close up, ridden and outpaced 4f out
tracked leaders, ridden to chase leader over 2f out, weakened final furlong
close up, ridden halfway, headway to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, soon edged right
led, ridden and headed halfway, weakened 2f out
towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, nearest finish
tracked leader, led halfway, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra
slowly away raced wide in rear, switched right 2f out, headway approaching final furlong, led inside final furlong, ridden out
Nonrunner
Poppy Bond was on a hat-trick when third at Chelmsford but may be in the handicapper's grip now. Khajaaly won a decent contest over track and trip in February and is only 2lb higher. He didn't run up to that form last time at Wolverhampton but would have every chance if back on song. REPOSER has his first start on Fibresand but enjoyed some give in the ground on Turf so we'll take a chance that he handles the surface. He arrives here off the back of a couple of good runs over the trip at Kempton and can win his first race in two years. Bognor is only a pound higher than when winning over track and trip in December and is a big danger to the selection.
Repetition 7-1 (9-4) In touch, driven and headway over 2f out, soon chasing leaders, faded final furlong, 6th of 7, 10l behind Westminster (8-13) at Southwell 7f hcp 0-80 (4) fbs in Jan.
Reposer (IRE) 4-1 (9-6) Held up mid-division, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 8, 1 1/2l behind Meshardal (8-13) at Catterick 6f hcp 0-80 (4) gs.
Bognor (USA) 8-1 (9-3) Mid-division and keen, ridden over 1f out, never dangerous, 8th of 10, 12l behind Vivat Rex (8-11) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Mar.
Dr Red Eye 7-1 (9-3) Led until over 2f out, weakened quickly, 11th of 12, 20l behind Patriotic (9-5) at Southwell 7f hcp 0-85 (4) fbs in Dec.
Khajaaly (IRE) 15-2 (9-2) Slowly into stride, headway on outside 5f out, edged right over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 7th of 9, 6l behind Rouge Nuage (9-4) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-75 (5) in Mar.
Alpha Tauri (USA) 10-1 (9-9) Close up in rear, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, no impression final furlong, 3rd of 5, 3 1/2l behind Tarooq (9-12) at Southwell 6f clm stks (6) fbs.
Showboating (IRE) 13-2 (9-4) Rider removed hood late slowly away, behind, late headway final furlong, nearest finish, 4th of 10, 9l behind Tartan Trip (9-0) at Southwell 7f hcp 0-75 (5) fbs in Mar.
Burnhope 7-1 (8-8) Soon led, clear 4f out until ridden over 2f out, headed 2f out, lost 2nd over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 9, 8l behind Ocean Legend (8-12) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
Poppy Bond 11-4fav (8-11) Led after 1f, ridden and pressed over 1f out, headed 1f out, soon carried right, no impression when lost 2nd well inside final furlong, 3rd of 6, 2 3/4l behind Upavon (9-7) at Chelmsford City 6f hcp 0-85 (4) pol.