led, driven over 1f out, headed well inside final furlong, ran on
held up towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, headway on outside over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
chased leaders, driven 3f out, lost place over 1f out, weakened
mid-division, effort over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
prominent, ridden and weakened over 2f out
took keen hold, chased leaders, went 2nd 4f out, challenged from 1f out, led well inside final furlong, pushed out
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
slowly into stride, behind and pushed along, never figured
held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, not quicken inside final furlong
Breathoffreshair had been well placed to land a hat-trick here in November but failed to cope with a 6lb rise last time. Kingstreet Lady was runner-up at Southwell recently but has just the one win in 26 outings while Alfonso Manana has only won a claimer so far. Not for the first time, PICKS PINTA came up short over 7f on his latest start but he’d gone close over today’s trip at Wolverhampton before that and gets the vote in a poor handicap racing off the same mark today.
Hadley 15-2 (9-7) Led, ridden 2f out, headed 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 13, 5 1/4l behind Young Tiger (8-8) at Newcastle 5f hcp (6) pol in Sep.
Breathoffreshair 6-4fav (9-7) Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, 7th of 10, 3 1/2l behind Dandy Bird (9-5) at Newcastle 7f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Alfonso Manana (IRE) 9-1 (8-12) Always behind, 6th of 10, 7 1/2l behind Angel Palanas (9-6) at Southwell 6f hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Picks Pinta 5-1 (9-7) Mid-division, headway to lead over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 3rd of 11, 6 1/4l behind Joyful Star (8-9) at Newcastle 7f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Lucata (IRE) 28-1 (9-0) In touch until pushed along and outpaced halfway, soon weakened, 4th of 5, 19 1/2l behind Captain Lars (10-0) at Southwell 5f stks (6) pol in Jan.
Highly Focussed (IRE) 7-1 (8-11) Dwelt mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, not trouble leaders, 6th of 13, 4 3/4l behind Rioja Day (9-6) at Ayr 7f hcp (6) gd in Jun.
Rial (IRE) 33-1 (9-4) In touch, ridden 4f out, weakened over 2f out, eased over 1f out, tailed off, 10th of 11, dist behind Blushes (9-5) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Sep.
Majestic Stone (IRE) 14-1 (9-4) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 16th of 18, 12 1/4l behind State Residence (9-0) at Redcar 6f hcp (6) gf in Aug.
Deben 13-2 (8-12) In touch, headway over 3f out, chased leaders over 2f out, never on terms, 3rd of 9, 6l behind Coiste Bodhar (9-4) at Southwell 6f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Kingstreet Lady 12-1 (8-10) Chased leaders, every chance over 1f out, stayed on well closing stages, 2nd of 11, 1/2l behind Archimedes (9-5) at Southwell 5f hcp (6) pol in Feb.