slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway on outside 5f out, never near leaders, weakened over 2f out
slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway over 2f out, never near leaders, one pace
mid-division, headway over 3f out, went 3rd over 1f out, never near leaders, lost 2 places towards finish
mid-division, some headway 2f out, never near leaders, no impression
led, clear of rest with one rival after 4f, headed over 10f out, chased winner after, nudged along 1f out, unable to challenge
always behind
held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, never near leaders, soon well beaten
tracked leaders, front pair went well clear after 4f, never closed gap, lost 3rd over 1f out
held up towards rear, ridden over 3f out, ran on from over 1f out, went 3rd towards finish, never near leading pair
tracked leaders, front pair went well clear after 4f, weakened over 2f out
with leader, well clear of rest after 4f, led over 1of out, stayed on well
MASTER BURBIDGE was beaten less than a length by Sonnythenavigator over track and trip last month with Delagoa Bay well beaten. Collateral form gives him the beating of Vedani, Galuppi and Boston Blue and he gets the vote. Grand Facile won over track and trip at the end of last year but ran a shocker back here last time while Comedy House hasn't won for some time now but may well be suited by the step back up in distance.
Comedy House 10-1 (10-12) Slowly away, held up, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 8, 3 1/4l behind Percella (10-7) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Galuppi 10-1 (9-0) Held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, kept on and held towards finish, 2nd of 9, 1 1/4l behind Trending (9-4) at Lingfield 1m 5f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Vedani (IRE) 25-1 (9-6) Dwelt, soon led, ridden over 2f out, kept on and headed towards finish, 4th of 8, 2l behind Sonnythenavigator (9-9) at Kempton 2m hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Green Du Ciel (FR) 20-1 (10-13) Mid-division, struggling 7th, behind when pulled up before 4 out, at Taunton 3m hcp (5) hvy in Dec.
Master Burbidge 3-1fav (9-0) Raced wide, close up, smooth headway to press leader 3f out, ridden to lead entering final furlong, headed and lost two places near finish, 3rd of 11, 1/2l behind Sonnythenavigator (9-1) at Lingfield 2m hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Boston Blue 10-1 (9-3) Held up towards rear, pushed along over 4f out, never dangerous, last of 8, 20 1/4l behind Sonnythenavigator (9-9) at Kempton 2m hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Grand Facile 8-1 (8-13) Tracked leader until over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 7, 22 3/4l behind Megara (9-7) at Lingfield 2m hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Opus Too (IRE) 20-1 (10-8) Close up, ridden and weakened 4f out, 13th of 14, dist behind Claude Greenwood (10-8) at Southwell 1m 3f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Delagoa Bay (IRE) 16-1 (8-10) Raced wide held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on towards finish, 4th of 10, 2 1/4l behind Missandei (8-9) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Hawk Gold (IRE) 50-1 (10-0) Behind, never on terms, 7th of 9, 29 3/4l behind Mighty Thor (10-5) at Lingfield 2m hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Pao De Acuca (IRE) 25-1 (8-8) Led and soon clear, headed over 2f out, quickly weakened, last of 9, dist behind Zarliman (8-12) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Jan.