tracked leaders, effort entering final furlong, ridden and kept on one pace
keen led after 1f, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong
raced wide in rear, pushed along and headway 2f out, ridden and kept on one pace final furlong
in touch, headway on inner over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, edged right and ran on
led 1f, tracked leaders, pushed along and slightly outpaced entering final 2f, kept on towards finish
keen tracked leader until ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong
in touch, pushed along over 2f out, never on terms
NonRunner
Fard beat Cappadocia when scoring at Wolverhampton can go well again but Clashaniska faces a tougher task having won a classified event over 7f here. KNOCKOUT BLOW (NAP) landed a course and distance double at the end of last year and having already slipped back down to a winning mark and placing on his latest start, John Long’s charge can get his head back in front. Ancient Astronaut ran a shocker when sent off favourite at Wolverhampton a couple of days ago with top weight Griggy preferred after a better effort at Newcastle last week.
Griggy (IRE) 10-1 (9-7) Mid-division, good headway near side rail over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, almost snatched 2nd, no chance with winner, 3rd of 12, 1 1/4l behind Absolute Dream (8-13) at Newcastle 6f hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Fard 16-1 (9-6) Towards rear, soon headway on outer and led 4f out, ridden over 1f out, just held on, won at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (6) pol in Feb beating Blue Cable (9-6) by ns, 13 ran.
Knockout Blow 16-1 (8-13) Prominent, ridden over 2f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, 3rd of 12, 1 1/4l behind Madrinho (9-3) at Kempton 6f hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Clashaniska (IRE) 12-1 (9-0) Slowly away towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on, won at Lingfield 7f stks (6) pol in Feb beating Gonzaga (9-0) by 1 1/2l, 14 ran.
Cappadocia (IRE) 10-1 (9-7) Midfield, headway 2f out, switched left 1f out, ridden and no impression inside final furlong, 8th of 13, 4 1/4l behind Fard (9-6) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Mykindofsunshine (IRE) 100-1 (8-3) In touch, ridden 2f out, no impression, 6th of 9, 3l behind Thegreyvtrain (8-13) at Lingfield 5f hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Butcherofstockholm 28-1 (9-0) Took a keen hold, tracked leaders, no impact from 2f out, 8th of 10, 9l behind My Footsteps (9-0) at Chelmsford City 7f stks (6) pol in Jan.
Bernie's Boy 40-1 (9-0) Chased leader, led 4f out, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, last of 12, 7 1/2l behind Madrinho (9-3) at Kempton 6f hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Ancient Astronaut 11-5fav (9-0) Slowly away, pulled hard towards rear, switched to outside halfway, very wide entering straight, no impression, last of 9, 9l behind Twice As Likely (9-0) at Wolverhampton 6f stks (6) pol in Mar.