chased leaders on inside, switched left and disputing 2nd 4 out, 3rd and one pace 2 out, weakened last
jumped left at times, tracked leader, pecked 5th, led before 4 out, not fluent 2 out, headed last, no impression towards finish
jumped right, led until before 4 out, weakened and not fluent 2 out
held up, pecked 5th, headway 8th, 2nd from 4 out, switched left after 2 out, led last, stayed on
chased leaders, not fluent 5th or 6th, lost place 7th, closed on home bend, outpaced 4 out, jumped left and no extra from 3 out, well held when went left and mistake last
Trojan Star is looking to exploit a slide down the weights though was still beaten a long way on both occasions when placed on his last couple of outings. Kilinakin went close over a longer trip on fast ground at Kempton on his penultimate start but hasn’t raced since November while MONDO CANE failed to threaten when third over 2m4f at Southwell earlier this week. But the latter was narrowly beaten over course and distance before that and should make another bold bid today ahead of Bajardo, who finished well ahead of Changing The Guard when winning at Fakenham at the end of last year.
Bajardo (IRE) 8-1 (11-3) Brought down 1st, at Taunton 2m 2f hcp (4) sft in Feb.
Mondo Cane (IRE) 11-4cfav (11-12) Jumped left in last, hit 6th, not fluent 9th, went 4th before 9th, mistake next, went 3rd before 3 out, soon weakened, 3rd of 5, 15 3/4l behind Skipping On (11-12) at Southwell 2m 4f hcp (5) sft in Mar.
Trojan Star (IRE) 3-1fav (11-11) Raced freely, led and soon clear, reduced lead when not fluent 10th, headed before last, weakened flat, 3rd of 9, 19 3/4l behind Norse Light (11-4) at Huntingdon 2m 4f hcp (5) gs in Dec.
Kilinakin (IRE) 9-1 (11-0) Mid-division, headway on outside chasing leaders 8th, modest 5th when mistake 2 out, 5th of 12, 37 1/2l behind Somewhere To Be (12-0) at Lingfield 2m 4f hcp (4) sft in Nov.
Changing The Guard 20-1 (10-0) Prominent, mistake 2nd, led after 2nd, headed when mistake 4th, weakened before 3 out, 4th of 5, 21l behind Finnegan's Garden (10-0) at Lingfield 2m hcp (4) hvy in Mar.
