raced keenly in mid-division, headway out wide chasing leaders before halfway, went 2nd and every chance 2f out, weakening when slightly hampered inside final furlong
tracked leader until 5f out, handy 3rd, not clear run and switched left inside final 3f, hung left and led inside final furlong, ran on
led, ridden and hung left off near side rail over 1f out, narrowly headed inside final furlong, rallied towards finish, held
raced wide, held up towards rear, pushed along out wide over 3f out, soon beaten, tailed off
steadied start, held up in rear, headway out wide chasing leaders halfway, hung right inside final furlong, weakened soon after
held up towards rear, headway out wide chasing leaders 3f out, hung right inside final furlong, held when lost 3rd post
held up towards rear, headway when not clear run and switched left over 1f out, kept on into 3rd post, never going pace to challenge
tracked leaders on inside, slightly hampered and lost place 5f out, mid-division and no headway after
raced keenly, chased leaders, went 2nd 5f out until 2f out, losing place when hampered soon after
ridden and struggling in rear 3f out, never a factor, tailed off
Espresso Freddo has placed on a couple of occasions since scoring at Kempton in December while Mccann The Man wasn’t beaten far at Chelmsford in the same month. Knowwhentorun and Apex King have both slid down the weights but NEWTON JACK, a dual winner over 7f, is unexposed over today’s distance and a chance is taken on Stuart Kittow’s charge having finished a close-up fourth at Newmarket when last in action.
Celtic Empress 14-1 (9-9) Raced wide in touch, pushed along 2f out, no impression, 6th of 9, 10 1/4l behind Angel's Whisper (9-12) at Kempton 1m hcp fll (5) pol in Dec.
Newton Jack 20-1 (9-11) Tracked leaders, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 4th of 13, 1 1/2l behind Masked Identity (9-13) at Newmarket 1m hcp (5) gd in Oct.
Kondratiev Wave (IRE) 10-1 (9-7) Ridden away from stalls, soon racing keenly and prominent, ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 4th of 11, 3 1/4l behind Tyger Bay (9-5) at Kempton 6f hcp (5) pol in Feb.
Knowwhentorun 4-1 (9-7) Off the pace in last pair, closer on inside 1f out, ran on in closing stages, never nearer, 5th of 8, 5 1/4l behind Mummy's Boy (9-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Apex King (IRE) 12-1 (9-5) Slowly away in rear, never involved, 7th of 9, 8 1/4l behind Love Your Work (9-6) at Southwell 1m hcp (5) pol in Mar.
Espresso Freddo (IRE) 9-1 (8-13) Held up towards rear, closed on inside over 2f out, went 3rd 1f out, no impression, kept on, 3rd of 9, 2 3/4l behind Proclaimer (9-0) at Kempton 1m hcp (4) pol in Feb.
The Rain King (IRE) 200-1 (9-11) Held up, soon towards rear, well beaten final 2f, last of 14, 26 3/4l behind Hover (9-9) at Kempton 1m hcp (5) pol in Nov.
McCann The Man 7-2jfav (9-3) Soon tracked leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 11, 1 1/2l behind Le Reveur (9-5) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (5) pol in Dec.
Vocatus (IRE) 8-1 (9-7) Slowly away, behind most of way until some late minor headway, 7th of 11, 7 1/4l behind Weloof (9-1) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Natalie Rose 28-1 (9-9) Close up, pushed along and weakened over 1f out, 7th of 9, 13 1/2l behind Aldhaja (8-11) at Southwell 7f stks (5) pol in Feb.