tracked leaders, driven over 2f out, soon ridden and lost place, kept on same pace, no impression final furlong
held up in rear, driven inside final 2f, never able to challenge
raced keenly, held up in 5th, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, led narrowly entering final furlong, ran on
held up in touch on inside, headway 2f out, challenged and every chance 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, went 2nd post
held up behind, driven over 2f out, stayed on well on outside final furlong, never reached leaders
raced keenly, led, ridden over 1f out, soon headed, faded inside final furlong
tracked leaders, effort 2f out to over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
disputed lead 3f, tracked leader, effort 2f out, ridden to lead briefly 1f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, held when lost 2nd post
Only 6lb separates Kinloch Castle from the bottom weight in a competitive contest. The former went close on his handicap bow at Musselburgh last Saturday and should be thereabouts in this lower grade if the race doesn't come too soon, but BASSETERRE gets the speculative vote. Charlie Hills' colt beat a couple of subsequent winners when scoring at Lingfield on his debut in January and looks on a fair mark for his handicap debut. California English was well backed to get off the mark over C&D in December and duly obliged while other lightly-raced sorts to consider on their return to action include Tidy Affair, Kid Suitor, Holly Martins and Mr Maynard.
Kinloch Castle 9-1 (8-8) Pressed leader, ridden to challenge inside final 2f, kept on and every chance inside final furlong, held towards finish, 3rd of 12, 3/4l behind Chapter Seven (8-11) at Musselburgh 1m 3yo hcp 0-100 (2) gs.
Tidy Affair (IRE) 11-2 (8-13) Set steady pace, headed over 2f out, rallied and every chance entering final furlong, weakened closing stages, 4th of 5, 4 1/2l behind Asatir (9-5) at Lingfield 1m 2yo nov stks (4) pol in Nov.
Kid Suitor (IRE) 7-4 (9-0) Tracked leaders, pushed along 3f out, effort to press winner 2f out, ridden to lead briefly entering final furlong, kept on one pace, 2nd of 3, 1 1/4l behind Basantee (8-9) at Haydock 7f 2yo stks (4) hvy in Oct.
Bank On Me 11-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 8, 13l behind Mojave (9-0) at Newmarket 1m 2f 2yo stks (3) gd in Oct.
Tingo In The Tale (IRE) 11-1 (9-5) Held up, headway 3f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 11th of 12, 21l behind Main Sequence (9-6) at Newmarket 1m 1f 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Oct.
Holly Martins 20-1 (8-10) Made all, pushed along over 1f out, joined last 100 yards, just held on near finish, won at Kempton 1m 2yo mdn stks (5) pol in Oct beating Dynastic (9-3) by hd, 13 ran.
Mr Maynard 11-2 (9-3) Towards rear, pushed along 2f out, never dangerous, 9th of 12, 9l behind Poetic Dancer (9-7) at Newbury 7f 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Oct.
California English (IRE) 11-8fav (9-3) Prominent, led after 1f, ridden over 2f out, clear inside final furlong, ran on well, eased close home, won at Kempton 1m 2yo mdn stks (5) pol in Dec beating Fortieth And Fifth (9-3) by 3 1/2l, 14 ran.
Basseterre (IRE) 2-1 (9-3) Slowly away, held up in rear, headway over 3f out, chased leaders over 2f out, led inside final furlong, ran on well, won at Lingfield 1m 3yo mdn stks (5) pol in Jan beating Scatter Dice (8-12) by 1l, 6 ran.
Majestic Zafeen 7-1 (8-12) Led, hung left from over 3f out, ridden 2f out, headed 1f out, kept on one pace, 4th of 7, 4l behind Savanna Days (8-12) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Mar.
