chased leaders, lost place halfway, soon beaten
slowly into stride, raced wide, soon in touch, bumped halfway, soon under pressure, never a threat
prominent, led over 5f out, ridden approaching final furlong, kept on well
slowly into stride, soon outpaced, headway over 3f out, never on terms
led until over 5f out, outpaced over 3f out, rallied over 1f out, never a threat
dwelt, driven forward to chase leaders, bumped halfway, soon beaten
slowly into stride, behind, never dangerous
chased leaders, 2nd halfway, effort over 1f out, kept on same pace
COPPER AND FIVE is by Paco Boy and the first foal of a mare who won at up to 2m on the all-weather. This shouldn't take much winning and he gets the vote as Stay Forever has been disappointing since her close third at Newmarket in October. Al Daayen has looked one-paced in two runs on Tapeta though this surface may help but it's hard to know what to make of Little Rock, who ran quite well at Kempton in December before finishing tailed off at Lingfield last month.
Beresford (IRE) 5-1 (8-6) Raced keenly, prominent, lost place over 2f out, 10th of 12, 14 1/4l behind Mustadun (8-6) at Newcastle 7f stks (5) pol in Feb.
Copper And Five Paco Boy colt out of Peachez.
Little Rock (IRE) 6-1 (9-2) Chased leaders 6f, weakened quickly, behind and eased inside final furlong, last of 9, dist behind Harvey Dent (9-2) at Lingfield 1m 2f stks (6) pol in Jan.
Zoom Out 150-1 (9-5) Always towards rear, 10th of 13, 11 1/2l behind Sparkle In His Eye (9-5) at Newcastle 1m mdn stks (5) pol in Jan.
Al Daayen (FR) 16-1 (8-7) Chased winner, well held inside final furlong, lost 2nd towards finish, 3rd of 5, 3 1/2l behind Orchid Star (9-0) at Newcastle 1m fll stks (5) pol in Feb.
Oblate Epaulette filly out of Lady Benedicte.
Phoenix Queen 40-1 (8-11) Ran green and outpaced throughout, tailed off, 8th of 9, dist behind Harvey Dent (9-2) at Lingfield 1m 2f stks (6) pol in Jan.
Stay Forever (FR) 10-1 (9-6) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, soon lost place, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 7, 8l behind Ballistic (9-7) at Kempton 7f hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Crazy Spin 33-1 (8-8) Towards rear, pushed along and struggling before halfway, never on terms, 10th of 12, 9 1/4l behind Sir Ox (9-4) at Lingfield 1m hcp (6) pol in Jan.