dwelt and awkwardly away, held up in rear, headway far side of group 2f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, stayed on same pace, no chance with winner
held up in last pair, outpaced home turn, plugged on into modest 4th post
bit awkwardly away, soon tracking leaders on inside, smooth headway far side of group into 2nd over 2f out, led going well inside final 2f, shaken up and stayed on strongly final furlong
tracked leading pair, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out, lost modest 4th post
tracked leader, pushed along over 3f out, lost 2nd over 2f out, ridden and weakened soon after
led, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headed inside final 2f, no extra in 3rd inside final furlong
BURNISH (NAP) left last year’s form behind when scoring over track and trip on his first start gelded and handicap debut. William Haggas' charge can defy a 3lb rise and is preferred to Look Back Smiling, who beat Evolicatt when winning over 7f at Newcastle. Razoni also won at Newcastle recently when landing a novices' race and makes his handicap debut along with Too Much but Monty Man finished well behind the selection.
Razoni (IRE) 5-4fav (9-7) Chased leaders, effort over 2f out, led over 1f out, stayed on well inside final furlong, won at Newcastle 7f stks (3) pol in Feb beating United Force (9-7) by 1 1/4l, 8 ran.
Look Back Smiling (IRE) 7-2 (9-3) Held up in 3rd, went 2nd 2f out, led inside final 2f, ridden clear final furlong, won at Newcastle 7f hcp (5) pol in Feb beating Evolicatt (9-0) by 2l, 4 ran.
Too Much 5-1 (8-8) Slowly away, close up 7f out, ridden to chase leader over 1f out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 10, 4l behind Sapphire Seas (8-8) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f fll stks (5) pol in Jan.
Burnish 13-2 (9-3) Midfield, pushed to challenge 2f out, ridden to join leader entering final furlong, led inside final furlong, challenged all the way to the line, gamely held on, won at Southwell 1m hcp (5) pol in Feb beating Aclaimed Art (9-11) by hd, 8 ran.
Monty Man (IRE) 11-1 (9-7) Slightly worse than midfield, took keen hold, pushed 3f out, ridden 2f out, stayed on one pace without threatening, 7th of 8, 4 1/2l behind Burnish (9-3) at Southwell 1m hcp (5) pol in Feb.
Evolicatt 7-2 (9-0) Tracked winner near side of group, ridden and no impression when lost 2nd over 1f out, one pace in 3rd inside final furlong, went 2nd again towards finish, no chance with winner, 2nd of 4, 2l behind Look Back Smiling (9-3) at Newcastle 7f hcp (5) pol in Feb.