chased leaders, went 2nd over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, soon every chance, kept on same pace
mid-division, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened
towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, soon outpaced
mid-division, soon chased winner, pushed along over 3f out, kept on same pace
slowly into stride, mid-division, kept on from over 1f out, no impression
towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, never dangerous
held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
dwelt, towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, never dangerous
mid-division, outpaced over 3f out
tracked winner early, ridden over 1f out, one pace and no impression
in touch, ridden over 1f out, no extra over 1f out
made all, pressed over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on well
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened
slowly away, mid-division, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace
This looks something of a lottery but BROOKLYN BOY finished a street clear of the rest when making a winning debut for new connections at Southwell last week. He carries a penalty but will be raised 11lb after today and can take advantage. Subliminal’s winning run came to an end at Chelmsford and he’ll need to improve on earlier attempts at this longer distance while Be Fair was beaten over hurdles recently but bids for a hat-trick back on the level. Muraaqeb has a shout back over today’s trip while Enmeshing, Dream Magic, Surrey Blaze and Herm all have bits of form that give them a chance.
Dream Magic (IRE) 11-4fav (9-5) Tracked leader, led 3f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra towards finish, 4th of 9, 2l behind Hooflepuff (9-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Feb.
Tiar Na Nog (IRE) 40-1 (9-4) Held up, ridden and headway to chase winner over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 10, 5 3/4l behind Ghost Serge (9-6) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Surrey Blaze (IRE) 12-1 (9-4) Held up, headway over 2f out, not clear run over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 5th of 9, 2 1/4l behind Hooflepuff (9-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Feb.
Zarrar (IRE) 7-1 (9-7) Soon led, 4 lengths clear 9f out, ridden 2f out, headed towards finish, 2nd of 8, 3/4l behind Sibylline (8-8) at Chelmsford City 1m 5f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Be Fair 25-1 (10-12) Held up in rear, not fluent 3rd, some headway but well off leaders when not fluent 3 out, well beaten 2 out, 6th of 10, 37 1/4l behind Zoffee (10-12) at Doncaster 2m 1f mdn (4) gd in Feb.
Subliminal 5-1 (9-5) Mid-division, headway on inside over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 12, 5 1/4l behind Dyagilev (8-8) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Esspeegee 50-1 (10-12) Refused 1st and unseated rider, at Huntingdon 2m (4) gd in Nov.
Zoffany Bay (IRE) 28-1 (9-2) Soon led, ridden and headed over 3f out, weakened 2f out, 9th of 10, 23 3/4l behind Ghost Serge (9-6) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Kingfast (IRE) 33-1 (11-0) With leader, lost place after 3 out, weakened between last 2, 7th of 11, 13 1/4l behind Heaven Help Us (10-7) at Cheltenham 2m mdn (3) gs in Oct.
Enmeshing 10-1 (9-6) Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, went 2nd well inside final furlong, stayed on, 2nd of 13, 1/2l behind Alvaro (9-7) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Muraaqeb 6-1 (9-5) Held up towards rear, headway 2f out, lost 3rd and no extra well inside final furlong, 5th of 9, 9 1/2l behind Estrela Star (9-5) at Chelmsford City 1m 6f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Brooklyn Boy 9-4fav (9-5) Prominent, led over 9f out, clear final 3f, very easily, won at Southwell 1m 3f hcp (6) pol in Feb beating Optima Petamus (9-0) by 14l, 8 ran.
Toybox 11-2 (9-5) Led 2f, tracked leader until over 7f out, handy 3rd on inside, weakened final furlong, 9th of 11, 6 1/4l behind Tebay (8-13) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Famous Dynasty (IRE) 8-1 (8-11) Behind, ridden over 2f out, never dangerous, 9th of 13, 8 1/4l behind Alvaro (9-7) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Herm (IRE) 7-2jfav (9-7) Held up in touch, not clear, run briefly well over 1f out, ridden and ran on inside final furlong, 3rd of 11, 1l behind Amanto (9-9) at Lingfield 1m 5f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
