towards rear, ridden over 1f out, never dangerous
tracked leaders in 4th, ridden inside final furlong, kept on to take 2nd towards finish
mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
mid-division, soon outpaced, no impression
slowly into stride, behind and outpaced, ridden over 1f out, kept on final furlong
slowly into stride, tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden inside final furlong, kept on
tracked leader, pushed along over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
made all, ridden over 1f out, kept on well
Mark Tompkins' string is in a rich vein of form and it's difficult to look beyond his all-the-way recent course and distance winner BLUE BOUNTY (NAP) in this. He has the plum draw and should be capable of further progress now he's got his head in front. Ask The Guru is running into form and both all-weather wins have come over track and trip. He looks more of a danger than More Spice, disappointing when favourite behind Secret Millionaire at Wolverhampton and now blinkered. The latter looks held by the selection on collateral form while Johnny Splash, Picansort and Roy's Legacy have been out of sorts lately.
Johnny Splash (IRE) 25-1 (9-0) In rear, ridden over 1f out, never dangerous, 8th of 9, 7 1/2l behind Miracle Garden (9-6) at Kempton 5f hcp (5) pol in Feb.
Picansort 14-1 (9-4) Raced wide always in rear, 9th of 10, 10 3/4l behind Elusive Ellen (9-3) at Lingfield 6f hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Ask The Guru 4-1fav (8-10) Tracked leader, ridden inside final furlong, kept on towards finish, 3rd of 9, 1 1/4l behind Secret Asset (9-5) at Lingfield 5f hcp (5) pol in Feb.
Secret Millionaire (IRE) 8-1 (9-4) Chased leader, ridden 2f out, no impression on winner final furlong, stayed on same pace, 3rd of 4, 2l behind National Service (9-4) at Wolverhampton 6f stks (5) pol in Feb.
Humour (IRE) 4-1 (9-5) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, one pace, 8th of 10, 2 3/4l behind Point North (9-7) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Rocket Rob (IRE) 12-1 (9-4) Not much room start, in rear, switched right over 1f out, ran on final 100 yards, 7th of 10, 2 3/4l behind Point North (9-7) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Blue Bounty 9-2 (9-5) Made all, clear over 1f out, kept on well, won at Lingfield 5f mdn stks (5) pol in Feb beating Sadie Babes (8-0) by 1 3/4l, 6 ran.
Roy's Legacy 20-1 (8-8) In touch, ridden and weakened over 1f out, last of 9, 7 1/2l behind Miracle Garden (9-6) at Kempton 5f hcp (5) pol in Feb.
More Spice (IRE) 2-1fav (9-5) Led, headed over 3f out, wide into straight 2f out, every chance when hung right to stand side over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 11, 4 1/2l behind Secret Millionaire (9-6) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (6) pol in Feb.