led, ridden and inched right over 1f out, headed 1f out, no extra
tracked leader, ridden and every chance over 1f out, soon weakened
keen, tracked leaders, ridden to lead 1f out, headed and no extra near finish
headway to join leaders over 4f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out
steadied start, pulled hard, held up, headway halfway, outpaced 2f out, switched right over 1f out, ran on strongly to lead near finish
lost action 5f out, not recover
raced wide, pulled hard, headway to join leaders over 4f out, ridden and weakened 2f out
slowly into stride, held up in rear, kept on final furlong, never nearer
Mr Cheers won well last time and gets the vote here with Ohana and Dinner Dance the most likely dangers. The selection won well in this grade last time when scoring at the expense of Miss Champagne. That was quite a cosy success and there is no reason why he can't get his head in front again today. Ohana has shown some patchy form but it is worth noting that one of his best efforts came over today's course and distance so he might be capable of making the frame at a value price. Dinner Dance is from a top yard so she is worth noting in the market but she was a little disappointing on her racecourse debut and her breeding would suggest that this drop in trip will not play to her strengths. Mr Rigsby has been running consistently well and he is eased in grade today so he may well be capable of making the frame, but for the winner we will stick with Mr Cheers.
Bollywood (IRE) 20-1 (9-1) Chased leaders, ridden to chase winner briefly over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 10, 5l behind Song of Silence (8-13) at Lingfield 1m 3yo hcp (5) pol in Feb.
Mr Rigsby 7-2fav (9-4) Chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 11, 3l behind Grafton (9-1) at W'hampton 7f 3yo hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Ohana 15-8fav (9-3) Led, headed and ridden well over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 7, 9l behind Outlook (8-12) at W'hampton 1m 1f 3yo clm (5) pol in Feb.
Macho Dancer (IRE) 12-1 (8-6) Led 1f, keen in touch after, ridden over 3f out, weakened well over 1f out, 8th of 10, 10l behind Lake Shabla (8-9) at Lingfield 1m 3yo mdn (5) pol in Feb.
African Concerto (IRE) 25-1 (8-12) Slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway final furlong, nearest finish, 8th of 11, 3l behind Pauvic (9-2) at Lingfield 6f 3yo hcp (5) pol in Feb.
Mr Cheers 5-1 (8-9) Led early, chased leaders, hampered halfway, ridden over 2f out, led inside final furlong, ran on, won at W'hampton 7f mdn clm (7) pol in Feb beating Miss Champagne (7-13) by 1 1/2l, 12 ran.
Dinner Dance 18-1 (8-2) Held up in rear, pushed along halfway, not trouble leaders, 6th of 9, 16l behind Al Rayanah (8-2) at Southwell 1m mdn stk (5) fbs in Feb.
Buzzin'boyzee (IRE) 12-1 (8-7) Held up, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten, 8th of 9, 8l behind Pauvic (8-6) at W'hampton 6f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Jan.
Sapphire Storm (IRE) 14-1 (8-4) Always in rear division, 10th of 13, 15l behind Woodwee (8-7) at Southwell 6f 2yo clm (6) fbs in Nov.
Kings Cavalier (USA) 12-1 (9-0) Broke well, lost place after 2f, soon behind, 9th of 11, 17l behind Canina (8-9) at W'hampton 6f 3yo mdn (5) pol in Feb.
Par Excellence 25-1 (7-13) Held up in rear, ran on inside final furlong, nearest finish, 6th of 11, 2 1/2l behind Pauvic (9-2) at Lingfield 6f 3yo hcp (5) pol in Feb.
