led, hit 5th, ridden and headed 2 out, kept on same pace
keen towards rear, pushed along 3 out, behind when blundered last
tracked leader, led 2 out, clear last, ran on
in rear, not fluent 3rd, outpaced 3 out
in touch, headway to track leaders 3rd, ridden 2 out, chased clear winner last, kept on one pace
tracked leaders, pushed along and 4 lengths down when fell 2 out
keen in touch in rear, outpaced 3 out
Alazwar was well supported to make a successful debut over 1m5f at Huntingdon but was beaten when long odds-on for a return visit and couldn't handle Listed company at Cheltenham. FLEURMAN, twice a winner on ground with some give on the Flat in the summer, came up against a couple of useful rivals at Wetherby and though likely to be suited by further in time should be good enough to get off the mark here. Lion Face ended his first campaign of the Flat with a victory over two miles at Kempton in October so he won't fail through lack of stamina. Krypton Gold hasn't improved since his debut at Leicester in November but Glen Again has won twice on the Flat and has a rating of 83.
Alazwar (IRE) 14-1 (10-12) Held up towards rear, headway towards outside rail over 4f out, outpaced over 2f out, well held over 1f out, 7th of 15, 22 1/2l behind Poetic Music (10-5) at Cheltenham 1m 6f lst (1) sft in Jan.
Fae The Port (FR) 20-1 (10-12) Raced freely, led, clear 2nd, jumped right and not fluent 4th, ridden and headed 3 out, soon beaten, 8th of 12, 22 1/4l behind Thunder Ahead (10-12) at Doncaster 2m 1f mdn (4) gd in Feb.
Fleurman (IRE) 10-3 (10-12) Tracking leading pair when went left and hampered 1st, lost place, rallied disputing close 2nd after 4 out, pushed along in 3rd before next, weakened 2 out, 3rd of 5, 11 1/2l behind Graystone (11-5) at Wetherby 2m (4) gs in Jan.
Johnny Estella (IRE) 25-1 (9-5) Steadied start, in rear, pushed along and headway 2f out, kept on final furlong, nearest finish, 6th of 14, 15l behind Maharashtra (9-4) at Southwell 1m 3f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Krypton Gold (IRE) 9-1 (10-6) Not always fluent, chased leaders, went 2nd before 5th until 3 out, hit 2 out, weakened before last, 6th of 9, 22 1/2l behind Mr Grey Sky (11-7) at Leicester 2m hcp (4) sft in Jan.
Lion Face (IRE) 11-1 (8-13) Bumped start, held up towards rear, headway on outside from 2f out, edged right and led inside final furlong, won going away, won at Kempton 2m hcp (5) pol in Oct beating Evaluation (8-13) by 1 1/2l, 9 ran.
Romulan Prince 18-1 (9-6) Led, 5 lengths clear 8f out, reduced lead 3f out, soon headed, weakened final furlong, 4th of 9, 7 3/4l behind Batocchi (9-6) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Glen Again (IRE) 25-1 (9-0) In touch, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 10, 8 3/4l behind Secret Shadow (8-9) at Newbury 1m 5f hcp (3) hvy in Oct.
