in touch, pushed along and headway over 1f out, ridden to press winner inside final furlong, not quicken towards finish
dwelt held up, headway to lead entering final furlong, pushed out
soon led, ran wide into straight 2f out, ridden and headed entering final furlong, kept on one pace
tracked leaders on inner, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
keen raced wide tracked leaders, pushed along 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
keen raced wide tracked leader, pushed along 2f out, faded inside final furlong
in rear, pushed along 2f out, ridden and headway inside final furlong, nearest finish
NonRunner
Four of these ran in the Listed sprint won by Gorgeous Noora here last week. Royal Birth fared best in second but CORINTHIA KNIGHT missed the break so did well to finish third, ahead of Gracious John and Ornate. Archie Watson’s four-year-old looks to be running into form so can come out best today, despite worse terms. Verne Castle was behind the selection and Gracious John over track and trip in December and may struggle to reverse those placings. Captain Lars was even further behind and faces a stiff task at the weights but Boom The Groom ended a long losing run at Wolverhampton nine days ago and has run well around here in the past.
Corinthia Knight (IRE) 5-1 (9-0) Held up in touch, headway on inside over 1f out, every chance entering final furlong, kept on same pace, 3rd of 6, 2l behind Gorgeous Noora (8-9) at Lingfield 5f lst stks (1) pol in Feb.
Royal Birth 10-1 (9-0) Held up in touch, headway halfway, led entering final furlong, headed and no extra close home, 2nd of 6, 3/4l behind Gorgeous Noora (8-9) at Lingfield 5f lst stks (1) pol in Feb.
Gracious John (IRE) 12-1 (9-0) Prominent, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, kept on under pressure, 4th of 6, 2 1/4l behind Gorgeous Noora (8-9) at Lingfield 5f lst stks (1) pol in Feb.
Verne Castle 4-1 (8-12) Soon led, ridden and headed entering final furlong, no extra, 5th of 7, 2 3/4l behind Tropics (9-4) at Chelmsford City 5f hcp (2) pol in Jan.
Boom The Groom (IRE) 8-1 (8-3) In touch on outside, headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on well, won at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (2) pol in Feb beating Shamshon (8-4) by 1/2l, 8 ran.
Captain Lars (SAF) Evensfav (10-0) Soon pressing leader, led 3f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on gamely, won at Newcastle 5f stks (5) pol in Feb beating Zapper Cass (9-9) by 1/2l, 5 ran.
Harry Hurricane 9-2 (9-8) Keen in mid-division, headway over 2f out, chased leaders approaching final furlong, never on terms, 7th of 10, 8 1/2l behind Suzi's Connoisseur (9-4) at Lingfield 6f hcp (4) pol in Dec.
Ornate 9-1 (9-0) Led until over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 6, 5l behind Gorgeous Noora (8-9) at Lingfield 5f lst stks (1) pol in Feb.