held up in last pair, ridden over 2f out, never dangerous
pressed leader, led 4f out, ridden and headed 2f out, kept on same pace, no impression when lost place inside final furlong
held up in touch on inside, headway to lead 2f out, soon ridden, kept on under pressure final furlong
held up in touch on outside, driven 4f out, chased leaders under pressure inside final 2f, soon ridden, weakened and eased inside final furlong
tracked leading pair, effort to challenge when edged left over over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, every chance until one pace final 110 yards
held up in touch, lost place 5f out, headway under pressure 3f out, stayed on to go 3rd inside final furlong, no impression
held up in last pair, some headway on outside over 4f out, soon outpaced, ridden 2f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, never nearer
led, headed 4f out, lost place 2f out, soon ridden, no impression final furlong
Broughtons Bandit had Bengal Tiger back in fourth when scoring over C&D in March but looks vulnerable off his current mark and it could pay to stick with DELAGOA BAY. She showed a big improvement to win by six lengths at Wolverhampton last time and can defy a penalty. Waldsee won at Lingfield in January but has looked in the handicapper's grip since though Blackstone Vegas has slipped down the weights and arrives on the back of a close-up second over hurdles. He's preferred to Rodrigo De Freitas who was still beaten a long way when third over track and trip in January.
Formidable Guest 15-2 (9-1) Held up, ridden over 4f out, headway over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 10, 6l behind Kames Park (8-13) at Lingfield 1m 4f app hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Dec.
Waldsee (GER) 4-1 (9-7) Chased leaders, went 2nd 3f out, ridden and no chance with winner over 1f out, lost 2nd towards finish, 3rd of 11, 6l behind Alfraamsey (8-13) at Lingfield 2m hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Blackstone Vegas 8-1 (8-7) Behind, headway towards inside 2f out, stayed on to 4th over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, pressed for 3rd close home, 4th of 14, 4 1/2l behind Cloudy Spirit (9-3) at Pontefract 2m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Apr.
Broughtons Bandit 5-2fav (9-4) Held up in mid-division, headway to dispute 3rd 2f out, ridden over 1f out, dropped to 4th and no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 11, 7l behind Alfraamsey (8-13) at Lingfield 2m hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Rodrigo De Freitas (IRE) 8-1 (9-7) Mid-division, headway on inside over 2f out, soon chasing leaders, weakened final furlong, 3rd of 13, 12l behind Steady Gaze (9-7) at Kempton 2m hcp (0-55) (6) pol in Jan.
Bengal Tiger 14-1 (8-10) In touch, headway to 3rd over 3f out, led inside final 2f, hung left and headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 12, 6l behind Broughtons Bandit (9-0) at Kempton 2m hcp (0-55) (6) pol in Mar.
Delagoa Bay (IRE) 13-2 (8-5) Tracked leading pair, led over 3f out, clear 2f out, eased final furlong, comfortable, won at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp 0-65 (6) pol beating Spartan King (8-12) by 6l, 10 ran.
Manjam (IRE) (9-3) 8th of 12, 8l behind Amuseur (9-6) at Mons (ghlin)(FR) 1m 2f stk gd in Feb.