always in rear, pushed along before 3 out, outpaced approaching last, stayed on into modest 3rd run-in
chsed leader, dropped to midfield 3rd, not fluent 4th and 5th, briefly niggled along 6th, driven before 3 out, chased leader before 2 out, 2 lengths down last, stayed on run-in, nearest finish
led, not fluent 2nd, ridden before 3 out where headed, dropped to 3rd 2 out, weakened approaching last
midfield in touch, chased leader 3rd, travelling best before 3 out where led, 1 length clear 2 out, soon pushed along, 2 lengths clear last, ridden out run-in
VE Day placed twice on the Flat when trained by Andrew Balding and new connections should find a race or two for him over timber. Morandi Second has found only one too good at Market Rasen and Doncaster but Apologise has yet to threaten. ELOGIO was second at Huntingdon in January and improved on that when filling the same place at Wetherby so looks the one to be on.
Apologise (IRE) 150-1 (11-0) Held up in rear, never on terms, left remote 4th at the last, never involved, 4th of 9, 19 1/4l behind Bo Zenith (11-8) at Haydock 2m (2) gs in Feb.
Elogio (IRE) 8-11fav (11-0) Led and jumped left, joined 2 out, strongly pressed when went badly left last, headed and no extra run-in, 2nd of 6, 1 3/4l behind Bois Guillbert (11-7) at Wetherby 2m (4) gd in Feb.
Morandi Second (FR) 13-2 (11-1) Tracked leaders on inner, ridden along and went second after 2 out, kept on flat but no match for winner, 2nd of 17, 2 1/4l behind Half The Freedom (10-9) at Doncaster 2m 1f hcp (5) gd in Jan.
Ve Day (IRE) 10-3fav (9-6) Held up and behind, steady headway on inside when hampered 2f out, no chance after, 8th of 11, 11 1/2l behind Divine Comedy (9-8) at Redcar 1m 6f hcp (5) gs in Oct.
