chased leaders, hampered 6th, went 2nd 8th, led before 14th, pressed flat, stayed on, holding 2nd towards finish
tracked leader, jumped left 6th, lost 2nd 8th, last 11th, pulled up after 13th
led until before 14th, blundered 16th, well beaten after 4 out, went remote 3rd flat
in rear, not fluent 7th, headway 11th, not fluent next, went 2nd 16th, ridden and pressing winner flat, no impression towards finish
chased leaders, lost place after 13th, soon tailed off
in touch, slow and lost place 1st, last and pushed along 6th, well held from 15th, pressing for remote 3rd flat
rear of mid-division, blundered 2nd, held from 14th, went remote 3rd after 4 out until flat
NonRunner
High Counsel was pulled up at Southwell on Monday and is looking a light of former days. Eceparti is on a long losing run but was second off this mark at Ffos Las two runs ago. Good Work keeps finding one too good and is now 0-12 but his luck will surely change sooner rather than later. LYRICAL GENIUS looked a sure-fire future winner when only beaten a short-head at Doncaster in January but he’s been unable to cope with a higher mark in two starts since. With a visor replacing the usual blinkers, he might be worth one more chance with his yard showing signs of a revival. Art Of Illusion was just beaten over this trip at Plumpton with Dylan Kitts on board and may not have stayed 3m5f at Lingfield subsequently.
Art Of Illusion (IRE) 2-1 (11-6) Led until before 3 out, weakened next, tailed off, 5th of 6, dist behind D'jango (10-9) at Lingfield 3m 5f hcp (3) gd in Feb.
Danilo D'Airy (FR) 10-1 (10-2) Raced wide towards rear, hit 5th, tailed off when went badly left 14th, pulled up before next, at Haydock 3m 4f hcp (2) sft in Dec.
Lyrical Genius (IRE) 9-2 (11-11) Pushed along most of way, kept out wide in 3rd until 8th, behind and struggling 10th, tailed off and pulled up before 12th, at Doncaster 3m hcp (4) gd in Mar.
Good Work (FR) 4-5fav (11-2) Led until 4th, led after 7th, not fluent 11th and 12th, ridden and headed 3 out, jumped left last, held flat, last of 2, 3 3/4l behind Methodtothemadness (11-2) at Musselburgh 3m hcp (3) sft in Feb.
Ballycross 25-1 (12-0) Soon off the pace in 5th, left remote 4th before 16th, tailed off, 4th of 6, dist behind Broken Halo (12-5) at Sandown 3m (3) gd in Feb.
Eceparti (FR) 17-2 (11-12) Mid-division, headway to chase leaders approaching 4 out, went third 2 out, plugged on one pace, 3rd of 14, 11 3/4l behind Haldon Hill (11-0) at Ffos Las 3m hcp (4) gd in Mar.
Special Acceptance 40-1 (11-6) Wore hood to post, waited with in rear on inside, gained a place at 4th, never on terms, 5th of 7, 34 1/2l behind Sublime Heights (11-7) at Plumpton 3m 2f hcp (3) gd in Feb.
High Counsel (IRE) 33-1 (11-1) In rear, niggled along throughout, struggling and pulled up before 6 out, at Southwell 3m hcp (5) gs in Mar.