slowly away ridden along in rear, headway under pressure over 1f out, stayed on to go 2nd near finish, no threat to winner
raced wide close up, headway to lead over 1f out, ridden out
led, ridden 3f out, headed over 1f out, kept on one pace
tracked leaders, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out
close up, ridden to press leader 3f out, kept on same pace final furlong
soon ridden along close up, driven and outpaced halfway
slow into stride, soon ridden along, headway when short of room over 4f out, in touch, kept on same pace from 2f out, never dangerous
SPITFIRE was giving weight to higher-rated rivals when winning a seller over course and distance last time. He should go in again if producing a similar effort. Clubland's recent improvement came on the Turf and he's harder to fancy on his earlier form at this track while Hazard Warning has so far proved best at Wolverhampton. The remainder all have past form here which entitles them to consideration but are hard to catch right and that includes previous course and distance winners Pull The Pin and Interchoice Star.
Spitfire 16-1 (8-11) Dwelt, in rear and in touch, ridden over 1f out, soon went 2nd, kept on to lead towards finish, won at Southwell 6f sell stks (6) fbs beating Abi Scarlet (8-6) by hd, 5 ran.
Clubland (IRE) 5-1 (8-10) Chased leaders, driven over 2f out, came towards stands side rail 1f out, ridden and stayed on inside final furlong, went 2nd towards finish, no impression with winner, 2nd of 11, 3 1/2l behind Apricot Sky (9-6) at Warwick 6f hcp 0-75 (5) gd.
Pull The Pin (IRE) 28-1 (8-8) Led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, carried left, not much room when held close home, 4th of 8, 1 1/4l behind Desert Strike (9-7) at Wolverhampton 6f app hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
Interchoice Star 5-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 6, 5l behind Desert Strike (9-6) at Wolverhampton 5f hacp 0-70 (5) pol in Mar.
Hazard Warning (IRE) 14-1 (9-5) In touch in rear, ridden halfway, kept on final furlong, not trouble leaders, 4th of 6, 6l behind West Coast Dream (9-4) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Mar.
Prince Of Passion (CAN) 12-1 (8-8) Behind, ridden over 2f out, never dangerous, 12th of 13, 17l behind Shillito (8-9) at Pontefract 5f hcp 0-70 (5) gd.
Monnoyer 12-1 (8-4) Soon led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 7, 10l behind Only Ten Per Cent (9-3) at Southwell 6f hacp 0-70 (5) fbs in Mar.
All Right Now 8-1 (9-7) Soon pushed along to chase leaders, lost place 4f out, 7th of 11, 20l behind Red Invader (9-5) at Southwell 7f hcp (0-55) (6) fbs.
Rutterkin (USA) 8-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden and slightly outpaced over 2f out, switched right approaching final furlong, stayed on to go 3rd towards finish, 3rd of 8, 8l behind Sam Spade (9-7) at Southwell 1m hcp (0-55) (6) fbs.