held up towards rear but in touch, headway 2f out, ridden over 1f out, led entering final furlong, held on towards finish
tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, headed entering and kept on
dwelt, in rear, headway on outer over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, went 3rd last 100 yards, kept on towards finish
Silly Billy won at Wolverhampton last month and has been beaten in better company in a couple of starts since. Luke Rowe's 7lb claim gives him an equal chance with BETTER SELF at the weights, but the latter beat him fair and square over C&D last month and the same outcome is expected here. The selection also has the beating of Fifth In Line on collateral form with May's Boy and David Flood's charge seems better over 6f anyway. Lynchpin and Hey Mambo are hard to fancy on today's terms and are easy to dismiss.
Silly Billy (IRE) 16-1 (8-12) Keen in touch, headway over 2f out, ridden and stayed on final furlong, 3rd of 12, 3 1/2l behind Kingscroft (8-11) at Wolverhampton 7f 3yo hcp (4) pol.
Fifth In Line (IRE) 12-1 (8-8) Close up on inside, ridden to dispute 3rd over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 4th of 6, 5l behind Its You Again (9-4) at Kempton 6f 3yo clm stks (6) pol.
Lynchpin 22-1 (9-2) Tracked leader, ridden halfway, every chance over 1f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 14, 4 1/2l behind Titan Diamond (8-3) at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Feb.
Better Self 11-10fav (8-3) Tracked leaders, led well mover 1f out, headed approaching final furlong, lost 2nd place towards finish, 3rd of 8, 1 1/4l behind Ad Vitam (8-9) at Kempton 1m 3yo clm stks (6) pol.
Hey Mambo 66-1 (8-5) Reared leaving stalls and slowly away, in rear, headway on inside over 1f out one pace inside final furlong, 4th of 6, 4l behind Eternal Youth (9-5) at Lingfield 6f 3yo sell stks (6) pol.