tracked leader, brought field over to stands rail in straight, ridden and headed 2f out, hung right and weakened final furlong
raced wide, tracked leaders, hard ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out
held up in last trio, headway over 2f out, led 2f out, pushed clear final furlong, stayed on well
chased leaders in 4th, pushed along 3f out, weakened over 2f out
always last, ridden and struggling straight, eased when no chance final furlong
soon led, headed straight, ridden and weakened 2f out
keen, settled in 3rd, led briefly 2f out, soon ridden and not quicken, stayed on inside final furlong
Fann has solid claims on recent form but a 5lb rise for his latest defeat and testing underfoot conditions are a concern so a better bet may be Let Slip, who is preferred to Dimelight. The last mentioned has had the three runs necessary for a handicap mark and could be of interest on his debut in this grade, especially with the yard's horses generally improving for their first run of the season. An ability to handle the ground has to be taken on trust though whereas Let Slip will relish the going and, provided that he can put a disappointing effort at Windsor last time behind him, the Willie Jarvis-trained filly looks the one to beat. Greenmeadow was well held on her reappearance and is unproven on the ground, while Ignition is more exposed than most of these. Celtic Spa is hard to back on recent evidence and a safer option looks to be Let Slip, who gets the vote.
Let Slip 15-2 (8-8) Chased leaders, pushed along 3f out, soon weakened, 15th of 16, 18l behind Cool Hunter (8-11) at Windsor 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) sft.
Ignition 7-1 (8-9) Tracked leader, ridden to lead over 3f out, headed 2f out, soon weakened, last of 7, 14l behind Mistress Twister (8-11) at Hamilton 1m fll hcp (4) gf.
Celtic Spa (IRE) 14-1 (9-2) Held up mid-division, ridden and effort 2f out, soon weakened, 9th of 13, 8l behind Blue Java (9-2) at Salisbury 7f app hcp (5) gs.
Fann (USA) 9-1 (9-4) Held up, headway 3f out, led well over 1f out, edged right and headed approaching final furlong, no extra inside final furlong, 2nd of 12, 3/4l behind Capistrano (8-13) at Ripon 1m 2f 3yo hcp (5) gd.
Greenmeadow 25-1 (8-12) In touch, ridden over 2f out, one pace, 8th of 13, 7l behind Blue Java (9-2) at Salisbury 7f app hcp (5) gs.
Seldemosa 8-1 (8-9) Prominent, until weakened 3f out and eased, last of 13, well behind Scottish River (9-4) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Apr.
Adage 50-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders, ridden to chase leaders 4f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 7th of 9, 8l behind Adventuress (8-12) at Bath 1m 2f 3yo mdn (5) gf.
Dimelight 5-1 (8-9) Prominent, headway and chased leaders over 3f out, weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 10, 10l behind Novellara (8-9) at Salisbury 1m 2f mdn stk (4) gs.