in touch, pushed along halfway, ridden over 1f out, no impression
led, soon joined, pushed along and headed 2f out, weakened final furlong
close up, pushed along 2f out, no impression
prominent, joined leader 3f out, pushed along to lead 2f out, ridden and edged right over 1f out, soon headed, kept on same pace
dwelt in rear, pushed along halfway, never on terms
towards rear, pushed along and headway approaching final furlong, stayed on to go 2nd towards finish
prominent centre, joined leader after 2f, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, headed inside final furlong, lost 2nd towards finish
close up in centre, pushed along and headway approaching final furlong, soon every chance, led inside final furlong, ran on
in touch, pushed along halfway, weakened over 1f out
Fine Wine had the measure of both Ornate and Army Of India when scoring over track and trip and has subsequently finished runner-up at Newcastle. But BUNIANN was having his first outing since October when third at the latter track and Paul Midgley’s charge gets the nod only 2lb higher than when last successful. Night Narcissus still looks high enough in the weights while Airshow failed to land a hat-trick over 6f here last time though still finished in front of Endowed.
Night Narcissus (IRE) 5-1 (8-10) Chased leaders, not clear run and switched right over 1f out, running on when badly hampered inside final furlong, ran on when in the clear but not recover, 5th of 8, 1 1/2l behind Invincible Larne (8-6) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (3) pol in Dec.
Ornate 9-1 (9-3) Held up towards rear, driven on outside over 1f out, no impression, 9th of 10, 5 3/4l behind Lucky Ava (8-10) at Chelmsford City 5f hcp (3) pol in Feb.
Media Guest (FR) 13-2 (8-5) Keen tracked leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, soon headed, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 9, 4 1/2l behind Bickerstaffe (9-5) at Ascot 6f hcp (2) gs in Oct.
Airshow 9-4 (9-10) Led, ridden and joined over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, no extra, 3rd of 7, 3 3/4l behind Tipperary Tiger (9-7) at Southwell 6f hcp (4) pol in Jan.
Buniann (IRE) 12-1 (9-0) Mid-division, ridden 2f out, headway over 1f out, pressed for 2nd briefly 100 yards out, kept on, 3rd of 8, 1 1/2l behind Look Out Louis (9-4) at Newcastle 5f hcp (4) pol in Jan.
Endowed 10-1 (9-7) Dwelt in touch, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, kept on same pace, 4th of 7, 5l behind Tipperary Tiger (9-7) at Southwell 6f hcp (4) pol in Jan.
Fine Wine (FR) 10-1 (9-8) Chased leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, 2nd of 10, 1l behind Lazyitis (9-6) at Newcastle 5f hcp (5) pol in Feb.
Army Of India (IRE) 50-1 (9-7) Awkwardly away, recovered chasing leaders 3f out, kept on inside final furlong, not pace to threaten, 6th of 10, 1 1/2l behind Fine Wine (8-13) at Southwell 5f hcp (4) pol in Jan.
Cahors 15-2 (8-13) Led, headed over 4f out, driven over 2f out, kept on final 100 yards, no impression on winner, went 3rd close home, 3rd of 5, 3 1/4l behind Media Guest (8-11) at Yarmouth 6f hcp (4) gs in Sep.