held up in rear, headway and hung left over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, went 4th close home
chasing leaders on outside over 4f out, wide final bend, one pace entering final furlong, kept on towards finish
soon led, ridden clear over 1f out, stayed on well inside final furlong
took keen hold, disputed lead early, prominent, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, not able to trouble winner
held up in touch, pushed along over 2f out, lost place over 1f out
disputed lead early, prominent, ridden 2f out, no extra well inside final furlong
slowly into stride, always in rear
took keen hold, held up behind leaders in mid-division, kept on inside final furlong, went 3rd towards finish
KITBAG started handicapping off a much higher mark last autumn and finally showed some improvement when runner-up at Wolverhampton recently. He can confirm running with Sajwaan and go one better. Sumac has been in better form lately with placed efforts over today’s trip but Victory House drops down in trip and the less exposed Ghost Lights is preferred on his handicap debut.
Ghost Lights (IRE) 11-2 (8-10) Raced keenly, chased leaders out wide, went 2nd 5f out until home turn, no impression and lost 3rd towards finish, 4th of 9, 5 1/4l behind Naaser (9-0) at Lingfield 7f mdn stks (3) pol in Mar.
Victory House (IRE) 9-1 (9-8) Rearing in stalls, slowly away, in rear, pulled hard, headway on outside over 4f out, hung right and lost place over 2f out, last of 7, 8 1/4l behind High Court Judge (9-11) at Kempton 1m hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Shot 50-1 (8-7) Carried left start, in rear, driven over 2f out, no impression, last of 7, 9 1/4l behind Kensington Agent (9-11) at Kempton 7f hcp fll (5) pol in Feb.
Kitbag 18-5 (9-8) Prominent, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, ran on, 2nd of 11, 1 3/4l behind Captain Dandy (8-9) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Penny Be 125-1 (8-9) Outpaced, last of 9, 16 1/4l behind Naaser (9-0) at Lingfield 7f mdn stks (3) pol in Mar.
Sajwaan (IRE) 10-1 (9-6) Disputed lead, led over 3f out, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon edged left, plugged on one pace final furlong, 5th of 11, 5 1/4l behind Captain Dandy (8-9) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Lashes (IRE) 150-1 (8-10) In rear, pushed along entering straight and no impression under 2f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong to go moderate 5th close home, 5th of 6, 13 3/4l behind Almendares (9-5) at Dundalk 6f pol in Mar.
Mucky Mulconry (IRE) 80-1 (8-8) Held up towards rear, ridden 2f out, kept on final 50 yards, never troubled leaders, 6th of 10, 3 3/4l behind Just A Spark (9-7) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Sumac (IRE) 7-1 (9-2) Held up in mid-division on inside, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed and not pace of winner inside final furlong, 2nd of 13, 2 3/4l behind Aikido (10-2) at Southwell 6f stks (6) pol in Mar.