chased leaders, headway to lead 3rd, headed 5th, led again before 6th, headed before 3 out, weakened quickly, pulled up before 2 out
raced wide throughout, close up, led 5th, headed and ridden briefly before next, lost place and outpaced after 6th, led again before 3 out, headed after 3 out, rallied to lead 2 out, stayed on from last
detached in rear, not fluent 2nd, mistake next, pushed along approaching 3 out, good headway to go third 2 out, ridden before last, no extra flat
chased leaders, headway to go prominent 6th, led after 3 out, headed 2 out, ridden when rider lost whip approaching last, kept on but no match for winner flat
led, headed and chased leaders 3rd, pushed along 3 out, lost third next, faded approaching last
Lord Torranaga hasn’t raced over timber since 2020 but has won three times on the Flat subsequently. Blakeney Point is not badly treated on previous winning form and is preferred to stablemate Zafar with Brian Hughes back on board but Desaray Girl is upped in class carrying 7lb extra having completed a hat-trick with last week’s success over track and trip. ASHINGTON (NAP) showed signs of a timely return to form when fourth in a higher grade at Kelso last month given he won last year’s renewal off a higher mark - Brian Ellison’s charge should make another bold bid.
Lord Torranaga (FR) 25-1 (9-6) Held up in rear, good headway on inside over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not pace to challenge, 3rd of 10, 1 1/4l behind Spiritofthenorth (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Mar.
Ashington 20-1 (10-13) Led until after 2nd, pressed leader, outpaced after 3 out, rallied last, kept on, 4th of 6, 3 1/4l behind Saint D'Oroux (11-10) at Kelso 2m 5f hcp (2) gd in Feb.
Blakeney Point 40-1 (10-0) Chased leader, pushed along and weakened 3 out, well beaten 2 out, last of 7, 27l behind Tommy's Oscar (11-12) at Musselburgh 2m hcp (2) gs in Jan.
Zafar (GER) 17-2 (11-7) Clear with leader, led 6th, 4 lengths clear next, headed 3 out, ridden next, kept on one pace, 2nd of 6, 9 1/2l behind Sheriff Garrett (11-8) at Sedgefield 2m 4f hcp (4) sft in Mar.
Desaray Girl (FR) 7-2jfav (11-12) Made all, pushed along 2 out, joined next, ridden and ran on gamely, won at Sedgefield 2m 4f hcp (5) gs in Mar beating Vintage Fizz (11-12) by 1 1/2l, 9 ran.
