held up, switched wide over 7f out, headway 3f out to chase leading pair, ridden and ran on to lead final strides
tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out
dwelt and slow into stride, headway to go close up 9f out, ridden over 3f out, faded inside final furlong
towards rear, headway over 1f out, ran on, nearest finish
held up, ridden and outpaced over 2f out
keen tracked leader, ridden 2f out, not quicken inside final furlong
led, shaken up approaching final furlong, caught final strides
close up, ridden 2f out, faded final furlong
in rear, ridden over 2f out, never nearer
A few of these have been threatening to get their head in front of late including KOLONEL KIRKUP. Placed in his last three starts, an apprentice's 5lb allowance could make the difference today. Salient was still beaten five lengths when runner-up here last time while last year's winner Novel Dancer is 3lb higher than his win at Kempton in January. One Last Dream hasn't been far away off today's mark recently and Jayeff Herring went within a length of losing his maiden tag when fourth at Wolverhampton last time.
Salient 16-1 (8-4) Keen tracked leaders, edged left and ridden to chase winner over 2f out, kept on one pace, 2nd of 6, 5l behind Dumbfounded (8-12) at Lingfield 1m 5f app hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Mar.
Rockweiller 28-1 (10-4) Behind, outpaced 3f out, never a threat, 11th of 18, 22l behind Highway Code (10-12) at Doncaster 1m 4f am hcp (0-70) (4yo+) (5) gs in Mar.
Novel Dancer 12-1 (8-8) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, 8th of 9, 9l behind Sandy Cove (9-3) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Feb.
Rainford Glory (IRE) 33-1 (9-2) In touch in rear, ridden 2f out, kept on final furlong, never a factor, 4th of 6, 6l behind Investissement (8-7) at Lingfield 1m 5f clm stks 0-65 (6) pol in Mar.
Kolonel Kirkup 9-2 (9-5) Chased winner, ridden over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, always held, 2nd of 9, 1l behind Weld Arab (9-4) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (0-55) (6) pol in Mar.
One Last Dream 11-2 (9-5) Close up, ridden over 2f out, ran on, 5th of 12, 1l behind Patron of Explores (8-12) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-52 (6) in Mar.
Jayeff Herring (IRE) 17-2 (8-9) Close up, lost place 8f out towards rear, wide into straight 2f out, headway when hampered approaching final furlong, ran on, 4th of 9, 1 1/4l behind Ninepointsixthree (8-11) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp 0-50 (6) in Mar.
Sea Tiger 8-1 (8-2) Chased leader, pushed along 4f out, ridden and lost 2nd over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out, 6th of 7, 21l behind Ninety Minutes (9-7) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Tornado Battle 33-1 (8-2) Chased leaders on outside, ridden and weakened over 2f out, tailed off, last of 7, 36l behind Ninety Minutes (9-7) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.