steadied start, held up in last pair, headway on outside over 1f out, soon ridden, stayed on well towards finish, not reach leaders, lost 3rd close home
led and set steady pace, pressed and quickened over 2f out, headed over 1f out, lost 2nd inside final furlong, weakened final 110 yards
raced keenly, tracked leader, led over 1f out, ridden and strongly pressed inside final furlong, headed and not pace of winner towards finish
held up last, pushed along and outpaced as tempo lifted over 2f out, headway on outside over 1f out, stayed on well towards finish, went 3rd close home, not reach leading duo
tracked leaders, went 2nd inside final furlong, driven ahead towards finish
tracked leaders on inside, pushed along and outpaced over 2f out, weakened inside final 2f
held up in 5th, pushed along over 2f out, headway inside final 2f, ridden chasing leaders over 1f out, weakened final 100 yards
El Ghazwani has recorded all six wins so far over track and trip including this contest in 2019 and is back on a winning mark. But he finished behind fifth-placed Crimewave here last time and both will need to improve to figure in this. The latter comment also applies to Secret Victory, who failed to convince over today’s trip at Doncaster last time while Classical Wave landed a double with last month’s success here but is upped in class and raised 9lb. FIEROSPEED (NAP) is another recent winner facing a tougher task after winning at Wolverhampton. But the Hannon colt looked good value for more than the official winning distance of a neck having failed to get a clear run and is taken to go in again.
El Ghazwani (IRE) 11-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, last of 6, 6 3/4l behind Byford (8-13) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (3) pol in Feb.
Secret Victory 5-1 (9-6) Tracked leaders, pushed along to chase winner over 1f out, ridden and kept on one pace, 3rd of 16, 5 3/4l behind Throne Hall (9-5) at Doncaster 1m 2f hcp (3) gd in Mar.
Classical Wave 11-4 (9-7) Prominent, chased leaders travelling strongly 2f out, switched wide and smooth progress inside final furlong, pushed to lead close home, cosily, won at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Mar beating Khatm (9-7) by 1l, 7 ran.
Crimewave (IRE) 2-1 (8-7) In touch, pushed along 3f out, short lived effort approaching final furlong, 5th of 6, 4 1/2l behind Byford (8-13) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (3) pol in Feb.
Fierospeed (IRE) 3-1fav (9-6) Mid-division, not much room 2f out, switched left and headway over 1f out, challenged inside final furlong, led towards finish, ran on, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Mar beating Starfighter (9-9) by nk, 9 ran.
Avarice (IRE) 25-1 (9-5) Always in rear, last of 11, 12 1/2l behind Arij (9-10) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (4) pol in Mar.
Family Fortunes 16-1 (9-0) Mid-division, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 5th of 11, 1 1/2l behind Uzincso (9-7) at Kempton 1m hcp (4) pol in Mar.
