held up in rear, eased over 3f out, virtually pulled up
held up in rear, headway over 2f out, kept on same pace approaching final furlong
held up mid-division, headway over 3f out, soon chasing leaders, hung right over 1f out, soon outpaced
prominent, driven to challenge over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
held up mid-division, under pressure when hampered over 2f out, soon beaten
behind, headway on inside over 2f out, never on terms
held up in rear, headway when hampered over 2f out, never dangerous
led, hard ridden over 2f out, soon headed, stayed on well under pressure
slowly into stride, soon in touch, headway to lead over 2f out, hung left inside final furlong, ran on well
mid-division, under pressure over 4f out, headway to chase leaders over 2f out, soon ridden to challenge, stayed on same pace
chased leaders, under pressure when switched left over 2f out, soon weakened
chased leaders, pushed along over 4f out, soon lost place, eased
behind, headway when hampered over 2f out, never dangerous
chased leaders, under pressure over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
The majority of these arrive from winter campaigns and decent cases can be made for most. SAVE THE BEES is a hopeful choice in a tricky puzzle with his yard having started the season well. It may have been 1m2f stretched his stamina on his final outing of last season at York but previous efforts over a mile were perfectly respectable, notably when just inched out by Thatcherite at Thirsk in the autumn. Xpres Maite retains plenty of ability at this level and should get involved off the bottom rung, while National Hope may have more to offer and will be all the better for a Lingfield pipe-opener last month. D'Urberville, consistent on the all-weather, and Dr Red Eye are others for the short-list. No virus found in this message.
On The Cusp (IRE) 11-2 (8-12) Led early, remained with leader, under pressure over 3f out, soon weakened, last of 8, 25l behind Dubaianswer (9-3) at Southwell 1m hcp 0-85 (4) fbs in Feb.
Bloodsweatandtears 12-1 (9-0) Behind, some headway on far side under pressure over 2f out, ridden and no further progress over 1f out, 9th of 18, 9l behind Violent Velocity (9-1) at Doncaster 1m app hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Oct.
Save The Bees 20-1 (8-8) Took keen hold in mid-division on outside, pushed along 4f out, weakened over 2f out, 13th of 19, 13l behind Shamdarley (9-6) at York 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-80 (4) gd in Oct.
Dr Red Eye 14-1 (8-5) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened entering final furlong, 10th of 16, 15l behind West End Lad (8-13) at Doncaster 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Mar.
Quite A Catch (IRE) 16-1 (9-4) Tracked leader, ridden to lead 2f out, headed over 1f out, kept on one pace, 4th of 8, 5l behind Prince Of Sorrento (9-4) at Kempton 1m hacp 0-70 (5) pol in Mar.
Inpursuitoffreedom 5-1 (9-6) Keen tracked leaders early, in touch, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace, 6th of 7, 4 1/2l behind Sail Home (9-4) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Feb.
D'urberville 11-4 (9-5) Held up, headway on outer over 2f out, ridden and hung left from over 1f out, stayed on to go 2nd towards finish, not pace to challenge, 2nd of 8, 2 1/2l behind Copperwood (9-7) at Southwell 1m hacp 0-70 (5) fbs in Mar.
Salient 22-1 (9-4) Led, ridden 2f out, headed final strides, 2nd of 9, nk behind Snow Trooper (9-7) at Lingfield 1m hacp 0-70 (5) pol in Mar.
Flying Applause 15-2 (8-10) Slowly into stride, headway to press leader 7f out, ridden 3f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 12, 8l behind Just Five (9-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (0-55) (6) pol in Feb.
The Lock Master (IRE) 25-1 (8-13) Always rear-division, never a factor, 12th of 17, 16l behind Media Hype (9-2) at Pontefract 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) gd.
Amba 125-1 (8-13) Chased leader, ridden over 2f out, lost 2nd 2f out, stayed on same pace in 3rd after, kept on towards finish, 3rd of 7, 3 1/2l behind Haamaat (8-12) at Wolverhampton 7f mdn fll (5) pol in Nov.
National Hope (IRE) 9-4fav (9-6) Slowly into stride, held up in rear, pushed along over 3f out, some late headway, never on terms, 4th of 6, 5l behind Abigails Angel (9-6) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Mar.
Mini's Destination 16-1 (8-11) Held up towards rear, pushed along to chase leaders over 4f out, weakened over 2f out, 9th of 11, 30l behind Orthodox Lad (9-4) at Salisbury 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Oct.
Xpres Maite 14-1 (9-4) Soon led, strongly challenged over 2f out, stayed on strongly, won at Southwell 1m 3f hcp 0-75 (5) fbs in Dec beating The Lock Master (9-9) by 1 3/4l, 7 ran.
