tracked leaders, pushed along and headway over 1f out, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, led towards finish
close up, pushed along over 4f out, outpaced over 1f out, ridden and stayed on to go 3rd close home
tracked leaders, pushed along 2f out, ridden inside final furlong, kept on one pace
in rear, pushed along 3f out, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, stayed on one pace
led, pushed along 2f out, ridden and joined inside final furlong, headed towards finish
Kissininthebackrow steps up in distance after winning a novices' race over a mile here but STATE LEGEND made a winning debut in handicaps when successful at Wolverhampton. He can go in again raised only 2lb for beating Achnamara, who went on to score at the same track when easily beating Mashkuur. The latter finished in front of Already Gone over course and distance earlier while Graffiti make his handicap debut on his first outing since October.
State Legend (IRE) 5-2 (9-2) Tracked leader, pushed along 3f out, ridden to lead and edged left approaching final furlong, ran on, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Jan beating Achnamara (9-4) by 3/4l, 4 ran.
Kissininthebackrow 4-1 (8-11) Raced wide tracked leader, pushed along and 2 lengths down entering final furlong, ridden inside final furlong, stayed on to lead final strides, won at Lingfield 1m stks (5) pol in Jan beating Far Away Thoughts (9-9) by hd, 3 ran.
Mashkuur (IRE) 4-1 (9-4) Bit keen, tracked leader 1f, handy 3rd on inside, pushed along 3f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, never any chance with winner, 2nd of 4, 5 1/2l behind Achnamara (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (4) pol in Jan.
Graffiti 8-1 (9-5) Held up in 6th on inside, pushed along over 2f out, went modest 4th over 1f out, never on terms, 4th of 7, 8l behind Dillian (9-5) at Pontefract 1m 2f stks (4) sft in Oct.
Already Gone (IRE) 10-3 (9-12) Soon led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 7, 6 1/4l behind Cicely (8-9) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Jan.