close up in 4th, headway approaching final furlong, soon joined leader, led inside final furlong, ran on (hand timed)
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
tracked leader, pushed along 3f out, ridden and unable to quicken over 1f out, weakened and eased inside final furlong
tracked leaders, shaken up to lead over 1f out, soon joined, headed inside final furlong, ran on
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ISLE OF WOLVES was largely progressive last year when tackling fast ground. He didn’t take to hurdles over the winter but reappeared with a second at Newbury and it wouldn’t take much more to land this. Wolverhampton winner Shaffire is set to make a quick reappearance after finishing second at Windsor on Wednesday but makes more appeal than Wimpole Hall and Brown Honey. It’s exactly a year since French Riviera saw a racecourse and Songkran is another best watched following a lengthy absence.
Wimpole Hall 9-1 (9-5) Dwelt, in rear, ridden over 2f out, went left approaching final furlong, 7th of 12, 7 1/4l behind Olympic Conqueror (9-4) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Jun.
French Riviera (FR) 20-1 (10-0) Soon led, headed over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, last of 7, dist behind Faylaq (9-6) at Newmarket 1m 4f hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Isle of Wolves 11-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, pushed along over 3f out, stayed on same pace in 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner, 2nd of 11, 2 1/2l behind Edmond Dantes (9-3) at Newbury 1m 2f hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Songkran (IRE) 13-2 (9-6) Towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened, 8th of 10, 8 1/2l behind Edaraat (9-6) at Kempton 1m hcp (5) pol in Jul.
Brown Honey 7-1 (9-4) Rearing as stalls opened and slowly away, soon recovered into mid-division, ridden and struggling over 2f out, 7th of 11, 12 1/4l behind Howzer Black (9-4) at Haydock 1m 2f hcp (5) gs in Jun.
Shaffire 5-1 (9-4) Raced keenly tracking leaders, went 2nd 2f out, ridden and sustained challenge throughout final furlong, always just held, 2nd of 10, nk behind Triple Nickle (9-4) at Windsor 1m 2f hcp (6) gf in Jun.