led at steady gallop, quickened pace when over 2f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong
tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
held up in rear, outpaced over 2f out
held up mid-division, good headway on inside over 2f out, chased leader 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong
reared start, slowly away, in rear, effort on outer over 3f out, ridden and hung left final furlong
keen close up, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
keen, held up, ridden over 2f out, kept on never nearer
keen, prominent, ridden over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong
Dumaran had little luck over hurdles and returns to the flat off a realistic weight but Willie Musson's gelding is on a long losing sequence and that run may well continue with preference for Monets Masterpiece, who gets the vote ahead of Casablanca Minx. The last mentioned still remains plenty high enough in the handicap which may explain why he is still running in this grade and he has to be respected. Undeterred would have claims on the pick of his form but the yard's horses are not in the best of form at present so he may be best watched, while Liberty Run may have too much weight. Zalkani looks to be going the right way and is another to consider but the vote goes to Monets Masterpiece. Although still a maiden, Gary Moore's string are in good form right now and he looks to have found a suitable contest for the four-year-old to finally loose that maiden tag.
First Friend (IRE) 25-1 (8-2) Keen, raced wide mid-division, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 10th of 14, 4 1/2l behind Cinematic (8-9) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
Liberty Run (IRE) 9-1 (9-6) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden to chase leaders, one pace final furlong, 5th of 14, 3l behind Street Life (9-4) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Jan.
Undeterred 33-1 (11-0) Held up and behind, never dangerous, 9th of 12, 14l behind Three Thieves (11-1) at W'hampton 1m 6f amt hcp (5) std.
Zalkani (IRE) 22-1 (9-8) Held up, headway on inside over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, no impression on leaders entering final furlong, eased close home, 6th of 11, 6l behind Moon Emperor (9-8) at W'hampton 2m 1f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Feb.
Monets Masterpiece (USA) 15-2 (9-3) Held up in rear, ridden over 3f out, headway and switched left to inside 2f out, effort over 1f out, kept on one pace, 4th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Caucasienne (8-12) at Lingfield 1m 5f mdn stk (5) pol in Feb.
Dumaran (IRE) 28-1 (8-3) Prominent, shaken up over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 5th of 8, 2 1/2l behind Wild Pitch (8-13) at W'hampton 1m 1f app hcp (4) pol in Feb.
Casablanca Minx (IRE) 33-1 (8-5) Took keen hold, held up in touch, ridden over 3f out, lost place over 2f out, no impression when edged left final furlong, 8th of 12, 9l behind Kilimandscharo (8-13) at W'hampton 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Feb.
Missie Baileys 7-1 (9-7) In touch, ridden 3f out, one pace final furlong, 5th of 8, 5l behind Melvino (9-2) at W'hampton 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Dec.
Finished Article (IRE) 12-1 (10-0) Held up, headway over 3f out, no impression final furlong, 6th of 13, 7l behind Blue Hills (10-5) at W'hampton 1m 6f amt hcp (5) std.
Tiggers Touch 50-1 (8-5) Soon led, ridden and headed over 3f out, weakened quickly, last of 11, 38l behind Shaheer (8-12) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
