close up, ridden over 1f out, faded inside final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden to press winner entering final furlong, led inside final furlong, headed final strides
tracked winner, ridden halfway, kept on one pace final furlong
led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, rallied gamely to lead again final strides
dwelt towards rear, wide into straight 2f out, ridden and stayed on to 4th inside final furlong, nearest finish
held up towards rear, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, no impression inside final furlong
in rear, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, nearest finish
dwelt always in rear
close up on inner, ridden when weakened approaching final furlong
A case can be made for several of these including Thataboy and Glastonberry, closely matched on their respective defeats at the hands of the progressive Varsovian. Dominium is 7lb higher than when scoring at Wolverhampton in September while Desert Strike usually does his winning in lower grade sprints including last month's success at Kempton. Multitask scored over 7f here in February with SOARING SPIRITS back in fourth but the latter re-opposes on better terms and gets a speculative vote in an open affair having won twice over course and distance at the end of last year.
Multitask 5-1 (9-2) In touch, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 6, 5l behind Blhadawa (9-2) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Mar.
Glastonberry 8-1 (9-7) Chased leaders on inside, headway 2f out, switched right over 1f out, led inside final furlong, headed and not pace of winner final 100 yards, 2nd of 9, nk behind Varsovian (9-5) at Chelmsford City 6f hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Mar.
Soaring Spirits (IRE) 7-1 (9-2) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on one pace, 4th of 9, 2 3/4l behind Multitask (9-0) at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Feb.
Desert Strike 14-1 (9-0) Taken to post early, with leader, ridden and every chance over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 9, 4 1/2l behind Brother Tiger (9-4) at Lingfield 5f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Mar.
Dominium (USA) 16-1 (8-12) Slowly into stride, in rear, headway on inside over 1f out, stayed on, went 2nd near finish, no impression on winner, 2nd of 11, 2 3/4l behind Malaysian Boleh (8-7) at Chelmsford City 6f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Mar.
Thataboy (IRE) 6-1 (8-11) Held up, headway on inside over 1f out, chased winner well inside final furlong, stayed on, 2nd of 10, 3/4l behind Claim The Roses (9-5) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-85 (4) in Mar.
Castorienta 7-2fav (9-5) Held up, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 8, 10l behind Birdie Queen (8-3) at Brighton 6f flls hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Sep.
Dishy Guru 6-1 (9-7) Slowly into stride, in rear, driven over 1f out, never on terms, last of 7, 4l behind Ask The Guru (9-3) at Lingfield 5f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Mar.
Angel Flores (IRE) 16-1 (9-7) Raced wide close up, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 11th of 12, 9l behind Desert Strike (9-7) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Dec.