held up in rear, pushed along before 6th, lost touch before 7th, held on for remote 4th near finish
midfield in touch, ridden and outpaced before 3 out, kept on same pace approaching last
led, travelling best when briefly pressed for lead before 3 out, soon asserted, 8 lengths clear 2 out, extended advantage approaching last, kept up to work run-in, canter
chased leader, briefly pressed leader before 3 out where ridden, soon outpaced, kept on same pace approaching last
prominent, not fluent 1st, soon dropped to rear, not fluent 2nd, mistake 5th, tailed off before 6th
Tikitov has run here four times and has yet to finish out of the frame. He’s found only one too good the last three times but is rated 11lb lower than TIGHTENOURBELTS, who should open his account today after good seconds in arguably better company at Taunton and Market Rasen. Lunar Contact made a promising start under Rules at Market Rasen but failed to follow that up at Doncaster.
Cloudy Hills (IRE) 200-1 (11-6) Raced wide and never closer than mid-division, tailed off before 3 out, pulled up before next, at Lingfield 2m 3f mdn (4) gs in Feb.
Lunar Contact (IRE) 18-1 (11-0) Mid-division, ridden before 3 out, weakened before next, 7th of 15, dist behind Moon Hunter (11-6) at Doncaster 2m 3f (4) gd in Dec.
Tightenourbelts (IRE) 6-5fav (11-2) Led, ridden approaching last, headed close home, 2nd of 5, 1/2l behind Hugos New Horse (11-12) at Market Rasen 2m 5f (3) gs in Feb.
Tikitov (IRE) 10-11fav (11-3) Led, ridden rounding home turn, headed soon after 3 out, kept on from 2 out but always held, 2nd of 5, 2l behind Gris Majeur (11-10) at Ludlow 2m 5f (4) gd in May.
Bellamys Girl 125-1 (11-6) Mid-division, dropped to rear 2nd, soon tailed off, last of 8, dist behind Never No Trouble (10-8) at Hereford 2m mdn (4) gd in Feb.
Diamond Monarch (IRE) 40-1 (11-0) Towards rear, became detached after 4 out, pulled up before next, at Chepstow 3m (4) gs in Feb.
