towards rear, headway over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, no extra towards finish
tracked leader, led over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on same pace
towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on to lead towards finish
prominent, ridden and weakened over 1f out
held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, kept on towards finish
held up mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
mid-division, headway over 2f out, kept on to take 3rd place towards finish
led, headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened
held up mid-division, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, kept on and headed towards finish
tracked leaders and keen, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
slowly away, in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, one pace
It is difficult to separate Bold Runner and The Ginger Berry on recent running over track and trip though that was the latter's first start since September and he should be sharper for this. But preference goes to MAISON BRILLET, placed here in January before finishing runner-up at Lingfield last time ahead of a subsequent winner. He also makes more appeal than The Blue Dog while Ninety Minutes finished ahead of Sahara Desert at Lingfield earlier but has something to prove over this longer trip.
The Ginger Berry 7-1 (9-6) Steadied start, took keen hold and held up in rear, closer order on inside approaching halfway, got through on inside to chase leaders over 2f out, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra and lost 3rd close home, 4th of 9, 2 1/2l behind Sandy Cove (9-3) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Feb.
Bold Runner 5-1 (9-3) Chased leader, led approaching halfway, driven well over 1f out, headed over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, took 3rd close home, 3rd of 9, 2 1/4l behind Sandy Cove (9-3) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Feb.
Maison Brillet (IRE) 9-2 (9-8) Held up in last pair, closer in 4th 6f out, pushed along 4f out, headway over 2f out, ridden chasing leaders over 1f out, stayed on into 2nd final 110 yards, never able to challenge, 2nd of 6, 1 1/4l behind Westerly (9-6) at Lingfield 1m 5f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Feb.
The Blue Dog (IRE) 7-2 (8-12) Set very slow pace, headed over 7f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, last of 5, 7l behind Celestial Bay (9-6) at Chelmsford City 1m 5f fll hcp (0-75) (5) pol.
Eurato (FR) 9-1 (8-11) Held up in rear, soon outpaced, never a factor, eased over 2f out, 6th of 7, 42l behind Crakehall Lad (9-3) at Southwell 1m 4f hacp 0-70 (5) fbs in Jan.
Lily Edge 14-1 (9-7) Always towards rear, 10th of 11, 11l behind Attain (9-4) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Feb.
Paris Snow 33-1 (9-7) Always towards rear, 12th of 13, 20l behind Hernando Torres (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-60 (6) in Jan.
Capers Royal Star (FR) 16-1 (9-5) Tracked leader, heavily eased approaching 2f out, last of 11, 30l behind Attain (9-4) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Feb.
Fair Ranger 33-1 (8-10) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 9th of 11, 7l behind Apache Glory (8-11) at Lingfield 1m 2f hacp 0-70 (5) pol in Feb.
Ninety Minutes (IRE) 9-2 (8-13) Raced keenly, led early, chased leader until over 6f out, remained prominent, pushed along over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 3rd of 9, 2l behind Matraash (9-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-65 (6).
Sahara Desert (IRE) 20-1 (9-5) In rear, driven over 1f out, never near leaders, 7th of 11, 7l behind Attain (9-4) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Feb.
Artisan 5-1 (9-4) Raced in rear, headway over 3f out, soon ridden and weakened, last of 6, 13l behind Born To Reign (8-4) at Chelmsford City 1m 5f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Feb.
