tracked leaders, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and weakened final furlong
dwelt, close up, led 2f out, ridden and ran on
in touch, pushed along over 4f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, not trouble winner
raced wide close up, chased leader 3f out, ridden and every chance 2f out, kept on one pace
dwelt pushed along towards rear, ridden over 2f out, never nearer
prominent, led over 4f out, ridden and headed 2f out, kept on same pace
led, headed over 4f out, tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
slowly away in rear, weakened 2f out
towards rear, ridden over 3f out, eased over 2f out, virtually pulled up over 1f out
The Retriever has only won once in 24 attempts and that was over 7f here while Mister Freeze is another with something to prove over this far despite finishing ahead of Chloellie, Break The Silence and Woke when third over track and trip. But today’s distance is not a problem for another Fibresand regular in GEOGRAPHY TEACHER and Kevin Frost’s charge may be the one to side with having run below par upped to 1m3f last time. Prince Abu makes his handicap debut after a poor effort in novice company here last month.
Prince Abu (IRE) 40-1 (10-0) Raced keenly in 3rd, pushed along halfway, ridden and outpaced 2f out, plugged on in 3rd final furlong, 3rd of 5, 14 1/2l behind Mehmento (9-2) at Southwell 7f stks (5) pol in Feb.
Peruvian Summer (IRE) 33-1 (9-8) Dwelt towards rear, pushed along 3f out, never on terms, 10th of 13, 15 1/4l behind Young John (9-8) at Southwell 7f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Chloellie 33-1 (9-6) Off the pace towards rear, headway on inside over 2f out, never reached leaders and weakened towards finish, 6th of 12, 4 1/4l behind My Brother Mike (9-7) at Southwell 1m hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Geography Teacher (IRE) 12-1 (9-7) Held up towards rear, pushed along 6f out, soon struggling, ridden over 2f out, made no impression, 9th of 12, 33 1/2l behind Mack The Knife (9-6) at Southwell 1m 3f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Mister Freeze (IRE) 8-1 (9-2) Mid-division, headway chased leaders over 1f out, one pace inside final furlong, went 3rd close home, 3rd of 12, 3 3/4l behind My Brother Mike (9-7) at Southwell 1m hcp (6) pol in Mar.
The Retriever (IRE) 4-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, ridden and went 2nd over 1f out, lost 2nd inside final 150 yards, dropped to 4th post, 4th of 10, 2 1/2l behind Holiday Magic (9-7) at Southwell 7f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Break The Silence 125-1 (8-6) Prominent, ridden 2f out, faded inside final furlong, 5th of 9, 7 3/4l behind Khatm (9-2) at Southwell 1m hcp (5) pol in Mar.
Woke (IRE) 25-1 (8-10) Good speed from wide draw to lead, ridden 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 10th of 12, 5 1/2l behind My Brother Mike (9-7) at Southwell 1m hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Carriage Clock 66-1 (9-0) Always towards rear, 9th of 12, 12 1/4l behind Rainbow Mirage (9-0) at Kempton 6f stks (6) pol in Mar.