broke stalls early, tracked leaders, led over 7f out, headed over 2f out, soon weakened
led, headed over 7f out, regained lead over 2f out, headed entering final furlong, soon weakened
dwelt, towards rear, headway over 1f out, kept on to lead towards finish, caught post
held up mid-division, ridden 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
tracked leader, ridden and faded final furlong
in touch, ridden over 1f out, led entering final furlong, headed towards finish, rallied to regain lead post
held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, no extra towards finish
held up mid-division, headway over 1f out, one pace inside final furlong
tracked leaders, went 2nd over 2f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
held up mid-division, effort over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
dwelt, in rear, headway final furlong, kept on well, nearest at finish
towards rear, headway 1f out, kept on well to take 3rd towards finish
prominent, pushed along and weakened over 1f out
NonRunner
The veteran Understory has been thereabouts of late but hasn’t won since 2013. Awesome Rock failed to win last year but posted a better effort when second over 1m4f here while the less-exposed Sir Jamie steps up in trip after a placed effort at Wolverhampton. SMILEY BAGEL is another lightly-raced sort and he gets a speculative vote given he should be sharper for a recent comeback run and was placed off similar marks on more than one occasion last year.
Ledbury (IRE) 33-1 (9-8) Led, headed over 3f out, soon lost place and behind, tailed off final 2f, last of 11, dist behind Masterson (9-1) at Lingfield 1m 3f hcp (6) gf in Aug.
Understory (USA) 16-1 (9-6) Keen, tracked leaders, ridden and every chance over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 5th of 14, 2 1/4l behind Master Of Heaven (9-2) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (7) pol in Dec.
Jazri 7-1 (9-4) Towards rear, ridden 2f out, stayed on into mid-division inside final furlong, never nearer, 7th of 10, 6l behind Boychick (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
No No Cardinal (IRE) 16-1 (10-0) Always behind, tailed off, 14th of 17, dist behind Goal (11-10) at Taunton 2m hcp (5) gd in Jan.
Goldmadchen (GER) 16-1 (9-6) Held up mid-division, headway to chase leaders over 3f out, faded inside final furlong, 7th of 12, 6l behind Happy Jack (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (7) pol in Mar.
Smiley Bagel (IRE) 3-1 (8-13) Soon in mid-division on outside, headway tracking leaders over 4f out, pushed along and went 2nd briefly 2f out, chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 11, 5 3/4l behind Tred Softly (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Awesome Rock (IRE) 20-1 (8-12) Steadied start, held up well off the pace in last pair, good headway on inside chasing leaders over 2f out, led over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, headed and no extra final 50 yards, 2nd of 13, 1l behind Staplehurst (9-0) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Sixties Idol 16-1 (8-8) Held up in last trio, headway on inside over 2f out, switched left over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 10, 7 3/4l behind Stand Guard (9-8) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Whip Up A Frenzy (IRE) 20-1 (9-2) Took keen hold tracking leader, effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 13, 7 1/4l behind Rail Dancer (9-7) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (7) pol in Jan.
Silver Lining (IRE) 66-1 (9-2) Always towards rear, 10th of 13, 20 1/2l behind Rail Dancer (9-7) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (7) pol in Jan.
Castanea 66-1 (9-3) Held up in rear, outpaced over 2f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, never nearer, 6th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Pivotal Dream (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (7) pol in Jan.
Frankie 33-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, shaken up over 2f out, one pace over 1f out, soon weakened, 11th of 14, 15 1/2l behind My Bubba (9-2) at Kempton 1m hcp (7) pol in Nov.
Sir Jamie 4-1jfav (9-2) Tracked leaders, outpaced 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, took 3rd near finish, not reach front pair, 3rd of 12, 2l behind Pivotal Dream (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (7) pol in Jan.
Never To Be (USA) 22-1 (9-1) Mid-division, took keen hold, headway on outside 5f out, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, last of 11, 20 1/2l behind Dr Red Eye (8-11) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (6) pol in Jan.