in touch, pushed along 4f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on final furlong, not trouble leaders
tracked leaders, went 2nd 4f out, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, headed inside final furlong, stayed on
in rear, headway approaching final furlong, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on
towards rear, headway on inner over 1f out, soon every chance, weakened inside final furlong
keen towards rear, pushed along 3f out, never a factor
slow into stride, in touch, wide and headway over 3f out, ridden and every chance approaching final furlong, stayed on one pace
tracked leader, led 4f out, pushed along 3f out, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, weakened towards finish
close up, pushed along 3f out, weakened 2f out
tracked leaders, pushed along 2f out, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, stayed on
led, headed 4f out, weakened over 2f out
Abel Tasman won over track and trip in December having earlier finished behind Beat The Breeze here when the latter was completing a hat-trick while Monsaraz scored at Wolverhampton last month and is 6lb higher. Stopnsearch has been in the mix over 1m2f here recently but FORESEE was beaten less than a length over course and distance a fortnight ago and Tony Carroll’s charge looks set for a return to winning ways with El Salvaje one to note stepping up in distance.
El Salvaje 7-2 (9-1) Held up in 5th on inside, pushed along inside final 3f, ridden and not quicken inside final 2f, weakened soon after, 6th of 7, 6 1/4l behind Party Island (8-10) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (4) pol in Feb.
Stopnsearch 2-1fav (9-9) Tracked leaders, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, stayed on and lost 2nd close home, 3rd of 10, 1 3/4l behind Convertible (9-7) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Feb.
Monsaraz 7-4fav (9-3) Held up in rear, switched right final bend, headway over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, stayed on well, led towards finish, won at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Feb beating Greengage (9-12) by 1/2l, 7 ran.
Lexington Law (IRE) 7-1 (9-9) In touch in mid-division, closed over 7f out, went 2nd over 2f out until over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 12, 8 1/2l behind Highwaygrey (9-3) at Pontefract 1m 2f hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Trouble Shooter (IRE) 14-1 (9-4) Raced keenly, tracked leader, every chance 2f out, soon hung left and ridden, weakened over 1f out, 4th of 6, 12l behind Bay Of Naples (9-7) at Southwell 1m 3f hcp (5) pol in Feb.
Abel Tasman 2-1fav (9-9) Held up, wide and headway approaching final furlong, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on, won at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Dec beating Its Nice Tobe Nice (9-9) by 1l, 8 ran.
Twpsyn (IRE) 125-1 (8-7) Always towards rear, 10th of 12, 8l behind Hint Of Stars (9-9) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (4) pol in Feb.
Foresee (GER) 10-1 (9-8) Raced wide keen, tracked leaders, ridden to lead inside final furlong, headed towards finish, 3rd of 13, 3/4l behind French Minstrel (9-1) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Beat The Breeze 9-2 (9-5) Switched left start, held up towards rear, never on terms, 8th of 12, 4 1/4l behind Torolight (9-9) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Nelson's Hill 250-1 (8-7) Led, headed 8f out, tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 13, 15 1/4l behind French Minstrel (9-1) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
