raced keenly, tracked leaders, lost place after 8th, ridden and weakened before 3 out, well beaten when fell next
led until before 3rd, chased leader, led again 7th, went badly left stumbled and headed 2 out, ridden and lost 2nd between last 2, blundered and lost modest 3rd last, weakened
jumped left, chased leader, led before 3rd, hit 7th and headed, chased leader until pushed along before 3 out, went badly left 3 out, weakened before next
patiently ridden, held up in last trio, good headway into 3rd 3 out, went 2nd between last 2, crossed last, soon ridden to challenge, stayed on to lead final 100 yards
took keen hold, tracked leaders on inside, 2nd travelling well before 3 out, led next, ridden between last 2, went left last, headed and no extra final 100 yards
last pair, in rear and struggling 5th, tailed off
held up in last pair, headway on wide outside chasing leaders when badly hampered 3 out, kept on into 3rd at the last
raced keenly, chased leaders, weakened approaching 3 out
SCARLET MINSTREL, placed at Worcester and Stratford last summer, was a stayer on the Flat so should be suited by this step up in trip on his reappearance and he has a lot more scope than any of his rivals. Dragon De La Tour has shown some improvement since the turn of the year but was still beaten 11 lengths off this mark when favourite at Southwell last month. Whatthebutlersaw, Our Delboy and Flow With Eve are probably the pick of the remainder in that order.
Scarlet Minstrel 3-1jfav (10-13) Tracked leader, led after 2 out, headed approaching last, kept on same pace, 2nd of 13, 3 3/4l behind Lostock Hall (10-13) at Stratford 2m 3f mdn (4) gd in Aug.
Our Delboy 10-1 (11-10) Tracked leader, led 4 out, headed next, soon ridden, no impression approaching last, 6th of 10, 5 1/4l behind Suggestion (11-2) at Wetherby 2m hcp (4) gs in Mar.
Ain't No Limits (FR) 20-1 (11-9) Held up towards rear, mistake 7th, soon weakened, 13th of 16, dist behind Reilly's Minor (11-13) at Kempton 2m 5f hcp (4) gs in Feb.
Whatthebutlersaw (IRE) 8-1 (11-6) Held up in mid-division, blundered 7th, well beaten before 2 out, 6th of 16, 35 1/2l behind Reilly's Minor (11-13) at Kempton 2m 5f hcp (4) gs in Feb.
Dragon De La Tour (FR) 4-1fav (11-0) Held up mid-division, headway 3 out, weakened run-in, 4th of 12, 11 1/4l behind Beggar's Wishes (11-8) at Southwell 2m hcp (4) sft in Mar.
Flow With Eve 7-1 (11-10) Held up in rear, not fluent 5th, stayed on from 2 out, never threatened, 7th of 17, 13l behind Daytime Ahead (10-9) at Wincanton 2m 4f hcp (5) hvy in Mar.
Racing Spirit 25-1 (11-5) Towards rear, chased clear leaders after 3 out, kept on same pace, never a threat, 6th of 14, 20 1/2l behind Sparkling River (11-13) at Warwick 2m 3f hcp (5) sft in Dec.
Welsh Designe 8-1 (10-5) Held up in mid-division, blundered 1st, headway 9th, 3rd from 3 out, well held by front pair next, 3rd of 11, 31l behind Bandol (10-8) at Hereford 2m 3f hcp (5) sft in Dec.
