close up in rear, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out
raced wide, keen, tracked leaders, went 2nd 4f out, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, headed towards finish
led, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, no extra
keen, tracked leader until 4f out, tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, effort inside final furlong, unable to quicken towards finish
close up in 4th, pushed along over 2f out, headway on outer approaching final furlong, ridden and ran on to lead towards finish
Midtech Star has won two of his last three starts after scoring at Wolverhampton a fortnight ago but is raised in class today along with START SEVEN. The latter recorded a hat-trick of victories over 1m6f before just missing out over 2m at Southwell and this return to a shorter trip should suit. Oceane has a shout if improving for last month’s comeback run and Manjaam is also at home in this grade but has not raced since October though is still preferred to Royal Marskell.
Oceane (FR) 6-1 (9-8) Led until over 1f out, faded final furlong, 9th of 11, 6 3/4l behind Haines (9-6) at Wolverhampton 2m 1f hcp (2) pol in Feb.
Manjaam (IRE) 16-1 (8-9) Close up, ridden and edged right over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 15th of 16, 16 1/2l behind Scarlet Dragon (9-3) at Newmarket 1m 4f hcp (2) gf in Oct.
Start Seven 13-8 (10-4) Keen, tracked leaders on inside, challenged in 2nd 3f out, soon led, ridden over 1f out, headed and no extra close home, 2nd of 8, 3/4l behind Fern Owl (9-13) at Southwell 2m hcp (4) pol in Feb.
Midtech Star (IRE) 5-1 (9-10) Held up, pushed along over 3f out, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on, won at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp (4) pol in Mar beating Ardamir (9-6) by nk, 10 ran.
Royal Marskell 8-1 (10-0) Dwelt pulled hard raced wide close up, pulled way to front over 7f out, 4 lengths clear over 4f out, pushed along 2f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on, 3rd of 7, 3/4l behind Tartan Bute (9-3) at Lingfield 2m hcp (4) pol in Mar.