raced wide, keen, tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
dwelt, held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, no impression
close up, ridden and unable to quicken over 1f out, stayed on towards finish
steadied start towards rear, headway when switched left over 1f out, ridden and ran on final furlong, not reach leaders
in rear, ridden 2f out, never nearer
tracked leaders, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, headed just inside final furlong, stayed on
in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, one pace final furlong
keen, close up, pushed along 3f out, weakened over 1f out
led, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, weakened final furlong
close up, headway over 1f out, led just inside final furlong, ridden and ran on
pressed leader, ridden and every chance over 1f out, weakened final furlong
Most of these have proved better on the all-weather so far. Street Force stormed to a four-length win at Southwell last time but has yet to score on Turf in 13 attempts. MY TARGET has had just the four outings on Turf but looks to have every chance racing off a 9lb lower mark back on this surface after going very close at Lingfield last time. Rouge Nuage ended last year with a win at Wolverhampton and is another allowed to race off a lower mark here but Song Of Norway won twice on Turf last year and Frozen Lake scored at Fairyhouse in July and debuts for a new yard.
Warofindependence (USA) 100-1 (10-0) Held up towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, no impression inside final furlong, 4th of 9, 4 1/4l behind Murad Khan (8-13) at Chelmsford City 1m mdn stks (5) pol in Apr.
Street Force (USA) 5-1 (9-7) Slowly into stride, chased leaders on outside, led over 2f out, ridden clear entering final furlong, ran on strongly, impressive, won at Southwell 7f hcp (4) pol in Apr beating Rocco's Delight (9-9) by 4 1/2l, 6 ran.
Song Of Norway 9-2 (9-6) Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out on inner, kept on and lost 2nd close home, 3rd of 12, 3 1/4l behind Voyageofdiscovery (9-6) at Kempton 7f hcp (4) pol in Oct.
My Target (IRE) 2-1fav (9-7) Tracked leaders in 3rd, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, soon led, kept on and caught close home, 2nd of 7, shd behind Franco's Secret (9-1) at Lingfield 1m hcp (4) pol in Feb.
Smokethatthunders (IRE) 16-1 (10-2) Mid-division, kept on from over 1f out, one pace, 5th of 15, 4 3/4l behind Kalk Bay (10-4) at Doncaster 7f hcp (4) gd in Apr.
Rouge Nuage (IRE) 12-1 (9-7) Tracked leader, led 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, just held on gamely, won at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (4) pol in Nov beating Foreign Diplomat (9-2) by hd, 11 ran.
Anastazia 8-1 (9-5) Slow into stride held up, pushed along and headway entering final furlong, no impression towards finish, 5th of 11, 5 1/2l behind Bold Prediction (9-7) at Lingfield 1m hcp (5) pol in Dec.
Ripinto (IRE) 3-1 (9-4) Slowly into stride, headway on outside over 4f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 10th of 11, 8 1/4l behind Picket Line (9-3) at Kempton 6f hcp (5) pol in Apr.
Frozen Lake (USA) 11-2 (10-0) Tracked leader, 2nd halfway, ridden and no impression in 5th 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong, 5th of 13, 4l behind Coreczka (8-8) at Dundalk 7f hcp pol in Oct.
Exceeding Power 9-1 (9-4) Held up, ridden 2f out, never a factor, 8th of 12, 9 1/2l behind Justice First (9-1) at Kempton 1m hcp (4) pol in Feb.
World Record (IRE) 4-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed approaching final furlong, kept on one pace, 3rd of 5, 7l behind Stormbound (8-12) at Brighton 1m hcp (5) gf in Apr.
Harlequin Striker (IRE) 7-1 (9-3) Led, hard ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, weakened closing stages, 5th of 10, 4 1/2l behind Fingal's Cave (8-12) at Brighton 7f hcp (4) gs in Apr.
