in rear, lost place over 3f out
held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened
mid-division on outer and keen, soon dropped into mid-division, tracked leaders halfway, ridden and weakened over 1f out
held up towards rear and keen, ran green, weakened over 5f out, tailed off
prominent, ridden over 2f out, one pace
led, ridden over 1f out, soon hard pressed, kept on and headed towards finish
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon lost place
held up towards rear, headway over 3f out, challenged over 1f out, soon ridden, kept on to lead towards finish
with leader, lost place over 3f out
held up mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and headway over 2f out, one pace
Haafapiece won on his debut at Kempton but pulled too hard when beaten at Huntingdon. Country'n'western at Carlisle back in 2015 but hasn’t raced since. INFINITE SUN beat the useful Western Ryder here in November but never figured when behind that rival in a Listed race at Newbury subsequently. If back on song, Fergal O’Brien’s gelding looks the one to beat. Cloth Cap was expected to do better at Chepstow earlier this month but still has time on his side and the Presenting gelding Peculiar Places is worth a market check.
Country'n'western (FR) 2-1jfav (10-12) Tracked leaders, led over 2f out, kept on strongly, won at Carlisle 1m 6f (6) gs in Nov beating The Phantom (10-12) by 13l, 8 ran.
Infinite Sun 16-1 (11-3) Held up in rear, headway and in touch on inside over 3f out, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 10, 24 1/2l behind Daphne Du Clos (10-0) at Newbury 2m lst (1) sft in Feb.
Haafapiece 2-1 (11-1) Veered left start, soon led, hard pressed over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on same pace, no impression with winner inside final furlong, 2nd of 7, 3l behind I Know U Too Well (11-9) at Huntingdon 2m (6) sft in Mar.
Ciboir (FR) Fragrant Mix gelding out of Fleche Noir Ii.
Cloth Cap (IRE) 6-1 (11-0) Tracked leaders early, soon lost place, headway to chase leaders halfway, weakened 3f out, 7th of 9, 32 1/2l behind Truckers Lodge (11-0) at Chepstow 2m (6) gd in Apr.
Peculiar Places (IRE) Presenting gelding out of Blu Louisiana.
Oregon Gold (FR) 50-1 (10-8) In touch, lost place over 3f out, 7th of 9, 9 1/2l behind Maria's Benefit (10-9) at Huntingdon 2m (6) gs in Mar.
Settie Hill (USA) Cape Blanco gelding out of Claire Soleil.
Wick Green 16-1 (10-8) Towards rear, ridden 3f out, never near leaders, 6th of 9, 8 3/4l behind Maria's Benefit (10-9) at Huntingdon 2m (6) gs in Mar.
Oriental Cross (IRE) Cape Cross filly out of Orion Girl.
The Bottom Bar (IRE) 15-2 (11-10) Held up towards rear, ridden and weakened before 2 out, 6th of 7, 9 1/2l behind Dans Le Vent (10-7) at Towcester 1m 6f (6) gf in Oct.
Go Go Lucas (IRE) 10-1 (10-7) Behind, headway over 2f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, 3rd of 12, 9l behind Kelpies Myth (10-7) at Musselburgh 2m (6) gd in Mar.
Xin Chao 11-1 (10-6) Close up, ridden and every chance over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, eased final furlong, last of 8, 30 1/4l behind Cockley Beck (11-0) at Sedgefield 2m 1f (6) sft in Mar.
