keen tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, headway entering final furlong, led towards finish
led 2f, tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, went 3rd near finish
raced wide keen held up, ridden over 2f out, never a factor
keen soon tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong, lost 3rd near finish
very slowly away keen always in rear
headway to lead after 2f, steadied pace, ridden and quickened pace over 2f out, headed towards finish
restless stalls dwelt towards rear, ridden over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, never nearer
slowly away keen towards rear, headway on outer to chase leaders 4f out, ridden over 2f out, faded inside final furlong
dwelt in touch, pushed along 3f out, ridden 2f out, kept on, not trouble leaders
in touch, lost place over 4f out
LIONS CHARGE landed a double at the end of last year and went close again at Wolverhampton last time. He is just preferred to Sandy Cove, a close-up second over track and trip last month and racing off the same mark today. Dove Mountain had been thereabouts before a below par effort on his latest start and had finished ahead of Thane Of Cawdor when placed at Wolverhampton earlier while Peeps continues to threaten but still remains winless after 14 attempts.
Sandy Cove 4-1 (8-12) Tracked leader, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 9, 5 1/4l behind Biff Johnson (9-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Feb.
Lions Charge (USA) 5-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders, went 2nd over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, headed close home, 2nd of 10, 3/4l behind Whisky Marmalade (8-8) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Thane Of Cawdor (IRE) 16-1 (9-3) Held up, headway on inside over 1f out, stayed on, not pace of leaders, 4th of 12, 1 3/4l behind Mary Le Bow (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Peeps 6-1 (8-8) Tracked leaders, kept on to chase winner inside final furlong, always held, 2nd of 4, 2l behind Heart Locket (9-0) at Lingfield 1m 5f hcp (5) pol in Mar.
Munsarim (IRE) 33-1 (9-2) Slowly into stride, towards rear, headway over 3f out, no extra inside final furlong, 6th of 11, 4 3/4l behind Kalahari (9-6) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Tingo In The Tale (IRE) 8-1 (9-2) Raced wide prominent, pushed along over 4f out, ridden when weakened over 1f out, 9th of 11, 11 1/4l behind Artistic Flight (9-1) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Hiorne Tower (FR) 11-4fav (8-13) Held up towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on and no impression, 6th of 9, 8 1/4l behind Trending (9-4) at Lingfield 1m 5f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Shirataki (IRE) 8-1 (8-13) Slow to break, held up in last, ridden over 2f out, no impression, soon weakened, last of 7, 26 3/4l behind Rose Above (9-5) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Star Anise (FR) 33-1 (9-4) Held up towards rear, well beaten over 2f out, last of 10, 21 1/4l behind Star Ascending (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Yourholidayisover (IRE) 12-1 (9-4) Behind until driven and kept on final furlong, never nearer, 5th of 12, 8l behind Eurato (9-7) at Chelmsford City 1m 5f hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Dove Mountain (IRE) 7-1 (9-1) Dwelt, in rear, ridden in rear entering straight, no impression from 2f out, never a factor, 8th of 11, 8 3/4l behind Lusis Naturea (10-8) at Dundalk 1m 3f hcp pol in Mar.