keen raced wide held up, headway to track leaders over 7f out, outpaced 2f out, ridden and headway 1f out, no impression final furlong
close up, ridden 2f out, stayed on to go 3rd close home
keen tracked leaders, went 2nd halfway, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
tracked leader until halfway, tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on inside final furlong
held up, headway to chase leader over 1f out, one pace final furlong
in rear, headway on inner approaching final furlong, kept on to go 2nd inside final furlong, not troubled winner
pulled hard in touch, lost place 7f out, headway to lead 1f out, ridden and ran on
set steady pace, ridden 2f out, headed 1f out, no extra towards finish
SOMMERSTURM beat little when scoring here last week but this looks even less competitive and he gets the nod to defy a penalty and go in again. Tram Express has a shout off his current mark though his only win so far came over a longer trip while Turjuman will find this tougher than the amateurs race he won over track and trip last time. Crimson Monarch was placed over 1m6f here last month but ran below par at Kempton earlier in the week and the remainder all arrive out of form and are hard to fancy as a consequence.
Sommersturm (GER) 7-2fav (8-11) Steadied start, took keen hold, held up in rear, steady headway on inside over 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, shaken up to lead inside final furlong, soon clear, stayed on well, won at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Feb beating The Blue Dog (9-3) by 2 3/4l, 10 ran.
Tram Express (FR) 20-1 (9-8) Towards rear, ridden and headway entering final furlong, kept on one pace, 4th of 8, 2 1/2l behind Jezza (9-12) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Feb.
Turjuman (USA) 14-1 (10-11) Held up mid-division, ridden to chase leader 1f out, kept on to lead towards finish, won at Wolverhampton 1m 4f am hcp 0-52 (6) pol in Feb beating Red Mystique (10-4) by nk, 12 ran.
Snowy Valley 20-1 (8-10) Held up towards rear, ridden over 1f out, never dangerous, 10th of 13, 16l behind Flamborough Breeze (9-13) at Kempton 1m hcp (0-55) (6) pol in Feb.
Mayan Flight (IRE) 20-1 (8-12) Dwelt, held up mid-division, weakened well over 2f out, 10th of 11, 25l behind Time Square (9-2) at Kempton 1m 2f app hcp (0-50) (7) pol in Feb.
Crimson Monarch (USA) 8-1 (8-12) Led early, soon steadied in touch in mid-division, making headway to get in behind leaders when badly hampered entering final 2f, soon switched left and no further progress, 6th of 10, 11l behind Tidy Affair (9-7) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (0-55) (6) pol in Feb.
Smirfy's Silver 50-1 (9-0) Held up mid-division, ridden over 1f out, one pace, 6th of 11, 9l behind Time Square (9-2) at Kempton 1m 2f app hcp (0-50) (7) pol in Feb.
There's No Rules 16-1 (8-9) Steadied start, took keen hold and held up in rear, headway over 1f out, plugged on final furlong, 5th of 12, 8l behind Smart Affair (8-9) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) fbs in Oct.