keen held up, wide and headway approaching final 3f, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, headed inside final furlong, ran on
tracked leaders, pushed along over 4f out, weakened 3f out, soon eased, tailed off
led, 5 lengths clear 8f out, reduced lead 3f out, soon headed, weakened final furlong
dwelt in rear, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, nearest finish
keen tracked clear leader, closed 3f out, led over 2f out, rider dropped rein and headed approaching final furlong, ridden and rallied to lead again inside final furlong, ran on
held up, pushed along 5f out, soon in rear, tailed off
towards rear, headway over 4f out, stayed far side, ridden and every chance 2f out, weakened final furlong
close up, headway over 4f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
in touch, weakened over 3f out, tailed off
A couple of these bid for a hat-trick of course wins including Maharashtra, who completed a double over 1m3f here and had the beating of So Macho last time. But BATOCCHI has been winning over course and distance and should go close again raised only 4lb for his latest success. Romulan Prince has slipped down the weights and finished closer here on his latest start while Dinsdale returns to the Flat with a chance off his current mark.
Maharashtra 7-4 (9-4) Raced wide, keen towards rear, headway to chase clear leader 6f out, led 3f out, ridden and edged left inside final furlong, ran on, won at Southwell 1m 3f hcp (6) pol in Jan beating Amourie (8-12) by 1 1/4l, 14 ran.
Dinsdale 8-1 (12-0) Keen pressed leader, jumped right and bumped rival 3rd, led 4 out, ridden and headed 2 out, weakened before next, 7th of 10, 33 1/4l behind Vocal Duke (11-9) at Fakenham 2m hcp (4) sft in Dec.
Romulan Prince 16-1 (9-1) Prominent, pushed after 3f out, ridden after 2f out, kept on but looked one paced, 5th of 11, 3 1/2l behind Percy Willis (10-2) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Bug Boy (IRE) 22-1 (9-3) In rear, pushed 3f out, some late headway, 8th of 14, 10 3/4l behind Scarborough Castle (9-4) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Batocchi 13-8fav (9-0) Raced wide keen, close up, pushed along and headway over 2f out, soon led, ridden and ran on, won at Southwell 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Jan beating Al Gaiya (9-8) by 3/4l, 13 ran.
Only Debris (IRE) 15-2 (9-5) Close up, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, 6th of 13, 5 1/2l behind Jerriais (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Aug.
So Macho (IRE) 25-1 (9-4) Towards rear, pushed along and headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, nearest finish, 3rd of 14, 3l behind Maharashtra (9-4) at Southwell 1m 3f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Archive (FR) 50-1 (8-12) In touch, ridden over 1f out, not trouble leaders, 7th of 13, 10 1/4l behind Batocchi (9-0) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Mister Swift 250-1 (8-12) Always rear-division, never a factor, tailed off, 13th of 14, 31 1/4l behind Lisdarragh (9-9) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Sep.