mid-division, headway 4f out, challenged over 2f out, ridden and lost place over 1f out, gradually weakened inside final furlong
soon led, headed narrowly over 5f out, lost place over 2f out, soon weakened
mid-division, ridden 2f out, headway inside final furlong, stayed on to chase front pair towards finish, no impression
behind, ridden over 1f out, never a threat
tracked leaders, driven over 2f out, ridden and kept on same pace final furlong, no impression
mid-division, ridden and headway on outer 3f out, challenged over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
led early, tracked leaders, lost place over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
mid-division, ridden to chase leaders over 1f out, led entering final furlong, kept on well
behind, ridden and headway 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, not reach leaders
prominent, led narrowly over 5f out, ridden over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, no extra and lost place towards finish
in rear, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never near leaders
prominent, driven over 2f out, weakened final furlong
GRAND FACILE won with plenty in hand over 1m5f here last week with Santadelacruze back in third. He can go in again despite a 5lb rise. Smiley Bagel won a lowly Class 7 event over a shorter trip at Kempton recently and will find this tougher while Frivolous Prince scored at Wolverhampton last month but failed to cope with a 4lb rise last time. It’s hard to make a serious case for any of the remainder though Dynamo won over today’s trip at Bath last year.
Grand Facile 10-1 (9-6) Tracked leader until 10f out, stayed handy, led and edged left over 2f out, clear over 1f out, ran on well, won at Lingfield 1m 5f hcp (6) pol in Feb beating Rianna Star (9-3) by 2 3/4l, 10 ran.
Dynamo (IRE) 33-1 (9-5) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden and beaten over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 11, 7 3/4l behind Pivot Bridge (10-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
The Detainee 16-1 (9-2) Always towards rear, never involved, 11th of 13, 13 1/4l behind Gabster (9-2) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Aug.
Galuppi 16-1 (9-4) Held up towards rear, switched right over 1f out, late progress, never involved, 5th of 11, 5 3/4l behind Willyegolassiego (8-8) at Lingfield 1m 5f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Santadelacruze 8-1 (9-4) Held up in rear, headway over 4f out, 2nd over 1f out, no impression on winner, lost 2nd last strides, 3rd of 10, 2 3/4l behind Grand Facile (9-6) at Lingfield 1m 5f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Frivolous Prince (IRE) 4-1 (9-4) Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, stayed on well final furlong, never reached winner, 2nd of 13, 1 1/4l behind Rail Dancer (9-7) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (7) pol in Jan.
Salient 50-1 (8-7) Tracked leaders, weakened over 3f out, 6th of 7, 19l behind Burnside (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 5f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Smiley Bagel (IRE) 9-4fav (9-5) In touch, ridden over 1f out, led entering final furlong, headed towards finish, rallied to regain lead post, won at Kempton 1m 2f hcp (7) pol in Feb beating Jazri (9-6) by hd, 13 ran.
Hawaiian Freeze 66-1 (10-0) Prominent on outside, led after 2nd, headed after 4th, soon weakened, pulled up before 2 out, at Warwick 2m hcp (4) hvy in Feb.
Cahar Fad (IRE) 6-1 (8-9) Held up mid-division, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 7th of 13, 2 1/4l behind Outlaw Torn (9-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Soundbyte 33-1 (9-2) Held up mid-division, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 10th of 12, 15 1/2l behind Fine Resolve (9-7) at Bath 1m 5f hcp (6) gd in Sep.
Understory (USA) 10-1 (9-6) Led, headed over 7f out, regained lead over 2f out, headed entering final furlong, soon weakened, 10th of 13, 7 3/4l behind Smiley Bagel (9-5) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp (7) pol in Feb.
