raced wide, close up, ridden over 3f out, weakening when short of room over 1f out
mid-division, ridden over 2f out, kept on final furlong, never troubled leaders
in touch, ridden 2f out, every chance inside final furlong, kept on same pace
raced wide, held up, weakened over 2f out, soon behind
held up well in rear, plenty to do 2f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, no impression final furlong
held up, headway on outer 2f out, no impression final furlong
led 7f out, ridden 2f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra
dwelt, in rear, headway on outer 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on
held up intouch, ridden over 2f out, kept on final furlong
in rear, ridden over 2f out, driven and kept on inside final furlong, nearest finish
in touch, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
soon led, headed 7f out, tracked leader until weakened 2f out
The first division of this handicap may not be as competitive as the numbers suggest with only a few of the 13 runners having serious claims on recent form and while few are going better than Bryan Smart's Positivity at present, his form on artificial surfaces has all been on the Fibresand at Southwell, and a better bet looks to be KIELTY'S FOLLY, who gets the vote ahead of Well Of Echoes. Alan McCabe's filly resumed winning ways when landing a seller here last month when getting the better of Geezers Colours and he has to be respected back in a handicap, although a 6lb penalty for that selling race win does make this harder. Mick Channon's Alfredtheordinary deserves to get his head in front having been running consistently well in defeat of late but he may be a shade high in the weights and of more interest may be Harare, who ran much better when chasing home Global Village here last time and he is 1lb lower in the weights today. Preference though is for Brian Baugh's Kielty's Folly, who has been running well in recent starts and he has an obvious chance off just a 2lb higher mark than when a close second behind By Command here last time.
Stateside (CAN) 10-1 (8-8) Started very slowly, always behind, 10th of 12, 18l behind Erinjay (9-5) at Kempton 1m app hcp (0-70) (4yo+) (5) pol in Jan.
Harare 25-1 (8-4) Slowly into stride, in rear, headway on outside well over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong to take 2nd towards finish, closed on winner, just held, 2nd of 11, hd behind Global Village (8-13) at Wolverhampton 7f hacp 0-70 (5) pol in Feb.
Alfredtheordinary 11-4fav (10-8) Chased leaders, pushed along 2f out, went 2nd briefly well inside final furlong, lost 2nd towards finish, 3rd of 12, 1 1/2l behind Flighty Fellow (10-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f am hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Feb.
Positivity 7-1 (8-11) Chased leaders, driven over 2f out, hard ridden and kept on under pressure to lead well inside final furlong, all out, won at Southwell 1m hcp 0-60 (6) fbs in Feb beating Tomintoul Star (8-12) by nk, 10 ran.
Kielty's Folly 4-1 (10-0) Held up, towards rear, headway over 2f out, chased winner over 1f out, soon every chance, stayed on same pace, 2nd of 12, 1 1/4l behind By Command (10-10) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f am hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Feb.
King's Jester (IRE) 25-1 (8-2) Took keen hold, in touch, pushed along, no danger final 2f, 9th of 10, 7l behind Matjar (9-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Feb.
Dhhamaan (IRE) 7-1 (9-4) Soon tracked leader, led over 5f out, ridden over 1f out,headed inside final furlong, soon weakened, 5th of 11, 4 1/2l behind Obe Brave (8-9) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-52 (6) pol in Feb.
Well of Echoes 18-1 (8-4) Took keen hold, held up in touch, steady headway on outside over 3f out, led just over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f sell stks (6) pol in Feb beating Geezers Colours (9-0) by 3/4l, 10 ran.
Kirstys Lad 7-1 (8-5) Led early, tracked leader, led 3f out, headed well over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 10, 6l behind Granny Mcphee (9-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Feb.
Never Sold Out (IRE) 20-1 (9-2) Behind, ridden over 1f out, never dangerous, 7th of 10, 21l behind Rock Anthem (10-1) at Salisbury 1m ladies hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Aug.
Northgate Lodge (USA) 12-1 (10-0) Crossed over to lead after 1f, headed well over 1f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 12, 16l behind By Command (10-10) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f am hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Feb.
Feeling (IRE) 14-1 (8-6) In touch, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 13, 4l behind King Of Connacht (9-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Dec.
Jeannie (IRE) 50-1 (8-1) Mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, soon lost place, ridden over 1f out, no impression, 6th of 11, 6l behind Obe Brave (8-9) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-52 (6) pol in Feb.
