chased leader, led over 4f out, headed well over 1f out, soon beaten
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, stayed on same pace from over 1f out
slowly into stride, held up towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, well beaten from 2f out
led, headed over 4f out, weakened from over 1f out
mid-division, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
chased leaders, went 2nd over 2f out, every chance well over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
tracked leaders, pushed along over 3f out, weakened from over 1f out
mid-division, headway 3f out, led well over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, held towards finish
held up in rear, headway and switched right over 2f out, went 3rd well inside final furlong, unable to challenge
slowly into stride, in rear, headway from 2f out, led and edged right inside final furlong, stayed on well
held up towards rear, ridden 4f out, well beaten final 2f
Seaport won at Wolverhampton on his first start after wind surgery and there could be more to come off his current mark. Continuum won on the all-weather for the first time in 20 attempts when successful over track and trip and an apprentice’s allowance negates a rise in the weights while Manjaam was placed over 1m6f last time but was well beaten over course and distance earlier. MONJENI should be spot on now after a couple of recent outings and might have finished closer than fourth here last time with a clear run. Ian William’s charge has won over today’s trip off a higher mark in the past and may be the one to side with in this given Outlane missed the whole of last year.
Baltic Eagle (GER) 33-1 (9-0) Always in rear, 9th of 10, 12 3/4l behind El Ghazwani (9-7) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (4) pol in Dec.
Monjeni 25-1 (9-4) Mid-division on inside, outpaced when slightly hampered 2f out, 2f out, stayed on again in 4th inside final furlong, 4th of 8, 5 1/2l behind Vibrance (8-12) at Kempton 2m hcp (4) pol in Jan.
Superyacht (IRE) 8-1 (10-0) Tracked leader, pushed along over 2f out, edged left approaching final furlong, no extra, 5th of 6, 8l behind Sulafaat (9-0) at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Bailarico (IRE) 25-1 (8-9) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace, never able to challenge, 7th of 11, 7 1/2l behind All Yours (9-7) at Kempton 2m hcp (3) pol in Feb.
Conkering Hero (IRE) 12-1 (10-13) In rear, ridden 3f out, some late headway, 5th of 8, 23 1/4l behind Dutch Uncle (10-8) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Manjaam (IRE) 9-4fav (11-0) Led early, prominent, led again over 6f out, ridden 2f out, headed inside final furlong, stayed on same pace, 2nd of 13, 2 1/4l behind Running Cloud (10-8) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Outlane 5-1 (9-3) Led after 1f, headed over 9f out, in touch, driven over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, one pace when left 3rd inside final furlong, no impression, 3rd of 8, 2 3/4l behind Bill Cody (8-8) at Redcar 1m 6f hcp (4) gd in Aug.
Seaport 9-1 (9-12) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, led inside final furlong, driven out, held on close home, won at Wolverhampton 2m 1f hcp (5) pol in Jan beating Building Bridges (9-5) by nk, 9 ran.
Continuum 8-1 (9-11) Mid-division, headway going well over 2f out, led over 1f out, easily, won at Kempton 2m hcp (6) pol in Jan beating Amanto (9-8) by 3l, 10 ran.
Blazon 14-1 (9-9) Slowly away towards rear, ridden 3f out, never on terms, 9th of 11, 22 1/2l behind Mouriyani (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Chantecler 100-1 (9-8) Held up, wide and headway 6f out, tracked leaders over 3f out, ridden and weakened final furlong, 6th of 11, 11 1/4l behind Mouriyani (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp (5) pol in Jan.
