tracked leaders, ridden, headway well over 1f out, led inside final furlong, edged left, headed towards finish, no extra
held up behind, headway 2f out, ridden to chase leaders over 1f out, kept on final furlong
held up, switched outside 3f out, soon ridden, never on terms
in touch, headway over 3f out, ridden, effort, when hampered over 1f out, not recover
soon behind, never dangerous
held up mid-division, headway 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on well inside final furlong, to lead towards finish
behind until ridden, kept on from over 1f out, never nearer
chased leaders on outside, ridden 2f out, soon no impression
held up, always towards rear
held up towards rear, headway on inside over 2f out, not clear run, switched right over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, not reached leaders
mid-division, headway over 2f out, led well over 1f out, edged left 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra when not much room towards finish
tracked leader, ridden 2f out, effort when hampered over 1f out, soon weakened
chased leaders to halfway, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten
slowly into stride, behind, headway, not clear run over 2f out, switched right, ridden over 1f out, stayed on well final furlong
tracked leader, led over 3f out, ridden 2f out, headed well over 1f out, soon weakened
A terrific renewal of this valuable handicap and Chantaco, El Coto and Ofaraby are our three against the field, with the first named just getting the verdict. Andrew Balding's four-year-old ended last campaogn with an emphatic nine length victory over Missatacama, clearly revelling on the soft ground. Following too good efforts on a firmer surface he now has conditions in his favour and looks the one they all have to beat. Ofaraby looks to be coming to hand following a promising fourth behind Divine Gift at Chester. He goes on any surface and must be considered for each-way purposes. El Coto hasn't hit form yet this season but strong claims on the pick of last season's efforts. Dancing Lyra has surprised a few people this season but has done nothing wrong and is another to consider for each-way purposes. However with conditions ideal this afternoon Chantaco is taken to oblige.
Ace of Hearts 25-1 (9-6) Held up mid-division, headway when short of room over 1f out, stayed on, nearest finish, 7th of 17, 3 1/2l behind Star of Light (8-11) at Newmarket 1m 1f hcap (2) gd.
Ofaraby 7-1 (9-4) Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, ran on inside final furlong, 4th of 14, 2l behind Divine Gift (8-11) at Chester 1m 2f hcap (2) gf.
Crow Wood 18-1 (9-3) In touch, ridden over 4f out, weakened over 2f out, 8th of 11, 16l behind Wild Savannah (9-4) at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp 0-100 (2) gf.
Bustan (IRE) 25-1 (9-4) Held up in rear, never a danger, last of 9, 12l behind Bravo Maestro (8-8) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-100 (2) pol in Jan.
Artistic Style 25-1 (8-11) Reluctant to race and tailed off at start, pulled hard when headway and hung right after 2f, ridden over 2f out, weakened quickly, last of 14, 25l behind Divine Gift (8-11) at Chester 1m 2f hcap (2) gf.
Chantaco (USA) 5-1 (8-7) Held up in rear, pushed along 4f out, headway not clear run over 1f out, edged right and ran on near finish, 2nd of 11, nk behind Wild Savannah (9-4) at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp 0-100 (2) gf.
Goodbye Mr Bond 7-2 (8-11) Held up, headway 3f out, ridden to go 2nd 1f out, stayed on, never troubled winner, 2nd of 8, 2l behind Pride of Nation (9-1) at Haydock 1m hcp 0-90 (3) hvy.
Dancing Lyra 5-6fav (9-1) Mid-division, led over 1f out, headed inside last, rallied to lead on line, won at Musselburgh 1m hcap (4) hvy in Mar beating Emerald Bay (9-4) by a hd, 7 ran.
