dwelt in rear, pushed along 4f out, tailed off
held up, pushed along and headway 2f out, kept on final furlong, not trouble leaders
in touch, pushed along to chase leader over 1f out, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, no extra towards finish
in touch, ridden and headway 2f out, edged left and kept on one pace final furlong
close up, ridden to chase leaders 2f out, every chance inside final furlong, led towards finish
dwelt towards rear, pushed along 2f out, never a factor
keen tracked leaders, ridden and weakened 2f out
held up, pushed along 5f out, weakened 2f out
led, ridden and headed 2f out, soon weakened
tracked leader, led 2f out, ridden inside final furlong, headed towards finish
Cafe Milano is the most exposed but isn’t showing any progress having finished third again over track and trip last time. Cinnabar posted a much better effort at Wolverhampton back in December and it would be no surprise to see the Gosden-inmate Libretti improve. Kommodity Kid went close here on his debut and was hampered back at this venue last month but a chance is taken on the returning SLY MINX. The latter hasn’t raced since October but finished ahead of a subsequent winner when third in a Class 2 contest at Newmarket on that occasion and could be good enough on her reappearance. Keane's Kingdom and Opera Gift are newcomers to note.
Eighteenhundred (IRE) 200-1 (10-7) In touch in mid-division, not fluent 2nd, mistake 4th, well beaten from 3 out, last of 16, dist behind Arrivederci (11-5) at Wincanton 1m 7f mdn (5) sft in Jan.
Hart Fell 100-1 (9-5) Dwelt in touch, pushed along halfway, soon weakened, tailed off, last of 10, dist behind Lady Scatterley (9-0) at Pontefract 1m 4f mdn stks (5) sft in Oct.
Cafe Milano 9-1 (8-6) Chased leaders early, mid-division, effort and switched right last bend, hung left inside final furlong, kept on, 3rd of 10, 2 1/4l behind True Scarlet (8-1) at Lingfield 1m 2f mdn stks (5) pol in Feb.
Keane's Kingdom (FR) Joshua Tree colt out of Dip Down.
Kommodity Kid (IRE) 7-1 (9-5) Tracked leader, carried badly wide over 8f out and lost place, dropped to in rear, weakened over 2f out, 5th of 6, 16 1/2l behind Vega's Angel (9-0) at Lingfield 1m 4f stks (5) pol in Feb.
Ridgeway (FR) Outstrip gelding out of Bocca Bianca.
Belynda (IRE) 50-1 (8-0) Led, soon joined, headed over 5f out, rallied over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 14, 33 3/4l behind Punctuation (8-4) at Kempton 1m 4f mdn stks (5) pol in Feb.
Cinnabar 40-1 (8-11) Mid-division on inside, driven over 2f out, ridden and stayed on into 4th inside final furlong, never threatened leaders, 4th of 12, 3 3/4l behind Punting (8-11) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks (4) pol in Dec.
Libretti (USA) 16-1 (8-4) Chased leaders, pushed along over 4f out, driven over 2f out, one pace, no impression, 5th of 11, 9 1/2l behind Maori Knight (8-9) at Chelmsford City 1m mdn stks (4) pol in Feb.
Sly Minx 10-1 (9-0) Close up, ridden 2f out, stayed on one pace final furlong, 3rd of 13, 2l behind Trefoil (9-0) at Newmarket 1m stks (2) sft in Oct.
Opera Gift Nathaniel colt out of Opera Glass.