held up, headway 6f out, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace
mid-division, headway over 2f out, weakened final furlong
started slowly and towards rear, ridden along over 3f out, stayed on final 2f
tracked leader, driven to challenge 2f out, led inside final furlong, ran on
led, ridden over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra close home
towards rear, never dangerous
held up in rear, headway on inner 2f out, no extra final furlong
held up, ridden along over 3f out, stayed on towards finish
prominent, effort over 3f out, weakened final furlong
always rear division
prominent, ridden when outpaced over 3f out, driven and headway over 1f out, kept on final furlong
mid-division, effort over 3f out, soon weakened
always towards rear, tailed off
Nonrunner
A poor contest rounds off proceedings, but there has to be a winner, and the most likely we think is MASTER NIMBUS, but Monte Pattino and Miss Keck could also get involved at the business end. The selection usually runs well in any ground, but hasn't won since landing a better race at Pontefract last summer. The yard's in decent form, and he comes here as only one of a trio from the big field to have won over course and distance, albeit that was three years ago. The others to have done so are top weight Mister Arjay, who stays competitive with a seven pound claimer on board, and Celtic Charisma. Monte Pattino got the better of Master Nimbus last time out at Musselburgh over this trip, but goes unpenalised as that was an apprentices' race. That was a big turn-up, so beware the "bounce" factor. He made all that day, and front-running tactics may be used again. Miss Keck will probably go better if there's a decent pace on. She certainly gets the trip, and may have won a race by now with some luck in running. It's not a contest for the housekeeping, but we'll side with Master Nimbus.
Master Nimbus 5-2fav (9-3) Mid-division, smooth headway to challenge winner over 2f out, ridden and soon one pace, 2nd of 10, 3 1/2l behind Monte Pattino (8-11) at Musselburgh 1m 6f app hcp (6) gf.
Miss Keck 11-2 (9-3) Behind, ridden and chased leaders over 2f out, soon one pace, 6th of 10, 4 1/2l behind That'll Do Nicely (9-5) at Musselburgh 1m 6f hcp 0-70 (5) gd.
Cripsey Brook 25-1 (8-7) Towards rear, headway on inner over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 16, 11l behind Red Wine (8-13) at Doncaster 1m 4f app hcp 0-70 (5) gs.
Zefooha (FR) 13-2 (8-12) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, no impression, 5th of 10, 4l behind That'll Do Nicely (9-5) at Musselburgh 1m 6f hcp 0-70 (5) gd.
Monte Pattino (USA) 25-1 (8-11) Driven to lead after 1f, clear halfway, ridden over 2f out, soon challenged and driven clear inside final furlong, won at Musselburgh 1m 6f app hcp (6) gf beating Master Nimbus (9-3) by 3 1/2l, 10 ran.
Ciara Eile (IRE) 33-1 (7-12) Mid-division, ridden along over 3f out, not much room and switched right over 2f out, headway over 1f out and stayed on final furlong, 4th of 16, 9l behind Red Wine (8-13) at Doncaster 1m 4f app hcp 0-70 (5) gs.
Celtic Carisma 33-1 (8-6) Held up in rear, switched outside and headway 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, never nearer, 6th of 13, 6l behind Summer Soul (9-11) at Newcastle 2m hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
Terenzium (IRE) 14-1 (8-10) Mid-division, effort over 3f out, no impression, 7th of 9, 18l behind Trip The Light (8-7) at Beverley 1m 4f hcap (5) gf in Jul.
Rocknest Island (IRE) 28-1 (8-9) Towards rear, pushed along halfway, never dangerous, 7th of 14, 29l behind Quitit (8-13) at Catterick 2m hcap (5) gs in Oct.
Jonquille (IRE) 22-1 (8-0) Mid-division, ridden over 4f out, soon beaten, last of 13, 37l behind Pelham Crescent (8-13) at Bath 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
Blue Jet (USA) 12-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, soon led, headed over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 7, 18l behind Grand Art (8-9) at Catterick 1m 4f clm stks (6) gf.
Hunting Haze 40-1 (8-10) Held up behind, outpaced over 3f out, never dangerous, 11th of 13, 24l behind Bijou Dan (9-12) at Catterick 2m hcp 0-65 (6) gf.
Zeydnaa (IRE) 25-1 (8-5) Towards rear, headway from outer over 2f out, stayed on same pace final 2f, 9th of 13, 5l behind Vice Admiral (8-10) at Catterick 2m hcp (6) gd in May '07.
Mister Arjay (USA) 8-1 (8-11) Led after 1f, headed halfway, reminders over 6f out, weakened well over 1f out, 8th of 10, 16l behind Herrera (9-9) at Beverley 2m hcp 0-75 (5) gd.
Kirstys Lad 25-1 (9-5) Held up, headway over 2f out, no much room over 1f out, ran on final furlong, not reached winner, 2nd of 12, shd behind General Tufto (10-5) at Beverley 1m 2f (5) gd.
Doctor Delta 11-1 (8-4) Mid-division on outer, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 11th of 13, 30l behind General Tufto (7-10) at Southwell 1m 4f hcap (6) fbs in Feb.
