led, ridden 3f out, headed over 2f out, weakened final furlong
dwelt tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace
raced wide close up, outpaced over 3f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on to go 3rd inside final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden over 4f out, outpaced over 3f out, headway under pressure over 1f out, led inside final furlong, driven out
tracked leader, ridden and outpaced over 3f out
The veteran San Antonio is holding his form well after winning here last month. But a 4lb rise for finishing second to Bentley last time leaves him looking vulnerable and EASTERN HILLS makes more appeal. The latter has been below par on the Polytrack of late, but December's defeat of Miss Bootylishes over C&D reads well enough and the return to this surface should see him back to his best. Nolecce has a chance judged on his best turf form and Madame Boot may be capable of better on her Fibresand debut after going close at Wolverhampton recently. The remainder are hard to fancy.
San Antonio 9-4 (9-4) Led, headed narrowly over 4f out, ridden to lead again over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, kept on one pace, 2nd of 8, 1 3/4l behind Bentley (9-3) at Southwell 1m hacp 0-70 (5) fbs.
Eastern Hills 12-1 (9-2) Chased leading pair, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out, eased from over 1f out, last of 10, 22l behind Peadar Miguel (9-2) at Lingfield 1m hacp 0-70 (5) pol.
Postman 14-1 (8-11) Led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened final furlong, last of 11, 11l behind The Lock Master (9-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Jan.
Nolecce 7-2fav (9-3) Held up in rear, headway on outside 2f out, ridden and edged left over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 4th of 12, 6l behind Twisted (9-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (0-65) (6) pol in Oct.
Madame Boot (FR) 12-1 (9-3) Mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on to go 3rd near finish, 3rd of 10, 3/4l behind Downhill Skier (9-6) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Fools Gold 11-1 (8-11) Soon outpaced and always behind, last of 7, 22l behind Master Leon (9-4) at Southwell 7f hacp 0-70 (5) fbs in Jan.