dwelt, keen in touch in rear, headway 3f out, ridden and no impression final 2f
tracked leader, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
raced wide, tracked leaders, ridden over 4f out, outpaced over 3f out and dropped to last place, stayed on final furlong, never dangerous
in touch, headway to chase leader over 2f out, ridden to lead narrowly over 1f out, asserted near finish
led, ridden and headed narrowly over 1f out, every chance until no extra near finish
slowly into stride, raced wide in rear, weakened over 3f out
Trachonitis is capable of making the frame, but along with Ilie Nastase, Yossi and Maslak, is seemingly in the grip of the handicapper at present. A winner here last month, Kingaroo finished runner-up off today's higher mark last week and there could be a bit more to come from him, but BEAU FIGHTER looks the one to beat. Gary Moore's charge is not exactly prolific and was winning for only the second time when successful over 1m4f here a week ago. But he gave Carnac a five-length beating on that occasion and can go in again in his current mood.
Trachonitis (IRE) 14-1 (9-7) Dwelt, held up, not troubled leaders, 9th of 10, 9l behind Sir Boss (9-1) at Kempton 1m 4f hacp 0-70 (5) pol in Feb.
Ilie Nastase (FR) 16-1 (9-5) Held up towards rear, headway on outside 2f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, never able to challenge, 5th of 10, 4l behind Tewin Wood (9-7) at Kempton 1m hacp 0-70 (5) pol.
Maslak (IRE) 11-1 (9-2) Chased leader until 4f out, weakened quickly, tailed off, last of 6, 26l behind Gloucester (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Feb.
Beau Fighter 7-4fav (9-6) Keen tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, led entering final 2f, clear entering final furlong, won at Southwell 1m 4f app hcp 0-60 (6) fbs beating Carnac (8-12) by 5l, 7 ran.
Kingaroo (IRE) 15-2 (8-4) Led 1f, tracked leader, led again 5f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, kept on one pace, 2nd of 6, 1 1/4l behind Jack Dawkins (8-11) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) fbs.
Yossi (IRE) 4-1 (8-11) Held up in touch, ridden and weakened well over 2f out, 5th of 12, 14l behind Kipchak (8-11) at Southwell 1m 3f sell stks (6) fbs.