raced wide, always towards rear
towards rear, ridden 2f out, never near leaders
tracked leaders, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, driven out
dwelt, raced wide towards rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, weakened final furlong
in touch, ridden and weakened 3f out
soon led, ridden and headed 2f out, faded inside final furlong
tracked leader, led 2f out, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, rallied inside final furlong, just held
in touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, one pace final furlong
close up, ridden 3f out, kept on one pace final furlong
outpaced, pushed along halfway, never on terms
dwelt, soon close up, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
Sooqaan has won here in the distant past but last month’s success at Wolverhampton was his first win since 2014. Tilly Devine has failed to figure since scoring here at the start of last month and prolific Fibresand winner General Tufto rarely gets his head in front nowadays. John Caesar is not badly treated if taking to the surface but ST PATRICK’S DAY gets a speculative vote to return to form in a poor handicap having won off much higher marks here in the past.
Rolling Dice 9-2 (9-7) Led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 7, 6 1/2l behind Pick A Little (9-10) at Brighton 1m hcp (6) sft in Oct.
John Caesar (IRE) 6-1 (10-12) Chased leaders, 2nd over 3f out until pushed along 3f out, chased leaders, ridden inside final 2f, weakened soon after, 7th of 12, 7 1/4l behind Betsalottie (10-8) at Windsor 1m 3f hcp (6) sft in Oct.
Sooqaan 10-1 (9-6) Held up, outpaced over 2f out, ridden and kept on final furlong, 7th of 13, 7 1/4l behind Sunshineandbubbles (9-6) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
St Patrick's Day (IRE) 16-1 (9-6) In touch, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 10th of 13, 6 3/4l behind Dor's Law (9-4) at Kempton 1m hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Dusty Bin 20-1 (9-0) Slowly away outpaced, last of 8, 22 1/2l behind Declamation (9-0) at Southwell 6f stks (6) pol in Dec.
Tilly Devine 20-1 (8-11) Soon led, ridden over 2f out, headed approaching final furlong, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 12, 5 1/4l behind Meandmyshadow (9-7) at Southwell 7f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Outlaw Torn (IRE) 8-1 (9-5) Prominent, led over 4f out, headed over 1f out, no extra well inside final furlong, 6th of 13, 12 3/4l behind Ted's Brother (9-4) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (7) pol in Dec.
General Tufto 33-1 (8-2) Pushed along in rear, soon outpaced, kept on final furlong, never on terms, 5th of 10, 15 1/4l behind Shearian (9-10) at Southwell 1m hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Quick Monet (IRE) 33-1 (8-12) In touch, ridden over 1f out, faded inside final furlong, 9th of 11, 16 1/4l behind Candesta (9-6) at Southwell 1m hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Zarkavon 200-1 (9-0) Raced wide, tracked leaders, ridden 5f out, weakened over 3f out, 7th of 10, dist behind Summer Name (9-10) at Southwell 1m 4f mdn stks (5) pol in Nov.
Bib And Tucker 25-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, lost place over 2f out, well beaten over 1f out, 8th of 9, 18 1/2l behind Demons Rock (9-2) at Chepstow 6f stks (6) gd in Jul.