towards rear, headway over 1f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong
dwelt, behind and outpaced, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
led, ridden over 1f out, held on well towards finish
held up towards rear, outpaced over 3f out
slowly away, in rear, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened
mid-division, outpaced over 3f out
tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
NonRunner
The evergreen Captain Lars is sure to be popular as he just keeps rolling along and now tackles the 98th race of his career. He seems sure to be in the mix but is taken on with THE GREAT WALL. Mick Appleby's charge ran no sort of race last time but that was nowhere close to his real capabilities and his previous two runs over course and distance put him in here with strong claims. Mr Buttons is a course winner and, although it's early in the season for a three-year-old to tackle his elders, course knowledge and the possibility of further progression after five starts brings him into contention. Course and distance winner Mujassam is also worthy of consideration.
Inexes 16-1 (9-3) 10th of 11, 16 1/2l behind Exchequer (9-7) at Kempton 7f hcp (4) pol in Nov.
The Great Wall (USA) 4-1jfav (9-10) 11th of 12, 18 1/2l behind Hammer Gun (9-7) at Southwell 1m hcp (4) pol in Mar.
Captain Lars (SAF) 5-1 (9-6) 5th of 10, 2 1/2l behind Poyle Vinnie (9-7) at Chelmsford City 5f hcp (4) pol in Apr.
Falcao (IRE) 5-2fav (9-7) 7th of 12, 5l behind Jazz Legend (9-5) at Southwell 6f hcp (6) pol in Apr.
Westfield Wonder 20-1 (9-0) 5th of 8, 8 1/2l behind Point Zero (9-6) at Southwell 5f stks (5) pol in Feb.
Whirl Me Round 40-1 (9-0) last of 11, 9 3/4l behind Real Estate (9-4) at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (5) pol in Mar.
Canimar 9-1 (8-7) 3rd of 12, 3 1/4l behind Hic Bibi (9-6) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (6) pol in Apr.
Mr Buttons (IRE) 5-2 (9-4) 3rd of 12, 2 3/4l behind Plumette (8-9) at Leicester 6f stks (5) gd in Apr.
Mujassam 9-1 (9-7) 4th of 11, 4 3/4l behind Bond Angel (8-10) at Southwell 1m hcp (5) pol in Apr.
Shepherd's Purse 6-1 (9-7) 5th of 7, 6 3/4l behind Steelriver (9-3) at Lingfield 6f stks (6) pol in Apr.