tracked winner, ridden to challenge from over 1f out, not quicken towards finish
made all, ridden over 1f out, stayed on gamely
in touch in rear, ridden over 2f out, never on terms
in touch, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
dwelt headway on outer to go close up over 5f out, ridden to challenge 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
close up, pushed along over 4f out, weakened over 1f out
raced wide tracked winner until ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace
Azrur never looked like catching the winner when second over track and trip last time but it was a better effort nonetheless and he finished ahead of Cool Strutter. But LIMERICK LORD is preferred given he won at the track in December and finished runner-up over a mile here last week having been in the lead entering the closing stages. Surewecan has been thereabouts off today's mark at Lingfield recently and makes his Fibresand debut while Lawyer continues to slide down the weights without looking like bringing his long losing run to an end.
Dilgura 8-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders in 4th, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 8, 3 1/4l behind Heartsong (9-3) at Lingfield 6f hcp fll (5) pol in Feb.
Azrur (IRE) 16-1 (9-4) Led early, soon tracking leader, effort over 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 2nd of 11, 3 1/2l behind Red Touch (9-5) at Southwell 7f hcp (5) pol in Mar.
Khajaaly (IRE) 18-1 (9-6) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, never dangerous, 8th of 11, 7 1/2l behind Fingal's Cave (9-7) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (5) pol in Feb.
Ocean Legend (IRE) 10-1 (9-1) Held up towards rear and keen, ridden and headway over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 9, 4l behind Giovanni Di Bicci (8-13) at Kempton 1m hcp (5) pol in Mar.
Surewecan 3-1jfav (9-7) Prominent, every chance when hung left approaching final furlong, weakened closing stages, 5th of 10, 3/4l behind Palace Moon (8-12) at Lingfield 1m hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Cool Strutter (IRE) 16-1 (9-6) Chased leaders, under pressure over 2f out, stayed on same pace approaching final furlong, 5th of 11, 5 1/4l behind Red Touch (9-5) at Southwell 7f hcp (5) pol in Mar.
Limerick Lord (IRE) 7-1 (8-10) Raced wide prominent, chased leader over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 9, 2l behind Breathless (8-8) at Southwell 1m stks (6) pol in Mar.
Lawyer (IRE) 9-2 (9-5) Mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, no extra last 75 yards, 5th of 8, 6 1/4l behind Captain Revelation (9-7) at Southwell 1m hcp (5) pol in Mar.