held up last, headway between horses over 1f out, ran on under pressure inside final furlong, went never nearer 3rd towards finish
chased leader, ridden to lead entering final furlong, edged right inside final furlong, headed and no extra last strides
chased leaders, went 2nd inside final furlong, ran on under pressure to lead last strides
slowly into stride, held up in last trio, headway chasing leaders over 1f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, weakened and lost 2 places towards finish
quickly away, led, ridden and headed entering final furlong, lost 2nd inside final furlong, weakened well inside final furlong
chased leaders on outside, ridden and weakened over 1f out
held up in last pair, headway on outside edging left over 1f out, kept on into never nearer 4th close home
slowly into stride, raced keenly and soon chasing leaders on inside, ridden and weakened inside final furlong
Ask The Guru won over the minimum rip at Wolverhampton recently but was a length behind third-placed Pharoh Jake at Kempton before that. Both can figure again while Roundabout Magic scored over track and trip in December when AWESOME ALLEN was fourth. But the latter has subsequently gone close over 6f here and gets the nod to reverse running in a modest opener. Kinglami drops down a grade and won four times on Turf last year but hasn’t tasted success on the all-weather since 2013.
Kinglami 33-1 (9-0) Dwelt, off the pace in 6th, closed on inside over 1f out, 5th and no impression final furlong, 5th of 10, 2 3/4l behind Born To Finish (9-10) at Kempton 6f hcp (5) pol in Feb.
Awesome Allan (IRE) 7-1 (9-5) Took keen hold in mid-division on inside, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, 2nd over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, soon headed and not pace of winner, 2nd of 9, 1 1/4l behind Bernie's Boy (9-4) at Lingfield 6f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Roundabout Magic (IRE) 11-2 (9-5) Held up mid-division, headway over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, kept on towards finish, 6th of 9, 2 1/2l behind Eternalist (9-2) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Sandfrankskipsgo 16-1 (9-0) Restless in stalls, slowly into stride and switched left start, always behind, 8th of 9, 9 3/4l behind Red Stripes (8-13) at Chelmsford City 5f hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Ask The Guru 5-1 (9-7) Quickly away from wide draw to lead, clear when ridden over 1f out, ran on well, unchallenged, won at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (6) pol in Feb beating Spoken Words (8-12) by 1 3/4l, 8 ran.
Pharoh Jake 50-1 (8-10) Raced wide in touch, ridden and headway entering final furlong, stayed on towards finish, 3rd of 10, 1l behind Mercers (9-2) at Lingfield 5f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Hurricane Alert 25-1 (9-7) Chased leaders, ridden and edged right over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 10, 4 1/4l behind Barnsdale (9-2) at Kempton 5f hcp (7) pol in Jan.
Dramatic Voice 66-1 (9-9) Pressed winner, lost place when ridden over 1f out, readily outpaced by front pair inside final furlong, faded into 4th towards finish, last of 4, 5 1/4l behind Nomorecalls (9-7) at Lingfield 5f stks (5) pol in Feb.
Equally Fast 33-1 (9-5) Narrowly lead, pushed along and hung left halfway, headed and weakened quickly over 2f out, hung badly left after, 10th of 12, 23 1/4l behind Related (10-0) at Nottingham 6f hcp (5) gd in Jul.
Mossgo (IRE) 20-1 (9-0) Led, ridden 2f out, headed inside final furlong, soon weakened, 7th of 11, 4 3/4l behind Anonymous John (9-4) at Lingfield 6f hcp (5) pol in Jan.