on
behind, headway and kept on final furlong, no impression near finish
raced on outside, never on terms
led until narrowly headed over 2f out, kept on under pressure final furlong
chased leaders for 3f
soon ridden towards rear, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, not pace to reach leaders
behind, not much room entering final furlong, never dangerous
The Lord can defy a six-pound penalty at the expense of Fromsong, with Seven No Trumps and Little Ridge others to consider. The selection lines up fit from a win at Musselburgh six days ago, and this one-time Brocklesby winner, who had not scored since August 2002, appears to have recovered his old enthusiasm. If last week's success was no flash in the pan, he can build on that for a profitable sprint campaign. Fromsong has topweight to overcome but comes from a stable very much in form at present, while Seven No Trumps, another that had been long absent from the winner's enclosure, landed a moderate handicap at Warwick despite his pilot putting up five-pounds overweight. Little Ridge could find no extra near the finish at Southwell in February and might just need this, and for the winner we prefer The Lord who can continue to turn back the clock.
Fromsong (IRE) 5-1jt-fav Behind, ridden and headway over 1f out, soon lost touch, last of 10, 6l behind Corridor Creeper at Newmarket 5f hcp (B1) sft in Oct.
The Lord 12-1 With leader, led 2f out, ridden clear entering final furlong, ran on, won at Musselburgh 5f hcp gs in Mar beating Zarzu by 3l, 11 ran.
Further Outlook (USA) 12-1 Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon weakened, 7th of 13, 6l behind Matty Tun at Doncaster 5f hcp (C1) sft in Oct.
Conjuror 14-1 Always behind, last of 11, 27l behind Solar Power at Haydock 6f stk 0-80 (D2) gd in Sept.
Armagnac 20-1 Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, stayed on same pace, 5th of 18, 6l behind Marshman at York 7f hcp (D2) gd in Oct.
Little Ridge (IRE) 13-8fav With winner, ridden and every chance from 2f out, driven and edged left final furlong, no extra near finish, 3rd of 12, 1l behind Whinhill House at Southwell 5f hcp (D2) fbs in Feb.
Foley Millennium (IRE) 10-3 Led narrowly, headed 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 9, 7l behind Indian Maiden at Lingfield 6f hcp (D2) pol in Mar.
Seven No Trumps 14-1 Always prominent, ridden to lead 1f out, ran on, won at Warwick 5f hcp gs in Mar beating One Way Ticket by 2 1/2l, 15 ran.