held up in rear, never near leaders
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, led 1f out, held on well
in rear when hampered over 5f out, never dangerous
pulled hard, raced wide, held up, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and hung left over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, nearest finish
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace
keen in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
held up in rear, bumped over 5f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on, never dangerous
slowly into stride, in rear, pushed along halfway, kept on inside final furlong, nearest finish
led, headed over 2f out, soon ridden, weakened final furlong
slowly into stride, in rear, headway 3f out to chase leaders, ridden and stayed on inside final furlong
keen, chased leaders, ridden and with winner from over 1f out, just held
held up, ridden over 2f out, never dangerous
with leaders, led over 2f out, ridden and headed 1f out, weakened final furlong
Nou Camp is sure to be popular here but we will take a chance with Ranavalona who is preferred to Hills Place. The selection was only beaten a head by Carefree last time and she had also gone close a couple of runs ago here. She remains a maiden but she looks to have been found a good opportunity here and she can finally get her head in front. Nou Camp rates the main danger but he is unproven over this trip and the fact that he has been off the track since December means he could also be sharper for the run. Hills Place ran with promise in a handicap last time but he is another who has never raced over this trip before so he can't be backed with absolute confidence. Dance Of Dreams is from a stable that do well here and could prove best of the rest, but for the winner we are happy to stick with Ranavalona.
Caj (IRE) 66-1 (8-4) Pulled hard in rear, headway on outer to track leaders 5f out, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, eased 1f out, tailed off, last of 8, 23l behind Nassmaan (9-4) at Lingfield 1m 3yo hcp (5) pol in Feb.
Dance of Dreams 8-1 (8-12) In touch, progress over 2f out, weakened well inside final furlong, 7th of 11, 3 1/2l behind Pietersen (9-1) at W'hampton 7f 3yo hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Totally Free 28-1 (9-3) Mid-division, headway 3f out, driven 2f out, chased winner final furlong, 2nd of 11, 1/2l behind Poniard (9-2) at Southwell 7f 3yo hcp (6) fbs in Feb.
Brave Jack (IRE) 16-1 (9-3) Broke well, soon in rear, 9th of 10, 8l behind Halsion Chancer (9-3) at Lingfield 5f 3yo mdn (5) pol in Feb.
Rogers Lodger 100-1 (9-3) Keen, held up, always in rear, 12th of 13, 12l behind Endiamo (9-3) at Lingfield 7f 3yo mdn (5) pol in Feb.
Calloff The Search 11-2 (8-7) Led early, chased leader, every chance inside final furlong, not quicken, 3rd of 11, 1 1/2l behind Pietersen (9-1) at W'hampton 7f 3yo hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Nou Camp Evensfav (8-10) Tracked leader, led narrowly over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 3rd of 8, 2l behind Minnow (8-13) at Kempton 5f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Dec.
Brean Dot Com (IRE) 28-1 (8-8) Never dangerous, 6th of 9, 8l behind Imprimis Tagula (9-6) at Southwell 6f 3yo hcp (5) fbs in Feb.
Avery 20-1 (8-5) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out and weakened, 6th of 8, 8l behind Bentley (9-2) at W'hampton 5f 3yo hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Hills Place 9-2 (9-2) Held up in touch, ridden and kept on one pace final 2f, 5th of 11, 4l behind Xalted (8-2) at Lingfield 6f 3yo hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Ranavalona 5-1 (8-4) Crossed over from wide draw, tracked leader 5f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, closing at finish, just held, 2nd of 14, hd behind Carefree (8-13) at Lingfield 7f fll hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Beck 7-1 (9-0) Soon led, headed over 6f out, led again over 2f out, headed over 1f out, soon weakened, 6th of 14, 15l behind My Sara (8-6) at Southwell 1m 3yo mdn hcp (6) fbs in Feb.
Shreddy Shrimpster 11-1 (8-10) Held up in touch, hung left and weakened over 1f out, 7th of 13, 8l behind Yungaburra (9-5) at W'hampton 5f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Nov.
Krakatau (FR) 14-1 (8-8) Mid-division, outpaced over 2f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on, 4th of 9, 4 1/2l behind Imprimis Tagula (9-6) at Southwell 6f 3yo hcp (5) fbs in Feb.
