led 3f, chased leader until over 3f out, chased leaders, no room on inside throughout final furlong, eased
chased leaders on outside, ridden over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, pressing for 2nd post, never going pace of winner
chased leaders, not clearest of runs from over 1f out until inside final furlong, stayed on same pace when in the clear soon after
reluctant loading, held up in 6th on inside, pushed along and outpaced over 2f out, hung left and no headway from over 1f out
took keen hold, tracked leaders on outside, went 2nd 5f out, ridden to lead narrowly inside final furlong, headed and not pace of winner last 100 yards, just held on for 2nd
dwel, always towards rear, pushed along and struggling halfway, ridden and beaten over 2f out
held up in last trio, still plenty to do when headway on outside over 1f out, strong run inside final furlong, led final 100 yards, quickened clear
dwelt, soon chasing leaders on outside, led 5f out, ridden approaching final furlong, headed inside final furlong, weakened final 100 yards
steadied start, took keen hold in rear, pushed along and outpaced in 8th over 2f out, never on terms
Ghost Serge has won twice over 6f and has a bit to prove over this longer trip while Bobby K won a novice race at Southwell last month. Both are penalised along with CAROUSE but the latter landed a claimer by six lengths over track and trip recently and now rated 85, the less exposed types will need a big improvement to challenge Jamie Osborne’s charge. That includes Salisbury runner-up Mandalayan while Dark Crocodile has the more recent form with a decent fourth at Wolverhampton. Sociologist drops down in trip having failed to find the expected improvement over 1m2f here last time.
Ghost Serge (IRE) 5-1 (9-10) Prominent on inside, went 2nd over 4f out, hung left and lost 2nd 2f out, continued to hang left, weakened into 4th towards finish, 4th of 14, 9 1/4l behind Walk In The Sun (9-2) at Kempton 7f stks (5) pol in Jan.
Bobby K (IRE) 10-1 (9-2) Slowly into stride, tracked leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, hung right closing stages, ran on, won at Southwell 1m stks (5) pol in Jan beating Love Rat (9-2) by 1 1/2l, 6 ran.
Carouse (IRE) 8-11fav (9-3) Led briefly, chased leader, tracked new leader 5f out, led 2f out, clear over 1f out, easily, won at Lingfield 1m stks (6) pol in Feb beating Bungee Jump (8-8) by 6l, 4 ran.
Atomic Jack 25-1 (9-5) Pulled hard, tracked leaders, weakened over 2f out, last of 8, 19 3/4l behind Bon Scotte (9-5) at Goodwood 1m mdn stks (4) gd in Aug.
Dark Crocodile (IRE) 50-1 (9-2) Mid-division, headway over 3f out, soon chasing leaders, never a threat, 4th of 12, 2 1/2l behind Petruchio (9-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks (5) pol in Feb.
Given Name 40-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders early, held up towards rear, struggling over 4f out, soon lost touch, tailed off, last of 7, dist behind Sophie Gray (9-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f mdn stks (5) pol in Feb.
Mandalayan (IRE) 40-1 (9-2) Held up towards rear, headway chasing leaders 3f out, every chance travelling well 2f out, stayed on into 2nd near finish and closed, just held, 2nd of 10, hd behind Ace Ventura (9-2) at Salisbury 1m stks (4) hvy in Oct.
Sociologist (FR) 9-2 (9-2) Slowly into stride, chased leaders, effort over 1f out, stayed on same pace, 3rd of 6, 4l behind Broderie (8-11) at Lingfield 1m 2f stks (5) pol in Feb.
Astrobreeze 66-1 (8-11) Soon close up on outside, slightly wide on bend 3f out, weakened over 2f out, last of 9, 37 1/2l behind Nice Shot (9-2) at Chelmsford City 7f stks (5) pol in Dec.
Possibly So (IRE) 16-1 (9-2) Dwelt towards rear, pushed along 3f out, never a factor, 7th of 12, 6 3/4l behind Sir Hamilton (9-6) at Kempton 1m stks (5) pol in Jan.