held up in last pair, headway chasing leaders 2f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, soon every chance, no extra towards finish
chased leaders on inside, ridden inside final 2f, soon weakened
tracked leaders on inside, went 2nd inside final 2f, ridden to lead inside final furlong, headed post
steadied and switched left start, held up and always towards rear
tracked leader, led 10f out, pushed along 3f out, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened over 1f out
mid-division on inside, headway chasing leaders 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out
went left start, held up in mid-division, good headway between horses over 1f out, strong run inside final furlong, led post
tracked leaders, ridden and no extra well inside final furlong
raced keenly, led 2f, switched left off inside halfway, led 2f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, no extra towards finish
held up last, good headway between horses over 1f out, never going pace to reach leaders
SOGHAN beat Ocean Of Love, who went on to land a double, when landing a maiden race at Wolverhampton and that may prove the strongest form on offer. Take Two won a lower grade contest at Lingfield in December and will find this tougher while Native Fighter finished in front of Deduce when scoring over track and trip last month and should go well again. William Hunter is now back on a winning mark and this is easier than his latest task at Lingfield.
William Hunter 16-1 (8-10) Raced keenly, held up in last pair, good headway on outside halfway, went 2nd over 5f out until 1f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 7, 5 1/4l behind Island Brave (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (3) pol in Feb.
Counterfeiter 14-1 (9-13) Broke well, soon restrained and held up, weakened over 5f out, last of 9, 27 1/2l behind Mambo Dancer (8-5) at Wolverhampton 2m 1f hcp (4) pol in Feb.
Take Two 9-2 (9-12) Towards rear, rapid headway from 8f out on outer to track leader halfway, led 2f out, ridden out, won at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Dec beating Miss Liguria (8-13) by 3/4l, 15 ran.
Soghan (IRE) 15-8 (9-5) Tracked leaders, went 2nd 3f out, soon ridden, stayed on to lead inside final furlong, going away towards finish, won at Wolverhampton 1m 4f mdn stks (5) pol in Dec beating Ocean Of Love (9-0) by 2 3/4l, 10 ran.
Muhtaris (IRE) 33-1 (10-1) Well in rear, pushed along and struggling after 3rd, tailed off 6th, pulled up 4 out, at Newbury 2m 5f hcp (2) gs in Dec.
Lady Valdean (8-9) 6th of 7, 6 1/2l behind Nagano Gold (8-12) at Deauville 1m 4f stks pol in Nov.
Lightly Squeeze 20-1 (10-12) Raced on inside, keen, held up last, tracked leading trio 6th, pushed along and weakened before 2 out, 4th of 5, dist behind Night Of Glory (10-12) at Fontwell 2m 2f (4) hvy in Feb.
Native Fighter (IRE) 3-1 (8-13) Led until over 11f out, settled 3rd soon after, led on inside over 1f out, pushed out, stayed on well, won at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Feb beating Luv U Whatever (9-5) by 2l, 11 ran.
Deduce (FR) 33-1 (9-1) In touch, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, not clear run and switched right over 1f out, ridden and battled on for 2nd last strides, no impression on winner, 3rd of 11, 2l behind Native Fighter (8-13) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Feb.
Tan Arabiq 4-1 (9-6) Mid-division, chased leaders over 3f out, ridden 2f out, never on terms, weakened final furlong, 5th of 9, 7 1/2l behind Reckless Wave (9-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Feb.
Intermodal 20-1 (8-7) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 8, 3 1/4l behind Captain Pugwash (8-12) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (4) pol in Mar.
