raced wide towards rear, headway to track leaders 8f out, chased winner over 4f out, ridden and no impression final 2f, lost 2nd near finish
tracked leader, led over 5f out, clear over 2f out, ran on, eased inside final furlong, comfortably
led after 1f, ridden and headed over 5f out, weakened 3f out
towards rear, pushed along at times, headway 4f out, ridden over 2f out, kept on to go 2nd near finish
led 1f, tracked leader, reminders 7f out, driven along and soon in rear
in rear, pushed along over 4f out, never on terms
MEDITERRANEAN SEA has recorded five of her six wins so far on this surface including her latest start when Masterful Act finished a well-beaten third. This looks within her capabilities and she can go in again. Brunello ran a shocker last time having scored over 1m4f here before that and Scribe looks a bigger danger as he won over 2m at the course last month and has made the frame on a couple of occasions since. The rest are harder to fancy, although Omid has place claims and makes more appeal than Calculating and Wells Lyrical.
Mediterranean Sea (IRE) 7-1 (9-7) Close up, ridden 4f out, headway on outer approaching 3f out, went 2nd over 2f out, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, stayed on, won at Southwell 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) fbs in Feb beating Honest Deal (9-5) by nk, 5 ran.
Masterful Act (USA) 7-1 (9-2) Led, pushed along and headed over 4f out, ridden and kept on one pace final 2f, 3rd of 5, 6l behind Mediterranean Sea (9-7) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) fbs in Feb.
Brunello 4-1 (9-10) In touch, lost place and soon in rear 5f out, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 7th of 8, 15l behind Newport Arch (9-0) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) fbs in Feb '12.
Wells Lyrical (IRE) 40-1 (9-10) Held up towards rear, took keen hold, ridden over 5f out, well beaten over 2f out, 14th of 15, 26l behind Jawaab (9-9) at Pontefract 2m 1f hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Sep.
Scribe (IRE) 5-2 (9-3) Chased leader for 2f, stayed in 3rd, pushed along 4f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 4, 2 1/4l behind Hoonose (8-12) at Wolverhampton 2m hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Omid 33-1 (9-6) Raced wide prominent, pushed along halfway, ridden 4f out, driven 3f out, plugged on to go 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 7, 18l behind Kazbow (9-1) at Southwell 2m clm stks (6) fbs in Feb.
Calculating (IRE) 25-1 (8-13) In touch in rear, ridden and outpaced over 4f out, last of 5, 22l behind Goldmadchen (9-4) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp 0-65 (6) fbs in Feb.