tracked leader, led over 1f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, held on near finish
went left start, in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on towards finish
tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden 2f out, kept on inside final furlong
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon weakened
went right and bumped start, held up in touch, ridden and every chance over 1f out, weakened towards finish
The three-year-old Shovel It On completed a double last season and ended the campaign in a lucrative sales race at the Curragh. He ran poorly on his reappearance at Windsor on Monday and may be best watched for now. ACRUX has just one victory to his credit and that was on the all-weather. His best run last season was when beaten a head in a handicap at Doncaster and that sort of form would see him difficult to beat. Al Khan won a seller at Wolverhampton in February but was well beaten in a similar race to this at Lingfield last time and though Lord Rob ran well at Newcastle in March he's 0-27 which hardly inspires confidence.
Acrux 8-1 (9-2) Took keen hold in touch, headway 2f out, soon ridden and no impression, 5th of 11, 4l behind Outer Space (9-2) at Wolverhampton 7f stks (6) pol in Jan.
Al Khan (IRE) 12-1 (9-10) Raced wide in rear, ridden 2f out, ran on final furlong, nearest finish, 3rd of 7, 4l behind Bungee Jump (8-8) at Lingfield 7f stks (6) pol in Mar.
Lord Rob 28-1 (8-10) Held up in rear, headway over 2f out, chased winner inside final furlong, kept on same pace closing stages, 2nd of 9, 1/2l behind Dreamofdiscovery (9-10) at Newcastle 1m hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Space War 50-1 (9-6) Switched left start, held up towards rear, never on terms, 10th of 14, 6 1/2l behind Be Bold (9-1) at Thirsk 7f hcp (6) gs in Apr.
Gaelic Wizard (IRE) 16-1 (8-12) Dwelt outpaced, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on final furlong, nearest finish, 5th of 14, 3 1/4l behind Da Capo Dandy (9-9) at Southwell 6f hcp (6) pol in Apr.
Shovel It On (IRE) 3-1jfav (9-8) Always behind, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 9, 7 1/4l behind Quick Breath (9-4) at Windsor 6f hcp (5) gd in Apr.