led at steady pace, pushed along, quickened tempo 3f out, hard driven, kept on final furlong, headed final strides
tracked leading pair, chased leader 2f out, hard ridden and stayed on inside final furlong, led final strides
held up in touch, pushed along 3f out, headway under pressure 1f out, went 3rd entering final furlong, not pace to reach 1st 2
raced in 4th, pushed along 4f out , soon beaten
held up in touch on outside, pushed along 3f out, soon outpaced
held up in rear, no impression final 2f
in touch, driven over 3f out, soon hung left and beaten
took keen hold, tracked leader to 2f out, weakened over 1f out
Nonrunner
ROYAL JET can get his head in front here at the main expense of Polish Power and Nawamees. Mick Channon's course and distance scorer has been off the racecourse since September, and although he was well beaten that day, he is taking a drop in class here and there is little doubt that he will be hard to beat on the pick of his form from last season. Polish Power is also eased in grade but he ran a stinker when last seen out and he is hard to recommend on the back of that effort. Nawamees could therefore be of more interest as he has had quite a fruitful winter campaign on the all-weather, but he did bring up the tail on his last outing. Turner's Touch is not easy to catch right but he hinted that his turn would not be far away last time out in a seller and he has an obvious chance if he can reproduce the form today. This is not a race to set the pulse racing, but we will nominate Royal Jet to come out on top.
Nawamees (IRE) 9-4 (9-2) Soon led, ridden and headed 3f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 4, 7l behind My Friend Fritz (9-7) at Southwell 1m 4f sell stks (6) fbs in Mar.
Polish Power (GER) 14-1 (9-4) Anticipated start, slowly away, soon held up in last place, not far away, ridden 3f out, soon weakened, last of 7, 10l behind Manshoor (9-0) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-80 (4) pol.
Royal Jet 10-1 (9-8) Always towards rear, never on terms, 9th of 10, 4 1/2l behind Armure (8-9) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (3) pol in Sep.
Stockman 14-1 (8-2) Chased leaders, behind from over 4f out, 8th of 13, 22l behind King of The Beers (8-10) at Southwell 1m 3f app hcp (6) fbs in Mar.
Turner's Touch 9-2 (9-1) Held up in last place, headway to go 3rd 2f out, challenged winner inside final furlong, every chance, driven and not run on near finish, 2nd of 6, nk behind Sunset Boulevard (9-7) at Lingfield 1m 4f sell stks (6) pol in Mar.
City Stable (IRE) 7-1 (8-13) Broke well, soon steadied to track leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 3rd of 4, 5l behind My Friend Fritz (9-7) at Southwell 1m 4f sell stks (6) fbs in Mar.
Lilac Wine 50-1 (9-2) Always in rear, tailed off final 3f, 11th of 13, 43l behind It's Dubai Dolly (8-2) at Kempton 1m 4f mdn stks (5) pol.
Poppy Red 25-1 (8-6) Tracked leader on inside, effort 2f out, not paced to challenge over 1f out, one pace, 4th of 10, 5l behind Bridgewater Boys (9-10) at Lingfield 1m 4f App sell stks (6) pol in Feb.
Ben Bacchus (IRE) 10-1 (8-11) Close up, ridden and effort over 2f out, kept on from over 1f out, not troubled leaders, 6th of 13, 6l behind Lytham (8-12) at Kempton 1m 3f app hcp (0-55) (6) pol in Feb.
Looping The Loop (USA) 50-1 (8-11) Held up, never dangerous, 9th of 16, 24l behind Miss Serena (9-2) at Great Leighs 2m hcp (6) pol in Oct.
