held up towards rear, headway on outside over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, stayed on to lead towards finish
chased clear leader at fast pace, closed to lead 2f out, soon ridden, headed inside final furlong, faded well inside final furlong
mid-division, headway under pressure chasing leaders over 1f out, weakened final 100 yards
dwelt, soon recovered to lead and set strong pace, clear halfway until headed 2f out, ridden and lost 2nd well over 1f out, weakened quickly
held up towards rear, moderate headway inside final furlong, never on terms
raced wide, off the pace in 4th place, closed over 2f out, soon switched right, 2nd well over 1f out until inside final furlong, chased leading pair under pressure, kept on same pace
held up in last trio, headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 4th close home, never nearer
steadied start, took keen hold and held up in rear, good headway on outside and edged left over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, headed and not quicken towards finish
chased leading pair, pushed along before halfway, chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
slowly into stride, took keen hold and held up in last trio, short-lived effort when hampered on inside rail over 1f out
Nonrunner
Warden Bond won a similar low grade affair at Wolverhampton in January but remains 5lb higher. Claude Greenwood has gone close the last twice but has been raised 7lb as a consequence so the vote goes to JONNIE SKULL. He finished runner-up over track and trip before scoring over hurdles last month and arrives in the best form. Ever Yours has a shout on his win at Kempton in February where he beat Warbond, who has only won once in 57 outings.
Warden Bond 7-1 (9-7) Held up towards rear, some late headway, never dangerous, 9th of 14, 12l behind Rock Charm (9-3) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (0-55) (6) pol in Feb.
Jonnie Skull (IRE) 10-1 (9-0) Led, ridden 2f out, headed well inside final furlong, 2nd of 10, 3/4l behind Youm Jamil (9-7) at Lingfield 1m app hcp (0-55) (6) pol in Mar.
Ever Yours (IRE) 22-1 (9-7) Held up, ridden 3f out, some headway 2f out, not trouble leaders, 7th of 12, 4l behind Patron of Explores (8-12) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-52 (6) in Mar.
Mick Dundee (IRE) 9-2 (9-5) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened quickly, 10th of 11, 11l behind Waterloo Dock (8-10) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-52 (6) in Mar.
Warbond 7-2fav (8-13) Awkwardly away, soon chasing leaders on inside, pushed along well over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, no extra well inside final furlong, 7th of 12, 2 1/2l behind Crowning Star (9-7) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-50 (7) pol in Mar.
Sixties Queen 9-1 (8-2) Towards rear, some late headway, never dangerous, 5th of 7, 4 1/2l behind Toymaker (9-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-60 (6) in Mar.
Just Five (IRE) 25-1 (9-2) Mid-divisioon, headway on outside over 2f out, pushed along and stayed on inside final furlong, never going pace to challenge, 5th of 12, 1 1/4l behind Crowning Star (9-7) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-50 (7) pol in Mar.
Play The Blues (IRE) 33-1 (8-4) Pulled very hard early, midfield, headway over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 10, 11l behind Divine Rule (8-13) at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Nov.
Jessy Mae 14-1 (9-5) Held up towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, headway over 1f out, no impression, 6th of 10, 11l behind Akavit (7-9) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) in Mar.
Spider Bay 100-1 (8-7) Always in rear, 10th of 11, 6l behind Teen Ager (8-9) at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Mar.
Claude Greenwood 7-1 (8-2) Tracked leader, ridden to lead over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 7, nk behind Mishrif (9-3) at Chelmsford City 1m app hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Mar.
