chased leaders, lost place over 4f out, weakened well over 1f out
tracked leader, effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
led until over 6f out, rallied to challenge over 1f out, stayed on well towards finish
held up in rear, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, hard ridden inside final furlong, stayed on well
tracked leader, raced freely, led over 6f out, headed over 1f out, weakened
slowly away, in touch, under pressure over 3f out, headway over 1f out, ran on, never able to challenge
always in rear
Nonrunner
BARREN BROOK has every chance on these terms as he drops in class. A repeat of his third at York in September would make him hard to beat and he should have the measure of Freddy With A Y and Ravenous at the weights. The latter finished ahead of the former when fifth here last time and headgear is reapplied to Luke Dace's charge today. This looks tougher than the claimer Vastly won at Wolverhampton last month when beating Matraash a length.
Occult 8-1 (9-4) Held up towards rear, headway 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 8, 5 3/4l behind Weld Arab (9-7) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Ravenous 20-1 (9-5) Went right start, chased leaders, effort over 1f out, stayed on same pace, 5th of 10, 3 3/4l behind Elysian Prince (9-6) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Feb.
Freddy With A Y (IRE) 8-1 (9-6) Slowly into stride, always behind, 9th of 10, 6 1/4l behind Elysian Prince (9-6) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Feb.
Matraash (USA) 15-2 (9-5) Held up, headway on outside over 4f out, ridden and weakened over 2f out, eased over 1f out, last of 12, 22 1/4l behind Mary Le Bow (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Barren Brook 16-1 (9-6) Led, headed over 5f out, pushed along over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 11th of 13, 10 1/2l behind Whinging Willie (9-5) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (5) pol in Jan.
What A Party (IRE) 8-1 (8-11) Slowly away, recovered to lead after 1f, ridden over 2f out, headed 1f out, unable to quicken inside final furlong, 3rd of 6, 1 1/2l behind Tommys Geal (8-12) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp fll (5) pol in Feb.
Evacusafe Lady 16-1 (10-11) Mid-division, headway on outside over 2f out, soon weakened, 7th of 11, 9 3/4l behind Miss Lillie (10-13) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Vastly (USA) 15-2 (9-6) Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 11th of 12, 5 1/4l behind Mary Le Bow (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Feb.