close up over 4f,
pushed along in rear, kept on never nearer
close up 4f, weakened and eased final 2f
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, stayed on one pace
held up in rear, ran on inside final furlong, nearest finish
held up in touch, ridden halfway, weakened 2f out
behind
made all ridden out
held up, ridden and headway over 2f out, hung left and chased winner over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
slowly into stride, soon chased leaders, ridden and hung right 2f out, soon weakened
close up, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
chased leaders until halfway
tracked winner until over 1f out, no extra
in touch until halfway
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
chased leaders over 4f
held up in touch, weakened halfway
This is a very competitive seller and after a fair bit of searching we have come up with Dmitri as the possible winner, Motu and The Gaikwar are also expected to run well. The selection has had a fruitless spell over hurdles this winter and was well beaten on his return to the flat at Chepstow last time. However if you go back eighteen months he was taking on much better opposition than this, in fact he finished second in a class D handicap over a mile here. He may well have regressed since then but if he retains half of his ability he should be capable of going close here. Motu has been running well of late and put in another sound performance when a close up fourth behind Night Wolf at Brighton, he should be in there fighting at the death. Meanwhile The Gaikwar has had a good winter campaign and ran well in a much better race at Chepstow last time. He should be capable of getting into the places. St Ivian could do best of the others but Dmitri looks the value bet in a wide open contest.
Dexileos (IRE) 20-1 (8-11) Close up, ridden 3f out, one pace from over 1f out, 6th of 14, 7l behind Sriology (9-6) at Leicester 1m stk (7) sft.
Noul (USA) 11-4 (10-0) Ridden over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out, 8th of 9, 11l behind Sol Rojo (8-8) at W'hampton 1m 1f sll (6) pol in Apr.
Pawn In Life (IRE) 14-1 (9-3) Raced wide, held up, ridden and weakened over 3f out, last of 9, 40l behind Arran Scout (9-1) at Southwell 1m hcp (5) fbs in Apr.
The Gaikwar (IRE) 8-1 (8-11) Behind, ridden over 2f out, ran on inside final furlong, nearest at finish, 5th of 11, 12l behind The Fun Merchant (9-7) at Chepstow 1m hcp (5) gs.
Cayman Breeze 14-1 (9-3) Held up mid-division, outpaced over 1f out, weakened, last of 13, 7l behind Clearing Sky (9-1) at Lingfield 7f stk (H5) pol in Nov.
Magic Amour 20-1 (9-6) In touch centre of course, ridden and weakened 2f out, 14th of 19, 15l behind Zafarshah (9-10) at Chepstow 7f hcp (6) gs.
Motu (IRE) 5-2fav (9-8) Raced wide in rear, headway under pressure 2f out, never able to challenge, 4th of 13, 4l behind Night Wolf (9-1) at Brighton 1m hcp (6) frm.
St Ivian 10-1 (11-0) Chased winner, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 13, 4l behind Colourful Era (10-6) at W'hampton 6f amt hcp (6) pol in Apr.