dwelt tracked leading trio, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace
awkwardly away, in touch, headway on inner over 1f out, ridden to press winner inside final furlong, edged right, just held
dwelt in touch, ridden over 1f out, no impression
close up, pushed along 2f out, soon outpaced, ridden and ran on towards finish, gaining close home
pressed leader, pushed along 2f out, weakened final furlong
raced wide pressed leaders, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, edged left all out
soon led and pressed, pushed along and ran wide into straight 2f out, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, no extra
slowly away towards rear, weakened halfway, eased over 1f out
always in rear
Captain Ryan won twice at Wolverhampton in January but finished last in a lowly Class 7 event at that track when last seen and has only run here once before. Prominna is a three-times course and distance, however, and has Poppy Bridgwater’s claim in his favour today. ROY’S LEGACY won this last year when 9lb higher and has been showing signs of life again recently so a double may be on the cards as he was also a close fourth 12 months earlier when finishing ahead of Ask The Guru. Fellow veteran Pharoh Jake may be best of the rest.
Captain Ryan 15-8fav (10-1) Pulled hard early, behind, wide on home turn, never a factor, last of 9, 11 1/2l behind Foxy Boy (9-4) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (7) pol in Jan.
Prominna 9-1 (9-12) Took keen hold, held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, hung left inside final furlong, never on terms, 6th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Red Stripes (9-9) at Chelmsford City 5f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Shackled N Drawn (USA) 12-1 (9-2) Held up in mid-division, effort on outside 1f out, ridden and weakened towards finish, last of 9, 2 3/4l behind Spirit Of Zebedee (9-2) at Lingfield 6f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Pharoh Jake 25-1 (8-10) Always prominent, joined leader over 3f out, ridden well over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, faded towards finish, 7th of 9, 1 1/2l behind Spirit Of Zebedee (9-2) at Lingfield 6f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Ask The Guru 16-1 (9-0) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 8, 7 1/4l behind Spirit Power (9-7) at Kempton 5f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Hurricane Alert 25-1 (8-4) Off the pace in 5th, headway on outside over 1f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, ran on, 3rd of 7, 1l behind Time To Reason (9-7) at Chelmsford City 5f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Roy's Legacy 8-1 (9-5) Prominent on inside, chased winner when field came into view inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 11, 1 1/4l behind Atyaaf (9-10) at Chelmsford City 5f hcp (7) pol in Feb.
Hornby 33-1 (9-5) Mid-division, driven 2f out, ridden 1f out, never pace to challenge, 9th of 10, 6 3/4l behind Skip To My Lou (9-5) at Lingfield 5f hcp (7) pol in Jan.
Tina Teaspoon 50-1 (9-1) Raced keenly, held up in touch, weakened final furlong, 9th of 13, 10 3/4l behind Gorgeous General (9-10) at Southwell 5f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Brogans Bay (IRE) 33-1 (9-7) Slightly hampered start, held up behind leaders racing keenly, effort last bend, no impression on winner, stayed on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 5, 6 1/4l behind Key To Power (8-7) at Lingfield 5f stks (5) pol in Feb.
