close up, going well 2f out, led 1f out, easily
chased leader, pushed along 3f out, weakened soon after
led, asked for effort over 2f out, headed 1f out, no chance with winner
Dan Skelton's Grey Dawning is penalised for a comfortable debut success here in December and may struggle to concede weight to ROYAL MOGUL. Fergal O'Brien's charge was just touched off by another Skelton runner, Don Hollow, here a month ago and can go one better. Stuart Crawford sends Langdale Lane from Ireland though he'll need to do better than he did at Carlisle but Saint Patric caught the eye at Perth and should be thereabouts.
Grey Dawning (IRE) 9-2 (11-0) Towards rear, headway halfway, tracked leaders 3f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, edged left and ridden clear final furlong, won at Wetherby 2m (5) sft in Dec beating Sporting Ace (11-0) by 4 1/2l, 12 ran.
Royal Mogul (IRE) 9-2 (11-5) Raced keenly, led, ridden 2f out, stayed on, headed close home, 2nd of 8, nk behind Don Hollow (11-5) at Wetherby 2m (5) gd in Feb.
Saint Patric 11-2 (11-0) Close-up on outer, pushed turning for home, ridden shortly after entering home straight, kept on well, 3rd of 13, 6 1/2l behind Hemlock (10-9) at Perth 2m (4) gd in Jun.
Langdale Lane (IRE) 7-1 (11-2) Close up, effort when not clear run entering final 2f, switched left, kept on same pace, 5th of 8, 7 1/2l behind Maximilian (11-2) at Carlisle 2m 1f (5) sft in Feb.
