held up in rear, pushed along over 3f out, good headway as gap opened on inside over 2f out, led 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace
held up in last pair, headway on outside over 2f out, 4th and one pace final furlong
slowly into stide, ridden and went 2nd over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on
soon led, headed 8f out, chased leader, led again 3f out, ridden and headed approaching final 2f, soon lost 2nd, weakened over 1f out
took keen hold, held up, headway to chase leaders 8f out, travelling well over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace in 3rd
took keen hold tracking leaders, led 8f out, headed 3f out, soon weakened, eased when no chance over 1f out, tailed off
rearing in stalls, half-reared start, took keen hold and soon chasing leaders, weakened 2f out, soon unbalanced, virtually pulled up over 1f out
Yeah Baby is proving difficult to place but Jarlath has already won a couple of times at Kempton this year and will be a danger if transferring that form to Turf. Cosette will almost certainly improve for the step up in trip but LIGHTNING SHOWER continues to head in the right direction and gets a narrow vote. He showed he handles soft ground and Turf when an unlucky fourth over a slightly shorter trip at Nottingham earlier this month.
Yeah Baby (IRE) 7-4 (8-0) Slowly into stride, ridden along to be soon close up, tracked leaders 7f out, ridden over 3f out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 9, 14l behind Turnbuckle (9-12) at Southwell 1m 3f mdn stks (5) fbs in Feb.
Lightning Shower (USA) 33-1 (9-1) Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, staying on same pace in 4th when edged left over 1f out, 4th of 11, 8l behind Old Town Boy (9-7) at Nottingham 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) sft.
Cosette (IRE) 14-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, soon chasing leader, remained alone on far side rail over 2f out, soon under pressure and weakened, 4th of 13, 13l behind Snow Sky (9-5) at Salisbury 1m 2yo mdn (4) hvy in Oct.
Softly She Treads (IRE) 50-1 (8-11) Towards rear, weakened over 3f out, 6th of 10, 19l behind Belfilo (9-5) at Lingfield 1m 4f 3yo mdn stks (5) pol in Mar.
Jarlath 4-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders, challenged 2f out, ridden over 1f out, soon led, held on well, won at Kempton 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) pol beating Bold Runner (9-6) by 3/4l, 8 ran.
Confucius Legend (IRE) 15-2 (9-4) Held up, headway over 4f out, ridden and outpaced 2f out, kept on final furlong, 5th of 9, 16l behind Masterpaver (9-6) at Kempton 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Feb.
Witch From Rome 9-2 (9-7) Tracked leaders, pushed along 3f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 8, 16l behind Jarlath (9-7) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.