held up in touch, headway 5th, weakened soon after 3 out, tailed off
chased leaders, went 2nd 3 out, staying on same and well held pace when carried slightly right flat
chased winner, lost 2nd 3 out, weakened soon after 2 out, hit last
made all, edged right flat, ridden out
took keen hold, chased leaders, dropped to last pair 3 out, soon beaten
held up in rear, headway to 3rd 2 out, hit last and dropped to 3rd, no extra in 4th close home
in touch, mistake 4th, headway on outside 5th, outpaced 3 out, went modest 3rd close home
George Woolf hadn't shown much on his first two starts over timber but did much better when landing a Newton Abbot maiden and there's more to come. KING'S CHORISTER has been going very well and was only run out of it close home by Cavite Eta at Newcastle last week. He's on the same mark here and Callum Whillans' claim should be enough for Barry Murtagh's charge to get back on the winning trail. Amir Pasha won at Catterick on New Year's Day but has run poorly on his last two starts including on the Flat and though Ugo makes his handicap debut from a low mark he hasn't shown much so far. Irish raider Makhaaleb looks to have plenty to do on what he's shown to date.
Makhaaleb (IRE) 5-1 (11-12) Tracked leaders in 3rd and keen, hit 4th, ridden 2 out, weakened after last, 9th of 10, 19l behind With Grace (10-13) at Perth 2m hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gf in Jul.
Amir Pasha (UAE) 14-1 (10-1) Mid-division on outside, ridden after 3 out, weakened before next, tailed off, 11th of 12, well behind Allow Me (11-1) at Catterick 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-135 (3) gs in Jan.
George Woolf 4-1 (10-12) Tracked leaders, chased leader before 2 out, led between last two, ridden out, won at Newton Abbot 2m 1f 3yo hdl (4) gd in Oct beating Captain Sharpe (11-0) by 1l, 4 ran.
Dr Flynn (IRE) 6-1 (9-13) Took keen hold, headway to chase winner after 3rd, lost 2nd before 2 out, mistake stumbled and weakened 2 out, 6th of 10, 27l behind Bow Badger (11-5) at Musselburgh 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gd in Nov.
Needwood Park 20-1 (10-7) Towards rear, headway 5th, effort 2 out, kept on, 3rd of 16, 16l behind Star In Flight (11-6) at Catterick 2m mdn hdl (5) gs in Dec.
Ugo (USA) 40-1 (10-7) Held up in rear, took keen hold, not always fluent, headway after 9th, no impression after 3 out, 6th of 13, 27l behind Low Gales (11-4) at Ludlow 3m mdn hdl (5) gd in Feb.
King's Chorister 13-2 (9-13) Held up towards rear, headway before 3 out, led 2 out, pressed and mistake last, headed run-in, no extra, 2nd of 12, 1/2l behind Cavite Eta (10-13) at Newcastle 2m hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gs.
