in rear, pushed after 2f out, ridden inside final furlong and made some late headway
raced keenly in midfield, pushed 3f out, every chance when ridden after 2f out, upsides leader inside final furlong, all out late on, just held
close-up, pushed before 2f out, every chance when ridden after 2f out, soon weakened inside final furlong
slightly worse than midfield, took keen hold, pushed 3f out, ridden 2f out, stayed on one pace without threatening
prominent, pushed 3f out, lost ground before ridden 2f out, stayed on again in closing stages
midfield, pushed to challenge 2f out, ridden to join leader entering final furlong, led inside final furlong, challenged all the way to the line, gamely held on
led, pushed 2f out and edged right, ridden and joined entering final furlong, headed inside final furlong and faded
towards rear, pushed 2f out and made some headway, went left and ridden inside final furlong, kept on one pace
Oisin Murphy’s presence on NO SAINT suggests further progress is expected from the latter now handicapping having won a maiden over 7f at Chelmsford. Aclaimed Art is another maiden winner having won at Kempton last month while Burnish and Miss Sarajevo are others making their handicap debuts with a shout. No Barrier will be sharper for a recent outing but Comedian Leader now looks high enough in the weights having completed a hat-trick over 7f at the start of the year
Comedian Leader 7-1 (9-1) Tracked leader until pushed along turning in, hung left when not much room and no extra inside final furlong, last of 4, 2 1/4l behind Berkshire Phantom (9-6) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (4) pol in Feb.
Aclaimed Art (IRE) 4-1 (8-10) Good speed to cross over and lead from wide draw, headed inside final 2f, soon ridden, rallied gamely to lead again final 110 yards, all out, won at Kempton 1m mdn stks (5) pol in Jan beating Goldkit (8-5) by shd, 13 ran.
No Saint 7-2fav (8-12) Soon chasing leader, led over 5f out, ridden clear inside final furlong, stayed on well, won at Chelmsford City 7f mdn stks (5) pol in Jan beating Little Helen (8-5) by 3l, 12 ran.
Monty Man (IRE) 4-1 (9-4) Soon chasing leader, edged right and lost 2nd over 2f out, weakened from over 1f out, last of 6, 7 1/4l behind Apache Spark (9-5) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (5) pol in Jan.
No Barrier 8-1 (9-1) Chased leaders, outpaced over 2f out, rallied final 100 yards, stayed on, 4th of 6, 2 1/2l behind Dark Trooper (9-9) at Kempton 7f hcp (4) pol in Jan.
Burnish 20-1 (9-7) Slowly into stride and switched left start, held up towards rear, never involved, 9th of 12, 8 1/4l behind Alzahir (9-7) at Lingfield 7f stks (5) pol in Oct.
Miss Sarajevo 5-1 (9-7) Took keen hold, pressed leader, ridden over 1f out, 4th and held inside final 150 yards, kept on, 4th of 13, 2 1/4l behind Intricate Pillar (9-2) at Kempton 7f fll stks (5) pol in Dec.
Iato's Angel (IRE) 22-1 (9-7) Steadied start, held up towards rear, headway from 2f out, no impression, no extra well inside final furlong, 6th of 8, 3 1/4l behind Acai (9-8) at Southwell 7f hcp (5) pol in Jan.
