in touch, outpaced halfway, ridden when headway approaching final furlong, stayed on towards finish
rider removed hood very late, slowly away, soon ridden along and behind, never on terms
made all, clear 2f out, pushed out, unchallenged
in touch until ridden and outpaced halfway
chased leaders, ridden halfway, kept on same pace
chased winner, ridden halfway, kept on same pace
Nonrunner
DODINA is the highest rated of these and the race conditions suit her as she's receiving weight from the top three. She hasn't been running all that well on Polytrack but has won on Turf and won't get a better chance. Bond Club dropped into this lowly grade at Wolverhampton last time but showed no sign of improvement and this will be the first time he's raced over the minimum trip. Soul Instinct showed some promise last summer but hasn't improved on the all-weather over the winter but Balinka has run the occasional decent race since scoring on soft ground at Ripon in 2012.
Bond Club 16-1 (9-7) Chased leaders on outside, went 2nd over 5f out, every chance 2f out, ridden over 1f out, soon lost 2nd, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 7, 7l behind Ain't No Surprise (8-2) at Wolverhampton 7f sell stks (6) pol in Feb.
Jiminy 14-1 (9-13) Led, headed over 3f out, ridden when weakened over 1f out, 5th of 6, 15l behind Walta (8-11) at Southwell 5f mdn stks (5) fbs.
Balinka 16-1 (9-0) In touch, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out, 15th of 17, 15l behind Megaleka (8-10) at Nottingham 5f hcp 0-65 (6) sft in Nov.
Dodina (IRE) 3-1 (9-6) Prominent on outside, every chance and edged left just over 1f out, no extra towards finish, 4th of 7, 5l behind Layla's Oasis (9-2) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Jan.
Captain T 33-1 (9-0) Soon led, headed over 2f out, no extra final furlong, 4th of 6, 9l behind Dreese (9-0) at Wolverhampton 6f mdn auc stks (6) pol in Mar.
Soul Instinct 9-4 (9-2) Took keen hold, led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, one pace, 3rd of 5, 6l behind Emerald Breeze (9-5) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Mar.
Britain (IRE) 9-2 (9-3) Dwelt headway to chase leaders after 2f, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 5th of 7, 11l behind Samhain (9-5) at Southwell 5f hcp 0-60 (6) fbs in Mar.
Booloo (IRE) 10-1 (8-13) Led 1f, tracked leaders, ridden when weakened over 1f out, 7th of 8, 28l behind Tyrsal (9-3) at Wolverhampton 7f 2yo hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Nov.
Confidential Creek 6-1 (9-7) Close up, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened, last of 13, 11l behind Imjin River (8-7) at Southwell 5f hcp 0-60 (6) fbs in Jan.