held up towards rear, soon headway on outer over 2f out, shaken up over 1f out, ran on to lead inside final furlong, kept on
in touch, ridden along over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong
held up behind leaders, switched left and ran on to lead well over 1f out, edged left and headed inside final furlong, no extra close home
in touch, ridden along halfway, soon behind
held up in rear, headway on inner over 2f out, one pace final furlong
soon led, ridden over 2f out, headed well over 1f out, no extra final furlong
Caprio and Blue Charm are hitting good form but it is EFISIO PRINCESS who we side with. The six-year-old mare is off a 6lb higher mark this time but she looks to have more ability than her current mark suggests having won her last race with something to spare. Caprio's three career wins to date have all come over six furlongs, but he has shown reasonable form over seven and can put the pressure on the selection. Blue Charm is running well for his new yard and did well at Southwell last time, staying on well into a close second. The drop in trip won't have been to his advantage though and he should enjoy the run over seven furlongs today. Of the rest, Autumn Blade has a chance though he looks best over a mile and tends to take time to settle so this shorter distance may prove inadequate. In what could be a race dominated by three horses, we side with Efisio Princess.
Autumn Blades (IRE) 7-1 (9-4) Keen, held up in rear, ridden 2f out, headway and hung left from over 1f out, ran on to take 2nd final 100 yards, no chance with winner, 2nd of 5, 3l behind Jake The Snake (8-9) at Lingfield 1m clm (6) pol.
Kensington (IRE) 9-2 (9-2) Tracked leaders and keen, led over 5f out, ridden well over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 7, 1/2l behind Captain Macarry (9-2) at W'hampton 7f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Feb.
Caprio (IRE) 9-1 (8-1) Tracked leader, led over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, fading when heading inside final furlong, 2nd of 8, 4 1/2l behind Mr Macattack (8-4) at W'hampton 7f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Feb.
Singleb (IRE) 10-3fav (9-7) Tracked winner 2f, stayed prominent, ridden and effort over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 4th of 11, 2l behind Super Frank (9-3) at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Feb.
Blue Charm 9-2 (9-2) In rear, headway over 2f out, stayed on final furlong, 2nd of 10, 1l behind Imprimis Tagula (9-4) at Southwell 6f hcp 0-75 (5) fbs in Feb.
Efisio Princess 11-4 (9-1) Made all, ridden from over 1f out, ran on final furlong, won at Southwell 6f fll hcp (5) fbs in Jan beating Silk Gallery (8-4) by 1 1/2l, 6 ran.
Obe Royal 8-1 (9-6) In touch 4th ridden to chase winner over 1f out but no impression final furlong, 2nd of 5, 2l behind Ravi River (9-12) at Kempton 7f clm (6) pol in Feb.
King Kenny 50-1 (9-1) Chased leaders to 2f out, weakened quickly over 1f out, last of 13, 10l behind Perlachy (8-4) at W'hampton 5f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Feb.
Sweet Gale (IRE) 14-1 (8-11) Started slowly, held up towards rear, some moderate headway over 2f out, never dangerous, 9th of 11, 8l behind Super Frank (9-3) at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Feb.
