slowly into stride, behind, ridden, headway over 2f out, every chance inside final furlong, weakened towards finish
led after 1f out, ridden, headed over 2f out, every chance inside final furlong, no extra towards finish
held up, ridden, headway over 2f out, not clear run over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong
chased leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, held on gamely
chased leaders, ridden 3f out, one pace final furlong
mid-division, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace
mid-division, effort 3f out, weakened 2f out
mid-division, ridden 3f out, soon weakened
always towards rear
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, every chance inside final furlong, ran on, hung right close home
slowly into stride, behind, some headway over 1f out, never dangerous
led 1f, chased leader, ridden to lead again over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong
mid-division, ridden, headway over 2f out, weakened final furlong
Nonrunner
Nonrunner
Nonrunner
Bold Cross, Catbang, Rebellious Spirit and Woolly Bully make the short list, with the vote going to Bold Cross. Bold Cross rattled the bar on more than one occasion last season and, having had a seasonal pipe-opener and running off what seems a fair mark, he can go well today. A couple of good runs over shorter trips suggest that Catbang is improving and, stepping up in trip today, he can go well in a modest heat. Croft has shown bits of form, as has Lucky Lover, while a repeat of his narrow Leicester second on Saturday would put Woolly Bully right in the shake-up. Having run his best race to date over course and distance last time, Rebellious Spirit looks to be one of the leading players today, even from a slightly higher mark than on that day, while Temperance is a horse that we can see improving this time around. Lady Lochinvar could start handicaps on a reasonable mark, while, having shown improved form at a mile and a half last time, it is surprising to see Vehari dropping in trip today, and Tiptoeing has failed to build on his autumn promise in two subsequent starts. Once again, then, the selection is Bold Cross.
Bold Cross (IRE) 8-1 (9-3) Held up behind, never near leaders, 11th of 13, 13l behind Baskerville (9-3) at Warwick 7f 3yo mdn (5) gd in Apr.
Rebellious Spirit 14-1 (9-4) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden and stayed on final furlong, 2nd of 17, 1/2l behind Braddock (9-4) at Nottingham 1m 3yo hcp (6) sft in Apr.
Puteri Sas (IRE) 12-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders in 3rd, weakened over 2f out, last of 10, 25l behind Divine River (9-0) at Newbury 1m 2f 3yo mdn fll (4) gd in Apr.
Blandford Flyer 5-1 (8-10) Held up, effort over 1f out, no impression final furlong, 6th of 11, 11l behind Flylowflylong (9-2) at W'hampton 7f 2yo hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Nov.
Catbang (IRE) 10-3jt-fav (8-5) Mid-division,, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, 3rd of 12, 1l behind Jimmy The Guesser (9-3) at W'hampton 6f 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Dec.
Salisbury World (IRE) 12-1 (8-12) Steadied start, pulled hard, held up last, short lived effort over 3f out, soon weakened, last of 5, 17l behind Casablanca Minx (8-6) at Lingfield 1m 3yo clm (5) pol in Feb.
Woolly Bully 15-8fav (8-13) Held up mid-division, headway over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, 2nd of 14, shd behind Pleasing (8-9) at Leicester 1m 3yo hcp (5) gd in Apr.
Vehari 150-1 (8-3) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on, 2nd of 13, 3l behind Cool Customer (8-8) at Leicester 1m 4f 3yo & 4yo mdn (5) gs in Apr.
