made all under stand side rail, ridden approaching final furlong, ran on
steadied start, close up in rear, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and weakened approaching final furlong
keen tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, edged left and kept on same pace inside final furlong
tracked winner, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, no impression final furlong
FLYIN’ HIGH has slipped down the weights and is creeping closer to landing a handicap for the first time. It could be today judged on recent efforts and he’s preferred to Canoodled, a dual winner over 7f so far. Crack Regiment won twice on the all-weather last term and gets a change of headgear while Arctic Emperor notched-up a hat-trick last summer and has been gelded since last in action in October.
Arctic Emperor 12-1 (9-8) Mid-division on outer, lost position 4f out and soon dropped away, 10th of 11, dist behind Thunderclap (8-13) at Pontefract 1m 2f hcp (4) sft in Oct.
Crack Regiment (FR) 9-2 (9-6) Close up, ridden over 1f out, no impression, 5th of 6, 2 3/4l behind Arthur's Realm (9-7) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (4) pol in Apr.
Flyin' High 9-2 (9-7) Raced keenly tracking leaders, went 2nd inside final 2f, ridden to challenge inside final furlong, lost 2nd final 100 yards, no extra towards finish, 3rd of 8, 1 1/4l behind Darlectable You (9-5) at Windsor 1m 2f hcp (4) gf in Apr.
Canoodled (IRE) 11-2 (9-9) Very slowly away, slightly keen in rear, made some ground before pushed 2f out, unable to get competitive but kept on, 5th of 6, 3 1/2l behind Daphne May (9-0) at Lingfield 1m hcp fll (5) pol in Apr.