held up in rear, ridden 2f out, kept on, nearest finish
soon led, ridden, headed over 1f out, soon weakened
chased leaders, ridden, outpaced over 2f out, driven, stayed on inside final furlong
mid-division, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
tracked leader, ridden 2f out, soon one pace
slowly into stride, in rear, ran wide and headway 3f out, ridden and every chance from over 1f out, unable to quicken inside final furlong
steadied start, held up in rear, ridden 2f out, not troubled leaders
tracked leaders, ridden, weakened over 1f out
close up, ridden and every chance from over 1f out, edged right, stayed on inside final furlong
held up in rear, ridden, headway on inside over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong
slowly into stride, keen, mid-division, headway 5f out, ridden, weakened 2f out
slowly into stride, soon mid-division, ridden, headway 2f out, staying on when short of room inside final furlong
slowly into stride, raced mid-division, ridden, headway to lead over 1f out, ridden out
dwelt, soon in touch, ridden, weakened 2f out
Iamback gets the verdict over Whitby Echo, Twentytwosilver and Dagola, with Shekan Star not to be left out of calculations either. There are quite a few in with chances here, and it is Iamback who catches the eye after her recent comeback third behind Shaunas Vision at Folkestone. She coped well last week, staying on through the soft ground, but will be better suited by today's faster artificial surface, and can put her stamina to good effect to land the finale. Whitby Echo is a relatively lightly-raced maiden who went close on Turf at Thirsk last September, and more recently was not beaten far at Wolverhampton on what was only his third run on a Polytrack surface. If getting across from his low draw, Reg Hollinshead's charge can be in the shake-up. Twentytwosilver has been threatening to score at this level lately, while Dagola is on a handy enough mark these days. Of the rest, Shekan Star makes the journey down from Saltburn, having had a break since November, but she is capable at this grade, and if anywhere near fit, could easily take a hand. However, we shall remain loyal to Iamback.
Equilibria (USA) 20-1 (7-11) Prominent, chased winner 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong but always held, 2nd of 18, 1/2l behind Cantrip (9-0) at Brighton 1m 4f app hcp (6) gs in Oct.
Whitby Echo (IRE) 6-1 (8-9) Led, ridden over 2f out, headed and edged right inside final furlong, not quicken, 2nd of 7, 1 1/2l behind Ballare (8-11) at W'hampton 1m 1f banded stk (7) pol in Mar.
Gaelic Roulette (IRE) 16-1 (9-7) In touch, ridden 4f out, weakened over 2f out, 7th of 13, 12l behind Mister Completely (9-5) at W'hampton 2m 1f banded stk (7) pol in Jan.
Tignasse (FR) 28-1 (10-3) Mid-division, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 7th of 12, 18l behind Sugitani (10-10) at W'hampton 1m 6f amt hcp (5) pol in Mar.
Noble Mind 20-1 (10-7) Tracked leader, effort 3f out, every chance 2f out, no extra and weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 15, 4 1/2l behind Polish Power (10-13) at Lingfield 1m 4f amt hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Twentytwosilver (IRE) 15-2 (9-0) Held up, headway over 4f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on, 3rd of 12, 3l behind Ice And Fire (8-8) at W'hampton 1m 6f banded stk (7) pol in Mar.
Dagola (IRE) 4-1 (9-4) Mid-division, ridden, some headway on inside over 1f out, never nearer, 4th of 10, 8l behind Competitor (9-9) at Lingfield 1m 4f sll (6) pol in Mar.
Iamback 20-1 (7-11) Held up in touch, not look keen and driven 3f out, kept on to take moderate 3rd final 100 yards, 3rd of 7, 8l behind Shaunas Vision (9-0) at Folkestone 1m 4f fll hcp (5) sft in Mar.
