in touch, ridden halfway, switched left over 2f out, soon struggling, eased final furlong
chased winner, ridden halfway, lost 2nd entering final furlong, kept on same pace
chased leaders, ridden halfway, went 2nd under pressure entering final furlong, kept on one pace
broke smartly, made all, ridden out
chased leaders, pushed along after 2f, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out
outpaced, always behind
Scott Dixon runs three here but Bengaline remains winless and Scrooby Doo is 10lb higher than when landing her maiden over C&D in October. Stablemate Man Of My Word looks to have the best chance of the trio though he has a bit to to find on January's running here with Point At Issue. The latter finished runner-up on that occasion and has leading claims with a similar effort, while Ghost Train looked much improved when second over 7f at Lingfield on his recent reappearance. However, REVE DU JOUR has finished runner-up in three subsequent starts over 5f since scoring over C&D last month and she gets the nod to return to winning ways back over the extra furlong.
Ghost Train (IRE) 5-1 (9-3) Tracked leader, ridden to lead just inside final furlong, soon headed, kept on one pace, 2nd of 10, 2l behind Incendiary (8-10) at Lingfield 7f 3yo mdn stks (5) pol.
Scrooby Doo 13-2 (9-1) Prominent, ridden halfway, kept on same pace, 4th of 7, 4l behind Bella Ophelia (9-6) at Southwell 5f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) fbs.
Bartley 12-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders, ridden halfway, kept on same pace, last of 4, 9l behind Whisky Bravo (9-4) at Southwell 6f 2yo hco 0-75 (5) fbs in Dec.
Man Of My Word 13-2 (8-10) Soon led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 3rd of 4, 5l behind Gabrial's Bounty (9-2) at Wolverhampton 6f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Feb.
Reve du Jour (IRE) 6-4fav (9-4) Led, ridden 2f out, headed towards finish, 2nd of 8, nk behind Chateau Lola (8-5) at Southwell 5f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) fbs.
Point At Issue (IRE) 7-2 (9-5) In touch in rear, pushed along 5f out, outpaced over 4f out, last of 5, 23l behind Flying Pickets (9-5) at Southwell 7f 3yo clm stks (6) fbs.
Essexvale (IRE) 80-1 (8-5) Raced wide prominent, ridden and every chance over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 6, 5l behind Jericho (9-3) at Wolverhampton 7f 3yo mdn stks (5) pol in Feb.
Bengaline 10-1 (8-6) Keen led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 4th of 5, 21l behind Flying Pickets (9-5) at Southwell 7f 3yo clm stks (6) fbs.