led over 1f, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out
raced on outside, held up towards rear, headway halfway, ridden 2f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, lost 3rd post
held up well in rear on rail, not on terms when switched left inside final furlong
chased leaders on rail, ridden along halfway, soon lost place
awkward leaving stalls, held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, beaten when eased inside final furlong
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
steadied start, raced wide and held up towards rear, no impression when edged left over 2f out, plugged on inside final furlong
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
in touch, ridden 2f out, soon weakened
in touch on outside, ridden and hanging left from 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, no impression on winner
held up in mid-division on rail, not clearest of runs over 2f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, never nearer
held up towards rear on rail, not clear run and checked over 2f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, went 3rd post
with leader, led over 3f out, driven over 1f out, ran on well
held up towards rear, headway 2f out, soon ridden and no impression over 1f out
Both Bronze Beau and Galatian showed good progress last year and will be winning again later in the season, while Victorian Bounty ended last term with a couple of wins on the all-weather. Poppanan's three wins so far have been over 6f, while Even Bolder and Ajjaadd are closely matched on their latest running at Lingfield. EFISTORM didn't manage to win on the all-weather over the winter and has to race off a 10lb higher mark today as he's much more at home on the turf. He scored off today's mark at Folkestone in August and Conor Dore's three-time C&D winner gets the vote.
Victorian Bounty 14-1 (9-7) Led, ridden and headed over 2f out, rallied inside final furlong to lead again final strides, won at Southwell 6f hcp 0-75 (5) fbs in Nov beating Nadeen (9-6) by nk, 11 ran.
Go Nani Go 5-1 (9-3) Keen early, held up in touch, ridden over 1f out, no impression inside final furlong, 5th of 6, 2 1/2l behind Le Toreador (9-7) at Lingfield 5f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Feb.
Efistorm 16-1 (9-6) Outpaced and behind, ridden along halfway, never on terms, 7th of 9, 5l behind Kylladdie (9-3) at Wolverhampton 5f hacp 0-70 (5) pol in Mar.
Bronze Beau 8-1 (9-5) With leader, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened, 5th of 9, 7l behind Captain Scooby (8-10) at Hamilton 5f hcp 0-80 (4) gs in Sep.
Galatian 9-4 (9-4) Pressed leaders, ridden 2f out, ran on inside final furlong to lead near finish, won at Goodwood 5f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) sft in Sep beating Bronze Beau (9-6) by hd, 6 ran.
Cape Royal 8-1 (9-2) Prominent, took keen hold, led 3f out, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra, 5th of 11, 4 1/2l behind Desert Strike (9-5) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Feb.
Evelyn May (IRE) 14-1 (9-1) Tracked leader, ridden to lead 1f out, soon headed and no extra, 6th of 10, 6l behind Wallis (8-12) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Nov.
Atlantic Beach 11-2 (9-0) Led, headed over 1f out, soon ridden, one pace, 3rd of 6, 1 1/4l behind Avonvalley (8-1) at Catterick 5f clm stks (6) sft in Nov.
Lucky Mellor 13-2 (9-7) Chased leaders, under pressure halfway, hung left when weakened over 1f out, 9th of 12, 12l behind Where's Reiley (9-0) at Southwell 5f hcp 0-75 (5) fbs in Mar.
Even Bolder 8-1 (9-2) Slowly away, in rear, headway approaching final furlong, stayed on near fininsh, 4th of 7, 1/2l behind Sherjawy (8-13) at Lingfield 5f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Mar.
Equuleus Pictor 8-1 (8-13) Dwelt, pushed along and soon joined winner until 2f out, one pace from over 1f out, 5th of 10, 7l behind Sir Geoffrey (9-4) at Southwell 5f hcp 0-85 (4) fbs in Dec.
Ajjaadd (USA) 13-2 (9-4) Keen in rear, switched right approaching 1f out, ran on strongly towards finish, not quite get up, 3rd of 7, 1/2l behind Sherjawy (8-13) at Lingfield 5f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Mar.
Taurus Twins 14-1 (8-4) Keen in touch, wide into straight 2f out, kept on, not trouble leaders, 6th of 8, 4l behind Baby Strange (9-5) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Mar.
Rocker 50-1 (8-4) Mid-division, ridden 2f out, kept on towards finish, 7th of 12, 6l behind Curtains (9-5) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Mar.
Poppanan (USA) 16-1 (8-11) Dwelt, held up mid-division on inner, one pace over 2f out, weakened entering final furlong, 11th of 14, 12l behind New Leyf (9-6) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Mar.
Magical Speedfit (IRE) 14-1 (8-6) In rear, never a factor, 13th of 16, 9l behind Humidor (9-5) at Ascot 5f app hcp 0-85 (4) gs in Oct.
