held up mid-division, under pressure halfway, never on terms
dwelt, soon prominent, ridden to challenge over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
went right start, behind, under pressure before halfway, never dangerous
tracked leaders, hung left from over 2f out, switched right to challenge over 1f out, soon weakened
led, headed over 1f out, rallied inside final furlong, stayed on gamely to lead close home
tracked leaders, effort over 2f out, soon one pace
held up in touch, hard ridden to challenge over 1f out, kept on same pace
chased leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, hard driven and headed towards finish, no extra
mid-division, pushed along halfway, soon beaten
hampered start, always behind
always behind
Nonrunner
TRI CHARA is coming back to form gradually and can land this at the chief expense of Mackintosh and Megalo Maniac in a race that could provide a fine finish. Reg Hollinshead's charge acts well here and seven furlongs is very much his trip, as is shown by the fact two of his three wins have come over course and distance. The last of those victories came off a mark of 64 so he's now almost a stone lower and it appears an act of generosity from the handicapper to have dropped him a further pound following a solid third last time. Russ Kennemore has won on the horse and with his claim to help further he gets the tentative vote. Mackintosh has been a tad unfortunate of late and that's added to by the fact his mark has climbed in defeat but this drop to seven furlongs could help him improve a tad; he's had 14 tries without success and deserves a change of fortune. Megalo Maniac represents a yard that can do nothing wrong and present and must have claims having shaped as though this step up in trip would see him go close but his odds are likely to reflect these factors and with that in mind we'll look elsewhere in a competitive race. Positivity bounced back from a shocking effort to take a hand in the finish last time and must have claims but her two wins have been over further and she may not have the pace to carry this weight to victory, Mr Chocolate Drop is down to a mark that he's won off here before but that was in 2007, whilst Luisa Tetrazzini hasn't yet convinced us she acts on the surface. Louisiade is an admirable type but struggles to win these days, Manana Manana ran poorly last time and is best watched and Amber Moon has spurned easier chances than this. In what may prove a competitive opener we'll take Tri Chara to come out on top.
Positivity 16-1 (9-0) Towards rear, ridden over 3f out, headway 1f out, stayed on, never nearer, 3rd of 13, 8l behind Pendragon (9-6) at Southwell 1m hcp 0-60 (6) fbs in Mar.
Luisa Tetrazzini (IRE) 20-1 (9-5) Towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on to chase leading pair inside final furlong, no impression, 3rd of 9, 7l behind Binthere Dunthat (8-8) at Wolverhampton 7f mdn fll (5) pol in Mar.
Mr Chocolate Drop (IRE) 10-1 (9-1) Always behind, 6th of 10, 7l behind Marjury Daw (9-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (0-55) (6) pol in Mar.
Mackintosh (IRE) 7-2 (8-5) Held up in rear, headway on inside when short of room over 4f out to go 3rd, short of room and hampered over 3f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, just held on to 2nd, 2nd of 7, 1l behind Magic Haze (9-0) at Southwell 1m app hcp (0-58) (6) fbs in Feb.
Tri Chara (IRE) 6-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, ridden halfway, stayed on same pace from over 1f out, 3rd of 13, 5l behind Bold Diva (8-10) at Southwell 7f hcp 0-52 (6) fbs in Mar.
Vogarth 33-1 (8-7) Tracked leader until over 2f out, 10th of 13, 14l behind Bold Diva (8-10) at Southwell 7f hcp 0-52 (6) fbs in Mar.
Louisiade (IRE) 15-2 (9-1) With leader, led over 3f out, headed over 1f out, soon weakened, 6th of 13, 3 1/2l behind Royal Acclamation (8-9) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-50 (7) pol in Mar.
Megalo Maniac 5-1 (8-4) Behind, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, never troubled leaders, 3rd of 11, hd behind Captain Kallis (8-10) at Southwell 6f hcp 0-60 (6) fbs in Mar.
Amber Moon 33-1 (8-7) Tracked leader after 1f, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 13, 10l behind Pendragon (9-6) at Southwell 1m hcp 0-60 (6) fbs in Mar.
Reprieved 22-1 (8-4) Raced in last place, kept on final furlong, never nearer leaders, 6th of 11, 5l behind Gracie's Gift (9-0) at Southwell 6f hcp 0-60 (6) fbs in Mar.
Redwater River 50-1 (8-5) Led, headed 3f out, soon pushed along, weakened well over 1f out, 6th of 9, 19l behind Sworn Tigress (8-6) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (0-55) (6) pol in Mar.
Manana Manana 16-1 (9-4) Slowly into stride, outpaced, lost touch over 3f out, 5th of 6, 29l behind Mocha Java (8-12) at Southwell 7f hcp 0-60 (6) fbs in Jan.
