held up well in rear, good headway entering final 3f, switched left 2f out, soon lead, ridden clear final furlong, comfortable
slowly into stride, held up and keen, headway 3f out, chased leader over 2f out, soon stayed on same pace, no chance with winner
prominent after 2f, led 3f out, ridden and headed well over 1f out, weakened final furlong
led, ridden and headed 3f out, weakened 2f out
dwelt, held up mid-division, wide and headway over 3f out to track leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened and hung left over 1f out
track leader, joined leader over 6f out, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out
keen in touch, ridden over 4f out, weakened over 3f out, eased from 2f out
keen in touch, not much room and lost place 3f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on one pace
BOUNDLESS PROSPECT seems to have most pointers in his favour and as a result has our confidence ahead of Dancing Lyra while Maria Antonia could be one who runs into a share of the prize pot at a bigger price. As well as being the highest rated in the field the pick has been on top form winning twice and placing four times in his last six starts. Most of those have come in similar tests and with the form from his near miss in a handicap last time looking solid enough for this level he should prove too strong. Dancing Lyra only has two pounds to find on the selection according to the official ratings but has not been running as well. He wasted a similar opportunity to this when short-priced favourite last time but the slight drop in trip may suit a little better. Maria Antonia makes a reappearance on the level after some average starts over timber so far this season. The ratings suggest she has plenty to find on the top runners here but she may have enough to satisfy each-way backers. Johnson's Baby is a unexposed seven-year-old who has hinted at hold some talent but didn't seem to take to the surface last time so if we follow the signposts we arrive at Boundless Prospect as the potential winner.
Boundless Prospect (USA) 8-1 (9-1) Held up, ridden 3f out, stayed on final furlong, just held, 2nd of 5, hd behind Mustajed (9-9) at Southwell 1m 3f hcp 0-70 (5) fbs in Feb.
Dancing Lyra 15-8 (9-0) Led, ridden and headed over 4f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 9, 23l behind Wabbraan (8-6) at Southwell 1m 4f sll (6) fbs in Feb.
Ming Vase 14-1 (8-10) Mid-division, ridden over 3f out, driven and no impression final 2f, 6th of 12, 12l behind Almahaza (9-0) at Southwell 1m hcp 0-50 (6) fbs in Feb.
Shadow Jumper (IRE) 66-1 (8-11) Mid-division, ridden and one pace final 3f, 5th of 9, 18l behind Wabbraan (8-6) at Southwell 1m 4f sll (6) fbs in Feb.
Stockman 16-1 (9-7) Always rear division, 8th of 9, 50l behind El Diego (9-7) at Southwell 1m 4f mdn stk (5) fbs in Jan.
Smetana 33-1 (8-10) Steadied start, took keen hold, disputed 3rd to 3f out, lost touch over 2f out, weakened quickly, tailed off, last of 6, 36l behind Wind Flow (9-7) at Lingfield 2m clm (6) pol in Jan.
Johnston's Baby (IRE) 10-1 (9-13) Held up in touch, lost place over 4f out, some headway over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 7, 11l behind Eastern Aria (8-8) at Southwell 1m mdn fll (5) fbs in Feb.
Maria Antonia (IRE) 16-1 (8-7) Held up in rear, headway 3f out, weakened 2f out, 4th of 7, 13l behind My Friend Fritz (9-6) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp 0-65 (6) fbs.
