steadied start, held up in rear, good headway on inside over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, went never nearer 3rd close home
steadied start, took keen hold, held up in last pair, headway on outside over 1f out, hung left and ran on inside final furlong, went 2nd and closed on winner near finish, just failed
held up in touch on inside, headway and switched sharply right rounding home turn, 2nd over 1f out, led well inside final furlong, just held on, all out
chased leader, led 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed and no extra well inside final furlong
led until 2f out, lost 2nd over 1f out, weakened entering final furlong
chased leaders, pushed along on outside 3f out, unable to quicken 2f out, edging right when pushed wide rounding home turn, weakened inside final furlong
chased leaders on inside, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
raced keenly, held up in last trio, ridden and no response well over 1f out, ran on towards finish, never troubled leaders
Those with the best recent form step up in distance. Takeonefortheteam was beaten a length over 6f at Wolverhampton under today’s apprentice while AGENT ERROR was runner-up over the same trip at Newcastle recently. That was the latter’s first start since September and David Simcock’s filly is expected to show the most improvement of that pair. The remainder are harder to fancy though Astroblaze finished ahead of Runthatbymeagain when fourth on her handicap debut but Royal Wave looks no nearer winning.
Takeonefortheteam 8-1 (9-5) Keen in rear, pushed along and headway on inner approaching final furlong, kept on to chase easy winner, no threat, 2nd of 7, 1l behind Snaffled (9-8) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Agent Error (IRE) 13-2 (9-1) Held up behind, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 2nd of 7, 1 1/4l behind Tough Remedy (10-1) at Newcastle 6f hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Fiery Breath 100-1 (9-0) Mid-division, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 13, 10 1/4l behind Fortune's Pearl (9-3) at Newmarket 7f stks (4) gd in Aug.
Inch Pincher 66-1 (8-10) Held up, ridden 2f out, kept on never nearer, 6th of 11, 8 1/4l behind Morning Has Broken (8-10) at Kempton 7f fll stks (5) pol in Jan.
Brockey Rise (IRE) 50-1 (8-10) In rear, pushed along halfway, never on terms, 6th of 7, 33 3/4l behind Papa Stour (9-7) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Astroblaze 40-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, raced keenly, ridden and weakening when hung left inside final furlong, 5th of 10, 3 1/4l behind Elixsoft (8-8) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Royal Wave 16-1 (8-0) Slowly into stride, keen in rear, outpaced 2f out, ridden and kept on final furlong, never nearer, 5th of 9, 4 1/4l behind Bo Selecta (9-7) at Lingfield 7f mdn hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Runthatbymeagain (IRE) 11-1 (8-4) Towards rear, hampered over 6f out, never on terms, 9th of 10, 6l behind Elixsoft (8-8) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (6) pol in Jan.