dwelt soon pushed along in rear, ridden 3f out, never on terms with leaders
tracked winner, ridden 3f out, kept on same pace final furlong
in touch in rear, headway and switched left 2f out, ridden to chase winner inside final furlong, kept on near finish
dwelt in touch in rear, headway on outer over 2f out, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, edged left and kept on one pace final furlong
keen tracked winner, ridden 3f out, weakened final furlong
made all, clear over 1f out, ridden out
always in rear, behind final 2f
FEARLESS POET is the only one of these with any recent worthwhile form. A winner at Kempton in January, he's scored on this surface before and Bryan Smart's charge looks up to landing this. Course winners Sopran Nad and Bonnie Prince Blue have slipped down the weights of late as a result of their poor form but could figure if bouncing back, but Odd Ball's latest placed efforts came in a lower grade races on the Polytrack. The remainder have all been beaten out of sight recently and it's hard to make a serious case for any of them.
Fearless Poet (IRE) 4-1 (8-13) Raced wide tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong, 4th of 7, 1 3/4l behind Buxton (9-3) at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Feb.
Sopran Nad (ITY) 14-1 (8-13) Went right start, led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 10, 5l behind Piccolo Express (9-5) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Feb.
Bonnie Prince Blue 25-1 (8-10) Outpaced in rear, soon detatched, headway over 1f out, never a factor, 7th of 10, 13l behind Beachwood Bay (8-9) at Southwell 7f hcp 0-65 (6) fbs in Feb.
Odd Ball (IRE) 6-1 (8-12) Slow to break, held up towards rear, not clear run and switched right over 2f out, headway 1f out, ran on, went 2nd close home, 2nd of 13, 1 1/4l behind Prigsnov Dancer (8-12) at Wolverhampton 6f app hcp (0-50) (7) pol in Feb.
Mnarani (IRE) 22-1 (9-2) Went right start, tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 10th of 12, 13l behind Jonnie Skull (8-10) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-50 (7) pol in Feb.
Tenancy (IRE) 66-1 (8-10) Pressed leader, led over 4f out until 3f out, ridden and lost 2nd over 2f out, weakened quickly soon after, last of 14, 21l behind Diplomatic (9-4) at Kempton 7f hcp (0-55) (6) pol in Feb.
Royal Crest 50-1 (8-10) Mid-division, weakened 2f out, 13th of 14, 39l behind Hot Rod Mamma (8-4) at Catterick 7f hcp 0-60 (6) gd in Aug '10.
Mi Regalo 16-1 (8-12) Soon with leaders on outer, lost place over 3f out, 10th of 14, 14l behind Rigid (9-2) at Kempton 1m app hcp (0-50) (7) pol in Feb.