slowly into stride, soon recovered chasing leaders on inside, pushed along over 3f out, outpaced inside final 2f, rallied inside final furlong, stayed on, never quite finding pace to challenge
took keen hold, held up and always in rear
chased leader, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, lost 2nd inside final furlong, weakened well inside final furlong
in touch, pushed along over 2f out, soon struggling
held up in last pair, headway on inside over 1f out, stayed on steadily inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders
held up towards rear, steady headway on inside over 2f out, chased leaders 2f out, soon ridden, not much room over 1f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, went 3rd post
held up in mid-division, headway chasing leaders 2f out, stayed on strongly inside final furlong, just failed
held up in mid-division, headway and switched right over 1f out, soon ridden and stayed on steadily inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders
chased leaders on outside, pushed along over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened 2f out
held up towards rear, never threatened
led, ridden over 1f out, stayed on well until headed and lost places last strides
raced keenly, tracked leaders on inside, went 2nd inside final furlong, stayed on to lead final strides
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A modest handicap but a competitive one considering the prize money on offer. Most of the these have been plying their trade on the all-weather but Scribner Creek is the only recent winner, scrambling home in a Class 6 handicap at Chelmsford last month. Cosmic Ray got to within half-a-length of all-the-way winner Pivotman at Leicester last week and is 2lb lower so will be fancied to go one better. Transmitting was placed twice last year for Sir Michael Stoute but hasn’t raced since October. FIRE TREE was quite well supported on his first run for Charlie Fellowes at Lingfield in February and hinted at better to come when staying on into third. He’s preferred to joint top weight Athollblair Boy with that outing under his belt.
Fire Tree (IRE) 13-8fav (9-6) Tracked leaders, driven over 1f out, switched inside entering final furlong, soon ridden, kept on, no impression with front pair final 50 yards, 3rd of 11, 1 1/2l behind Music Major (9-2) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Feb.
Athollblair Boy (IRE) 4-1 (9-5) Slowly into stride, took keen hold, held up towards rear, headway near side over 1f out, 4th and one pace inside final furlong, 4th of 11, 4l behind Foolaad (9-5) at Newcastle 7f hcp (4) pol in Mar.
Candesta (USA) 9-1 (8-11) Prominent, every chance over 1f out, no extra well inside final furlong, 6th of 13, 4 1/2l behind Starboard (9-7) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (5) pol in Feb.
Poppy Time 100-1 (9-0) Held up in touch, chased leaders over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 13, 9 1/4l behind First Voyage (9-5) at Nottingham 1m 2f mdn stks (5) gd in Oct.
Stoneboat Bill 11-2 (9-12) In rear, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, one pace, 7th of 14, 6l behind Glasgon (8-13) at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Fantasy Gladiator 7-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace, 4th of 10, 6 3/4l behind Moayadd (9-5) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Scribner Creek (IRE) 4-1 (9-7) Mid-division, headway over 1f out, soon ridden, kept on to lead close home, won at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (6) pol in Mar beating Sheer Intensity (8-11) by ns, 9 ran.
Bling King 50-1 (9-4) Held up towards rear, headway well over 2f out, soon chasing leaders, kept on same pace, 2nd of 8, 3 1/2l behind Mr Red Clubs (9-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks (6) pol in Mar.
Swiftee (IRE) 16-1 (9-12) Prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 9, 19 1/2l behind Exclusive Waters (9-3) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Walking In Rhythm (IRE) 5-1 (8-5) Tracked leaders, in group towards stands side, 2nd over 1f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on, won at Leicester 7f stks (6) gs in Sep beating Infiniti (8-5) by 3/4l, 10 ran.
Adventureman 25-1 (9-2) Led until inside final 2f, chased leaders, edged left and no extra inside final furlong, 6th of 12, 2 3/4l behind Newmarket Warrior (9-7) at Newcastle 1m hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Cosmic Ray 9-1 (8-11) Tracked winner, ridden 2f out, ran on close home, not reach winner, 2nd of 10, 1/2l behind Pivotman (9-5) at Leicester 1m hcp (5) gs in Apr.
Transmitting 9-4fav (8-13) Tracked leaders, ridden and edged left over 1f out, stayed on and went 3rd well inside final furlong, no impression on winner, 3rd of 8, 1 3/4l behind New Record (9-4) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Oct.
So It's War (FR) 9-2 (8-13) Tracked leaders, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, one pace, 3rd of 7, 4 1/2l behind Magic City (9-5) at Newcastle 1m hcp (5) pol in Mar.
