towards rear, pushed along halfway, ridden 3f out, headway under pressure over 1f out, kept on to go 2nd post
raced wide prominent, ridden and weakened quickly over 2f out
close up, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace
in rear and soon pushed along, wide into straight 3f out, never on terms
close up, ridden to chase leader over 1f out, switched left, led inside final furlong, ran on
raced wide prominent, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace
in touch, pushed along 3f out, not trouble leaders
raced wide in rear, ridden 3f out, never on terms
in touch, ridden and weakened over 1f out
A low-grade affair with no decent Fibresand form on offer. Viola Park won over 7f at Chelmsford a fortnight ago but was tailed off on his only previous start on this surface and Major Tom was well beaten in maidens here last month. HOLD ME TIGHT is steadily improving and could be in the mix if taking to the track after a third over 7f at Lingfield, Topmeup has a shout on his placed effort at Kempton in November, Av A Word drops back in trip while Georgio is worth noting for a yard with a fine strike rate at this venue.
Av A Word 5-2 (9-4) In touch on outside, headway chasing leaders 4f out, ridden 3f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 9, 8 1/2l behind Seaborn (9-3) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Georgio (GER) 14-1 (9-1) Keen, tracked leaders, weakened well over 1f out, last of 11, 7 1/2l behind Ourmullion (9-7) at Lingfield 1m hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Hold Me Tight (IRE) 14-1 (9-7) Prominent, led over 2f out, hung right over 1f out, soon headed, no extra closing stages, 3rd of 9, 2 1/4l behind Tigerfish (8-13) at Lingfield 7f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Major Tom 200-1 (8-11) Prominent early, soon pushed along in mid-divsion, headway over 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 6th of 10, 12 3/4l behind Kencumin (8-11) at Southwell 7f mdn stks (5) pol in Feb.
Topmeup 6-1 (8-13) Mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, headway over 1f out, kept on to take 2nd place towards finish, 3rd of 11, 1 1/2l behind Rake's Progress (9-6) at Kempton 1m (6) pol in Nov.
Padleyourowncanoe 6-1 (9-2) Led 1f, remained prominent, hard driven halfway, every chance over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 4th of 8, 4 1/2l behind Madam Prancealot (9-3) at Chepstow 1m (6) gs in Sep.
Viola Park 10-1 (8-6) Made virtually all, hard pressed inside final furlong, held on well, won at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (6) pol in Feb beating Toy Theatre (9-6) by nk, 10 ran.
Chamasay 66-1 (8-11) Slowly into stride, always behind, last of 11, 15 3/4l behind Wentwell Yesterday (9-7) at Chelmsford City 6f (6) pol in Nov.
Master Billie (IRE) 16-1 (8-6) Held up in touch, weakened 3f out, last of 10, dist behind Bessemer Lady (8-13) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Millybond 150-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, 11th of 12, 21 1/2l behind El Hombre (9-5) at Newcastle 6f mdn stks (5) pol in Oct.
Red Shanghai (IRE) 66-1 (8-7) Held up, never on terms, 6th of 7, 7 1/4l behind Tranquil Daze (9-7) at Southwell 6f hcp (6) pol in Feb.