held up towards rear, headway over 5f out, stayed on approaching final furlong, never dangerous
made all, 5 lengths clear halfway, ridden when challenged inside final furlong, kept on well
chased leaders, lost place pver 4f out, eased over 1f out
awkward start, tracked leader, driven to challenge over 2f out, soon under pressure, weakened over 1f out
midfield, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, never able to challenge
held up in rear, ridden halfway, soon weakened
chased leaders, effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
in touch, headway over 3f out, chased winner over 1f out, stayed on well closing stages
It's almost two years since Northside Prince won a race but he's still higher in the ratings due to his consistency. He looked to have an outstanding chance in a four-runner seller here last time but was beaten and he'll need to do much better. An Fear Ciuin once looked potentially useful when trained in Ireland but hasn't shown much for a long time and makes his debut for Richard Ford. Paco De Acuca completed a double on Polytrack and Tapeta in February but shot up the weights as a consequence and has been well beaten. Teenage Dream has only won over fences so this should go to HENRY SMITH, who will be having his first start over the trip but scored over 1m4f last month.
Northside Prince (IRE) 10-11fav (8-13) Led, hard driven over 3f out, headed over 2f out, stayed on same pace approaching final furlong, 2nd of 4, 3 1/2l behind Brassbound (9-5) at Southwell 1m 4f stks (6) pol in Mar.
An Fear Ciuin (IRE) 20-1 (9-11) Prominent early, ridden halfway, weakened from 4f out, 9th of 10, 16l behind Manny Owens (9-6) at Wexford 1m 3f hcp Yielding in Aug.
Pao De Acuca (IRE) 10-1 (9-5) Held up, headway on outside halfway, soon chasing leaders, pushed along 3f out, weakened over 2f out, last of 9, 11 3/4l behind Fast Pick (8-13) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Apr.
Henry Smith 2-1fav (9-1) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, chased leader over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 3rd of 10, 1 3/4l behind Frosty The Snowman (9-1) at Southwell 1m 3f hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Teenage Dream (IRE) 20-1 (8-7) Behind until ridden and stayed on into mid-division from over 1f out, never nearer, 7th of 16, 19 1/4l behind Bertie Moon (9-2) at Doncaster 1m 2f hcp (5) sft in Apr.
Monzino (USA) 33-1 (9-13) Always behind, 4th of 7, 11 1/4l behind Moonshine Ridge (10-10) at Southwell 1m 6f hcp (6) pol in Mar.
La Fritillaire 8-1 (8-10) Tracked leading pair, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 7th of 9, 35 1/4l behind Duchess Of Marmite (9-7) at Kempton 2m hcp (6) pol in Nov.
My Tringaling (IRE) 11-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, kept on one pace, 4th of 10, 11 1/4l behind Moonshine Ridge (9-5) at Southwell 1m 3f hcp (6) pol in Mar.