led, headed halfway, soon ridden, weakened approaching final furlong
close up, headway to go 3rd over 2f out, faded inside final furlong
close up, outpaced over 4f out
prominent, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace
slowly into stride, raced wide in touch, ridden halfway, weakened 2f out
in rear, outpaced 4f out
tracked leaders, outpaced 4f out
raced wide prominent, led halfway, edged left and ran on inside final furlong
Withdrawn
ACE MASTER will no doubt be raised a good deal more than the 6lb extra he carries after dotting up by seven lengths here during the week. He can go in again at the main expense of Canyari, a close-up second over 6f at the track in between more modest efforts. Bognor was well beaten last time having landed a double here in December that included a defeat of Marciano while Amenable also ran a shocker recently on the back of a double on the Fibresand. Norse Blues tumbled down the weights last year and could figure if handling the surface.
Ace Master 8-1 (8-12) Prominent, led over 3f out, clear over 1f out, eased final furlong, comfortable, won at Southwell 6f hcp 0-85 (4) fbs beating Viva Verglas (9-7) by 7l, 9 ran.
Bognor (USA) 7-2 (8-7) Led 1f, remained prominent, rallied over 3f out, hung left when challenging over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 4th of 6, 8l behind Starfield (8-5) at Southwell 1m hcp 0-95 (3) fbs in Jan.
Powerful Presence (IRE) 11-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, driven over 2f out, soon beaten, weakened entering final furlong, 7th of 10, 16l behind Tiger Jim (8-7) at Newcastle 7f hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Sep.
Canyari (IRE) 20-1 (8-9) Chased leaders, every chance over 1f out, faded final furlong, 7th of 12, 4l behind History Book (9-1) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-95 (3) pol in Jan.
Norse Blues 9-2 (8-13) Mid-division, lost place over 2f out, 6th of 9, 10l behind Until Midnight (8-7) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Jan.
Two Moons 12-1 (9-2) Held up in rear, headway over 1f out, never on terms, 6th of 8, 7l behind Order Of Service (8-10) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-85 (4) in Nov.
Hagree (IRE) 25-1 (9-2) Held up, ridden and struggluing over 2f out, 7th of 9, 10l behind Clockmaker (9-7) at Southwell 7f app hcp 0-75 (5) fbs in Jan.
Amenable (IRE) 16-1 (8-13) Soon in rear, ridden and behind 4f out, 8th of 9, 19l behind Clockmaker (9-7) at Southwell 7f app hcp 0-75 (5) fbs in Jan.
Marciano (IRE) 20-1 (8-10) Close up, ridden 3f out, chased winner 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong, 3rd of 13, 6l behind Bognor (9-6) at Southwell 1m hcp 0-70 (5) fbs in Dec.
Blazeofenchantment (USA) 50-1 (9-2) Held up in rear, headway over when hampered 1f out, ran on, never nearer, last of 11, 21l behind Franco's Secret (9-7) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Jan.