tracked leaders, ridden well over 1f out, ran on to lead well inside furlong, edged left close home
soon behind, never dangerous
tracked leader, effort over 2f out, kept on same pace
chased leaders, ridden halfway, stayed on same pace final 2f
chased leaders, ridden halfway, weakening when hung left under pressure inside final furlong
soon led, hard ridden over 1f out, soon hung right, edged left, headed under pressure inside final furlong, no extra
reared start, behind, hampered over 2f out, never on terms
slowly into stride, behind, headway on inside over 1f out, soon chasing leaders, kept on same pace
chased leaders over 3f
slowly into stride, behind, headway when hampered inside final furlong, stayed on, never nearer
Almaty Express, Taboor and Majestical are put forward as the trio to concentrate on in the closing-handicap with Almaty Express getting our vote. He made a bold attempt to win from the front in a Wolverhampton-sprint-handicap last time and only just failed, going down by three-quarters of a length. A repeat performance today will see him right there at the finish and Daryll Holland obviously gets on well with him. Taboor gets weight from all his rivals and looks the most likely danger to our selection. He has been running consistently well in these type of races but has just failed to get his nose in front, most recently when a length behind H Harrison at this course. Majestical has gone up six-pound since winning at Wolverhampton in January and appears to be firmly in the handicapper's grip. The form of Milton Bradley's runners at the moment is also a concern and our selection remains Almaty Express.
Wicked Uncle 7-2 (8-13) Mid-division, ridden halfway, headway over 1f out, stayed on, 4th of 10, 2l behind Mambazo (8-5) at Lingfield 5f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Mar.
Majestical (IRE) 7-2 (8-10) Slowly into stride, behind, kept on under pressure final furlong, no danger, 5th of 10, 2l behind Effective (8-11) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Feb.
Almaty Express 11-2fav (9-4) Soon led, edged left and headed well inside final furlong, not quicken, 3rd of 12, 3/4l behind Desert Opal (8-10) at W'hampton 5f hcap (6) pol in Mar.
Salon Prive 8-1 (9-4) Chased leader 3f, weakened over 1f out, 10th of 12, 8l behind Desert Opal (8-10) at W'hampton 5f hcap (6) pol in Mar.
Lady Bahia (IRE) 16-1 (8-11) Slowly into stride, always behind, last of 11, 8l behind Ashes (8-11) at W'hampton 5f fll hcp (5) std.
Namir (IRE) 20-1 (9-1) Slowly into stride, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened, 7th of 12, 5l behind Desert Opal (8-10) at W'hampton 5f hcap (6) pol in Mar.
Bold Cheverak 33-1 (8-1) Chased leaders until over 1f out, 9th of 11, 11l behind Silver Dane (8-4) at Yarmouth 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Mar.
Taboor (IRE) 13-2 (9-1) Mid-division, headway over 1f out, ridden and ran on inside final furlong, 3rd of 10, 1l behind H Harrison (9-2) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
