held up, ridden over 3f out, soon outpaced, kept on inside final furlong, never dangerous
led 8f, ridden and weakened 2f out
pulled hard, in touch, steady to rear 8f out, headway on bit over 3f out, chased leader over 2f out, shaken up to lead just inside final furlong, readily, eased near finish
held up, ridden over 4f out, never trouble leaders
tracked leader, ridden and weakened over 4f out
tracked leaders, ridden over 4f out, kept on same pace final 3f
held up in touch, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
pulled hard, raced wide in touch, joined leader over 6f out, led 3f out, soon ridden, headed just inside final furlong, soon outpaced by winner
Nonrunner
York Cliff bounced back to winning form in great style last time and looks set to go in again, Dextrous and King's Crest look to be the main rivals. eddie Ahern produced York Cliffe with a perfectly timed run to beat today's rival High Frequency. The runner up did rally close home but Eddie didn't really have to ask his mount a serious question and the combination should come out on top again. King's Crest made a very pleasing return to the flat when chasing home High at Wolverhampton last week. He can only improve and has to be a danger to all. Dextrous is chasing a hat-trick of wins and cannot easily be dismissed, but the style of York Cliff's victory last time suggests there is plenty more to come and he gets a confident vote.
York Cliff 7-2 (9-4) Held up, headway after 4f, chased leader over 3f out, led on bit over 1f out, readily, won at Southwell 1m 4f banded stk (7) fbs in Mar beating High Frequency (9-2) by 3/4l, 5 ran.
Dextrous 9-2 (8-12) Keen, held up in touch, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ridden clear, won at Southwell 1m 3f banded stk (7) fbs in Mar beating Kentucky Bullet (8-12) by 5l, 9 ran.
Nicozetto (FR) 33-1 (8-6) Chased leaders, hung left from over 2f out, one pace final furlong, 5th of 10, 5l behind Kumakawa (8-1) at Southwell 1m app hcp (6) fbs in Feb.
Kalishka (IRE) 33-1 (8-13) Dwelt, soon in touch, ridden 3f out, one pace, 6th of 12, 4 1/2l behind True To Yourself (8-13) at Southwell 1m 3f banded stk (7) fbs in Feb.
Simply The Guest (IRE) 8-1 (8-12) Dwelt, held up in rear, headway approaching final furlong, ran on inside final furlong, not reach winner, 3rd of 9, 5l behind Dextrous (8-12) at Southwell 1m 3f banded stk (7) fbs in Mar.
High Frequency (IRE) 6-4fav (9-2) Led, clear 4f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on but no chance with winner, 2nd of 5, 3/4l behind York Cliff (9-4) at Southwell 1m 4f banded stk (7) fbs in Mar.
Bold Trump 33-1 (9-0) Towards rear, ridden halfway, stayed on final furlong, never nearer, 5th of 13, 7l behind Golden Spectrum (9-2) at Southwell 1m banded stk (7) fbs in Feb.
King's Crest 7-2 (8-12) With leader, ridden to lead 2f out, clear 1f out, caught close home, 2nd of 10, 1/2l behind High (8-10) at W'hampton 1m 4f banded stk (7) pol in Mar.
