steadied start, pulled hard early, held up in last pair, never troubled leaders
chased leading pair, ridden over 1f out, 3rd and one pace inside final furlong
held up in 4th, headway over 1f out, squeezed through and went 2nd inside final furlong, ran on to lead final 50 yards
tracked leader, led travelling well entering final furlong, headed and no extra final 50 yards
led, ridden over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, soon lost 2nd and weakened
held up in rear, some late minor headway in 4th, never on terms
Athollblair Boy and Insurplus scored over track and trip last time and both are upped in class off higher marks. Castle Hill Cassie is another facing a tougher task having won her penultimate start here but Count Montecristo has proved best over a mile so far. Dark Alliance arrives in fine form having won three of his last four outings but DEANSGATE had a couple of subsequent winners behind when scoring in this grade over course and distance in January and Julie Camacho’s charge gets the vote in this.
Deansgate (IRE) 5-1 (9-0) Held up towards rear, headway 2f out, ridden inside final furlong, kept on towards finish, won at Newcastle 7f hcp (4) pol in Jan beating My Amigo (9-0) by 1/2l, 10 ran.
Dark Alliance (IRE) 15-8fav (9-7) Mid-division, headway 2f out, edged right over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on well, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Feb beating Barnaby Brook (8-13) by 1l, 9 ran.
Castle Hill Cassie (IRE) 14-1 (8-12) Chased leaders on inside ridden to lead inside final furlong, headed towards finish, weakened and lost 2 places close home, 4th of 13, 1/2l behind Yellowhammer (9-0) at Kempton 7f hcp fll (4) pol in Oct.
Athollblair Boy (IRE) 11-8fav (9-4) Towards rear, headway over 1f out, kept on to lead towards finish, won at Newcastle 7f hcp (5) pol in Feb beating Rockley Point (8-9) by 3/4l, 14 ran.
Count Montecristo (FR) 10-3 (9-6) Slowly into stride, soon prominent, led 3f out, soon hard ridden, headed inside final furlong, kept on, 3rd of 7, 5l behind Muqarred (9-6) at Southwell 1m stks (6) pol in Jan.
Insurplus (IRE) 3-1jfav (9-5) Towards rear, headway over 1f out, led entering final furlong, pushed out, won at Newcastle 7f hcp (6) pol in Nov beating Tellovoi (9-7) by 1l, 13 ran.