held up towards rear, badly hampered on inside well over 3f out, not clear run from over 2f out until headway over 1f out, stayed on to 3rd inside final furlong, nearest finish, not recover
took keen hold, tracked leaders, went 2nd over 8f out, led over 4f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
chased leader over 3f, chased leading pair until ridden over 3f out, soon weakened
steadied start, held up in rear, good headway on outside 3f out, went 2nd 2f out, led over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, just held on
held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders
raced keenly, soon led, ridden and headed over 4f out, losing place when badly hampered on inside well over 3f out, soon behind and eased, tailed off
chased leaders, pushed along to chase leader well over 3f out, ridden over 3f out, lost 2nd 3f out, weakened inside final 2f
mid-division, headway on outside over 4f out, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
held up in last pair, never a factor
held up towards rear, headway on outside over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
held up in mid-division, looking for room over 2f out, headway on inside 2f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, stayed on strongly close home, just failed
chased leaders, went 2nd 3f out until ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
Black Iceman finally got off the mark when scoring over C&D last time and fourth placed Yossi gave the form a boost when beaten only a head back at this track on his latest start. Lydia Pearce's charge makes more appeal than Beneath, who is unproven over today's distance, but will find Art Thief more of a problem if the latter rediscovers his best form. However, a chance is taken on the lightly-raced four-year-old CANTOR, as he gets first-time blinkers on only his third start since September and has plenty of scope for improvement.
Beneath 9-2fav (9-2) Tracked leaders, ridden to chase winner over 2f out, no impression and lost 2nd near finish, 3rd of 13, 1l behind Warden Bond (8-12) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (0-55) (6) pol in Jan.
Port Hill 8-1 (8-11) Held up, took keen hold, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, 8th of 9, 23l behind Time Travel (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Mar.
Myraid 20-1 (9-0) Behind, headway over 3f out, soon chasing leders, kept on same pace from over 1f out, 6th of 8, 8l behind Unex Picasso (9-6) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp 0-65 (6) fbs in Jan.
Black Iceman 10-11fav (8-9) Tracked leading trio, went 3rd over 3f out, chased leader over 1f out, stayed on to lead final 120 yards, won at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp 0-50 (7) pol in Jan beating Mayan Flight (8-8) by 1 3/4l, 9 ran.
Moscow Oznick 66-1 (9-2) In touch, headway to 3rd over 3f out until 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 11th of 14, 9l behind Kai Mook (9-9) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (0-55) (6) pol in Jan.
During The War (USA) 20-1 (8-12) Always in rear, last of 9, 9l behind Ana Moutabahi (9-4) at Kempton 1m 3yo clm stks 0-70 (6) pol in Jan '10.
Art Thief 8-1 (8-4) Behind most of way, moderate late headway, 6th of 8, 8l behind Jamarjo (9-6) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Jan.
Rapturous Applause 14-1 (8-12) Held up behind in touch, outpaced over 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on to chase leaders inside final furlong, no impression, 5th of 7, 2l behind Hada Men (9-10) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Jan.
Marina Ballerina 11-2 (8-6) Dwelt in rear, switched left over 2f out, kept on, never nearer, 7th of 14, 10l behind Spahi (9-3) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) fbs in Dec.
Grecian Goddess (IRE) 25-1 (8-10) In touch on inside, effort and ridden 2f out, stayed on to 4th inside final furlong, closed and almost snatched 3rd last strides, 4th of 14, 5l behind Kai Mook (9-9) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (0-55) (6) pol in Jan.
Cantor 9-2 (9-1) In touch in mid-divisiom, headway 2f out, no extra well inside final furlong, 6th of 13, 6l behind Fire In Babylon (9-1) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp 0-52 (6) pol in Jan.
Yossi (IRE) 33-1 (8-10) Held up behind in touch, driven over 2f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, ran on well inside final furlong to go 2nd post, just failed, 2nd of 7, hd behind Hada Men (9-10) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Jan.