held up towards rear, headway on wide outside chasing leaders 2f out, went modest 3rd inside final furlong
chased winner until inside final 3f, chased leaders, weakened 2f out
held up in mid-division, not clear run briefly 2f out, kept on towards finish, went 4th post, not pace to reach leaders
raced wide in mid-division, chasing leaders and wide on home turn, weakened 2f out
slowly into stride, towards rear, headway towards inside over 2f out, weakened final furlong
made all, ran on well, ridden out
mid-division on inside, good headway on inside over 2f out, kept on same pace in 3rd until dropped to 4th post
mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, soon hung right and weakened
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened soon after
slowly into stride, soon chasing leaders, went 2nd inside final 3f, ridden and kept on same pace final furlong, no chance with winner
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The betting suggested Hungarian Rhapsody could make a winning return at Wolverhampton and he duly obliged on his first start since 2017. There should be more to come from him but COLLATE plummeted down the weights last year and finally took advantage when scoring at Lingfield last time. She looks capable of better still now back to winning ways and can defy a 5lb rise. Elusif finally opened his account with a recent course and distance success while Percy Toplis, Shamlan and The Special One all finished second on their latest outings, though the latter pair have had no luck with the draw.
Storm Melody 8-1 (9-5) Held up towards rear, effort on wide outside over 1f out, no impression final furlong, 8th of 13, 5 1/4l behind Elusif (8-2) at Kempton 7f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Reignite 9-1 (10-0) Towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, kept on strongly inside final furlong, nearest at finish, 5th of 14, 3 1/4l behind Catapult (9-3) at Lingfield 7f mdn hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Hungarian Rhapsody 2-1fav (9-5) Made all, ridden over 1f out, hard pressed inside final furlong, just held on, won at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (6) pol in Jan beating Rivas Rob Roy (9-4) by ns, 12 ran.
Collate 5-1fav (9-4) Slowly into stride, soon mid-division on inside, headway went 2nd 1f out, ran on to lead towards finish, won at Lingfield 1m hcp (6) pol in Jan beating Diamond Reflection (9-3) by 1l, 11 ran.
The Special One (IRE) 20-1 (8-7) Held up towards rear, headway on outside over 1f out, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, outpaced by winner towards finish, 2nd of 10, 1 1/2l behind Harbour Vision (9-6) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (5) pol in Feb.
Maazel (IRE) 4-1jfav (9-13) Slowly into stride, behind, ridden over 1f out, headway inside final furlong, kept on, no impression when short of room towards finish, 9th of 14, 3 1/4l behind Mr Andros (9-7) at Lingfield 7f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Elusif (IRE) 8-1 (8-2) Made all, ridden over 1f out, stayed on well, won at Kempton 7f hcp (6) pol in Feb beating Sir Ottoman (9-7) by 1l, 13 ran.
Merdon Castle (IRE) 12-1 (9-5) Held up, ridden and headway 3f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 8th of 13, 11 1/2l behind False Id (9-2) at Newcastle 7f hcp (7) pol in Nov.
Percy Toplis 40-1 (9-7) Chased leaders, challenged over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, held towards finish, 2nd of 13, 1/2l behind Tarseekh (9-11) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (7) pol in Feb.
Star Attraction (FR) 16-1 (9-2) Always towards rear, last of 11, 16 1/4l behind Naralsaif (9-3) at Kempton 7f hcp (7) pol in Feb.
Rising Sunshine (IRE) 6-1 (9-1) Held up, pushed along over 3f out, headway over 1f out, kept on, 4th of 8, 1 1/4l behind Black Truffle (9-1) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Shamlan (IRE) 5-1 (9-4) Held up towards rear, outpaced over 3f out, headway over 1f out, chased winner inside final furlong, kept on well under pressure, 2nd of 12, 1/2l behind Foreign Legion (9-3) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Miss Geronimo 33-1 (8-5) Always behind, 9th of 12, 8l behind Chica De La Noche (9-4) at Salisbury 6f hcp fll (5) gd in Aug.
