in touch, ridden and weakened over 1f out
slowly into stride, in touch after 1f, ridden and stayed on final furlong, nearest finish
chased leaders, ridden and headway over 1f out, faded inside final furlong
chased leaders, headway over 1f out, ridden to chase winner entering final furlong, no extra and lost 2nd close home
made all, ridden entering final furlong, soon edged left, ran on
chased leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out
short of room room leaving stalls, soon prominent, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
prominent towards stands side, ridden and hung left to centre 2f out, stayed on to go 2nd close home
pushed along towards rear, ridden and kept on final furlong, never near leaders
Several of these are out of form but sliding down the ratings including Becker, who is on his lowest ever mark but has never run around here. Oriental Relation is inconsistent but has still managed to win a dozen races including from 17lb higher over the course and distance. Red Stripes is having his 100th race today and he's won seven times though only once in ten starts on this track. TWENTYSVNTHLANCERS, five times a winner on Turf, gained his first all-weather victory here earlier this month and gets the nod to follow up while Honey Gg was in excellent form on the track when last seen late last year and if ready after a break would have to be considered. She had Furni Factors just behind when scoring here in November and should confirm the form despite the latter gaining his first-ever victory here at the beginning of the month.
Becker 10-1 (9-7) Tracked leader, driven over 2f out, soon lost place, kept on under pressure final furlong, no impression, 5th of 11, 4l behind Always A Drama (9-9) at Kempton 6f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Scuzeme 16-1 (8-11) Mid-division, outpaced 2f out, ridden and kept on under pressure final furlong, never threatened leaders, 8th of 13, 6 1/2l behind Dirchill (9-6) at Redcar 6f hcp (5) gf in Sep.
Lexington Place 4-1 (9-4) Held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, nearest finish, 4th of 10, 3 1/2l behind Hollander (9-7) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Twentysvnthlancers 10-1 (8-13) In touch, headway over 1f out, ridden and ran on to lead towards finish, won going away, won at Southwell 5f hcp (6) pol in Mar beating Warrior's Valley (9-13) by 1/2l, 11 ran.
Independence Day (IRE) 16-1 (9-6) Held up mid-division, pushed along and one pace inside final furlong, 7th of 14, 5 1/4l behind Elusif (9-1) at Kempton 7f hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Honey Gg 9-4fav (9-7) Chased leader, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, headed inside final furlong, 2nd of 14, 1 1/2l behind Divine Call (8-11) at Southwell 5f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Oriental Relation (IRE) 50-1 (9-4) Chased leader until over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 9th of 12, 4 1/4l behind Santafiora (8-11) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Furni Factors 5-1 (9-10) Prominent, led over 2f out, ran on well, won at Newcastle 5f hcp (7) pol in Mar beating Star Cracker (9-7) by 2 1/2l, 12 ran.
Red Stripes (USA) 3-1 (9-7) Led until over 1f out, soon rallied, kept on well under pressure, 2nd of 8, 1l behind Precious Plum (9-7) at Chelmsford City 5f hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Kath's Boy (IRE) 8-1 (8-9) Held up in rear, headway approaching final furlong, ran on, nearest finish, 3rd of 11, 1 1/2l behind Twentysvnthlancers (8-13) at Southwell 5f hcp (6) pol in Mar.
