held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden and effort inside final furlong, held near finish
pulled hard, held up in rear, ridden and some headway 4f out, weakened over 2f out
close up, ridden to chase winner over 2f out, unable to quicken inside final furlong
held up mid-division, improved 4f out, ridden over 2f out, one pace final furlong
soon led, ridden over 2f out, edged left and stayed on well inside final furlong
keen in touch, ridden over 3f out, no impression from over 2f out
held up last, kept on, never dangerous
always in rear
A woeful race from a betting perspective and only a minimum stakes play is recommended with JR Stevenson, who needs everything to drop just right for him but has more going for him than Chigorin, who is hard to win with, and Gustavo, who has plenty to prove after running a stinker on his reappearance last month. Manhattan Jack and Lucky Leo, the only other runners that are in the handicap proper, have not really impressed at this trip and both have to prove that their heart is still in the game. Therefore, we stick with JR Stevenson, who reverts to turf on a fair mark and has at least proved that he can pull a good run out of the bag when everything goes his way.
Lucky Leo 10-1 Held up in touch, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 7th of 8, 21l behind Kavi at W'hampton 1m 4f stk (E3) pol in Feb.
Manhattan Jack 12-1 Always towards rear, 9th of 13, 9l behind Lets Roll at Redcar 1m 3f 3yo hcp 0-80 (D) sft in Jul.
Chigorin 25-1 Led, ridden and headed well over 1f out, kept on one pace, 2nd of 8, 6l behind Kylkenny at Pontefract 1m 2f app hcp sft.
Gustavo 10-1 Mid-division, ridden over 4f out, weakened over 3f out, 15th of 16, well behind Count Boris at Warwick 1m 3f hcp gs in Mar.
Game Guru 16-1 Chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened, 7th of 18, 11l behind Greenwich Meantime at Doncaster 1m 4f app hcp gd in Mar.
Royal Amaretto (IRE) 80-1 Always behind, last of 11, 30l behind Sorbiesharry at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp (E3) pol in Mar.
The Clown 25-1 Dwelt, mid-division, effort over 2f out, soon weakened, 4th of 9, 15l behind Screenplay at W'hampton 1m 4f mdn stk (D3) pol in Mar.