held up, ridden and effort over 2f out, one pace 1f out, no extra final 100 yards
steadied start, in rear, headway on inside 2f out, no extra final 100 yards
tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, not quicken over 1f out, went 3rd and kept on inside final furlong, no impression
ridden to lead, driven over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, held after, kept on
ridden leaving stalls, prominent, driven and weakened from over 1f out
held up in rear, ridden and effort over 1f out, kept on, never threatened
tracked leaders on inside, 2nd over 2f out, led entering final furlong, ran on well
NonRunner
Pretty Bubbles has been placed in 36 of her 60 starts including eleven victories and this is her surface. She can never be discounted and has gone well on numerous occasions from this sort of mark. Bouclier has a 6lb penalty for last week's victory here and is another with a decent strike-rate though the vote goes to ESCALATING. Michael Appleby's charge scored over the minimum at Southwell on his return from a break and didn't get the best of runs over this trip on a return visit. He's won on this track as has Dutiful Son, who is 8lb lower than his last victory here under tonight's rider Jim Crowley. Sophisticated Heir is another to consider in a tight handicap.
Pretty Bubbles 7-1 (9-7) Slowly into stride, behind, headway over 1f out, chased leaders inside final furlong, ran on, 2nd of 8, 1 1/4l behind Slingsby (8-7) at Newcastle 6f hcp (4) pol in Feb.
Mansfield 50-1 (8-6) Led, pushed along over 3f out, headed over 2f out, soon weakened, last of 10, 37 1/2l behind My Target (9-7) at Lingfield 1m hcp (2) pol in Mar.
Escalating 2-1fav (9-7) Raced wide towards rear, pushed along 4f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on to go 2nd final furlong, no threat to winner, 2nd of 10, 2 1/4l behind Crosse Fire (8-8) at Southwell 6f hcp (4) pol in Mar.
Steelriver (IRE) 8-1 (8-10) Slowly into stride, behind, headway on inside over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 9th of 12, 2 3/4l behind King Robert (9-1) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (2) pol in Feb.
Sophisticated Heir (IRE) 7-2 (9-12) Behind, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on towards finish, 3rd of 10, 1 1/2l behind Flowers On Venus (9-10) at Lingfield 7f stks (6) pol in Feb.
Swiss Cross 20-1 (9-1) Held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 4th of 9, 1 1/2l behind Bouclier (9-2) at Kempton 6f hcp (4) pol in Mar.
Dutiful Son (IRE) 15-2 (8-13) Towards rear, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, no impression, 3rd of 8, 2 1/4l behind Saleh (8-8) at Kempton 7f hcp (4) pol in Mar.
Bouclier (IRE) 7-1 (9-2) Held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, kept on to lead towards finish, won at Kempton 6f hcp (4) pol in Mar beating Cultured Knight (8-13) by 3/4l, 9 ran.