slowly into stride, soon in touch, ridden over 2f out, 3rd and unable to quicken over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, went 2nd towards finish
soon led, ridden over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, lost 2nd towards finish
broke well, soon lost place, headway on outside 8f out, not much room and weakened over 2f out
tracked leaders, lost place over 8f out, struggling over 3f out
held up towards rear, driven over 4f out, headway on outside over 3f out, one pace and beaten over 1f out
pushed away from stalls, towards rear, headway on inside when short of room 5f out, not much room over 3f out, soon no impression
led early, steadied over 8f out, closed 7f out, one pace and beaten over 1f out
towards rear, wide bend over 4f out, soon well beaten
prominent, ridden over 2f out, led entering final furlong, stayed on well
steadied start, behind, stayed on from 2f out, went 4th inside final furlong, not trouble leaders
mid-division, well beaten final 3f
NonRunner
Gangway made a winning reappearance at Wolverhampton and is 5lb higher but SOLANNA is the more progressive. The latter has a hike in the weights to contend with but further progress is expected over this longer trip having landed a double over a mile at Kempton last month. Fearless Bay won at Chelmsford at the end of last year while Laguna Veneta and Caesar's Palace are open to improvement making their handicap debuts.
Caesar's Palace 100-1 (9-5) Keen in midfield, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 11, 7 1/2l behind Walk Of Stars (9-5) at Nottingham 1m mdn stks (4) sft in Nov.
Gangway (IRE) 9-2 (9-4) Made all, clear over 1f out, soon edged left, stayed on, comfortably, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Mar beating Eight Of Diamonds (9-0) by 1 3/4l, 7 ran.
Tropical Talent 8-1 (9-7) Raced wide close up, pushed along and effort 2f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 7, 7 3/4l behind Down To The Kid (9-0) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Apr.
Pyrrhic Dancer (IRE) 50-1 (9-2) Went left start, towards rear, ridden over 1f out, never on terms, 7th of 8, 11 1/2l behind Zain Sarinda (9-9) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks (5) pol in Mar.
Fearless Bay (IRE) 11-10fav (9-10) Chased leaders, switched right and headway under 2f out, challenged over 1f out, led inside final furlong and extended lead close home, readily, won at Chelmsford City 1m 2f (6) pol in Nov beating Jacks Profit (9-10) by 1 1/4l, 7 ran.
Manshoodah (USA) 125-1 (9-0) Went keen to post, always rear-division, 6th of 10, 8l behind Cet Horizon (9-0) at Nottingham 1m mdn fll stks (5) gs in Oct.
Laguna Veneta (IRE) 15-2 (9-0) Sat outside leader, ridden 2f out, kept on but not pace of front two, 3rd of 9, 2 3/4l behind Belt Buckle (9-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn fll stks (5) pol in Feb.
Ancient Capital 28-1 (9-2) Always towards rear, never a factor, 6th of 10, 8 1/2l behind Conservative (9-2) at Southwell 1m stks (5) pol in Mar.
Solanna 6-5fav (9-4) Quickly away, made all, clear inside final furlong, ran on strongly, unchallenged, won at Kempton 1m hcp (6) pol in Mar beating Circle Time (9-6) by 2 1/2l, 14 ran.
Mostly Cloudy (IRE) 200-1 (9-2) Always in rear, well beaten final 3f, 10th of 12, 27 3/4l behind Symbol Of Light (9-9) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks (5) pol in Nov.
Havana Vision 250-1 (9-5) Mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, weakened soon after, 9th of 10, 18 1/4l behind Dawn Of Liberation (9-5) at Doncaster 7f stks (5) gd in Mar.
Secret Service 66-1 (9-2) Held up, lost ground under 3f out and soon held, ran on steadily final furlong, 8th of 10, 15 3/4l behind King Of Time (9-9) at Lingfield 1m stks (5) pol in Mar.
