led, ridden inside final furlong, caught close home
always behind, ridden and weakened over 1f out
tracked leaders, ridden 1f out, no extra towards finish
held up towards rear, ridden inside final furlong, kept on to lead close home
in touch in 4th, ridden inside final furlong, kept on same pace
tracked leader, ridden inside final furlong, no extra towards finish
SPRING LOADED (NAP) continued his good progress when scoring over track and trip last month with Barracuda Boy back in third. Paul D'Arcy's sprinter is upped a further 6lb but may not have finished improving yet. Nuno Tristan was a couple of lengths ahead of Magnus Maximus when runner-up at Chelmsford last time but is upped in class today while though Baddilini finished in front of Primrose Valley over 7f here recently, neither threatened to get involved in the finish.
Barracuda Boy (IRE) 10-1 (9-4) Led, ridden 2f out, headed inside final furlong, stayed on, 3rd of 11, 1/2l behind Spring Loaded (8-9) at Lingfield 6f hcp (2) pol in Jan.
Primrose Valley 10-1 (9-9) In touch, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 11th of 13, 3 1/2l behind Realize (9-10) at Lingfield 7f hcp (2) pol in Jan.
Baddilini 8-1 (9-7) In touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 9, 5 1/4l behind Peril (9-3) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (3) pol in Feb.
Spring Loaded (IRE) 5-1 (8-9) Keen early, close up, ridden and headway to lead inside final furlong, ran on, won at Lingfield 6f hcp (2) pol in Jan beating Boomerang Bob (9-0) by 1/2l, 11 ran.
Nuno Tristan (USA) 7-4fav (9-0) Mid-division, headway over 1f out, chased winner inside final furlong, nearest finish, 2nd of 11, 3/4l behind Bosham (9-1) at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (3) pol in Feb.
Magnus Maximus 7-1 (9-3) Chased leader, hard ridden to challenge over 2f out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 11, 2 1/2l behind Bosham (9-1) at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (3) pol in Feb.