chased leaders, led and hung left over 1f out, headed and not pace of winner towards finish, lost 2nd close home
chased leaders, 4th and one pace inside final furlong
held up in mid-division, headway on outside over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, ridden and ran on to lead towards finish and soon clear
restless in gates, held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, never nearer
outpaced in last pair, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, went 2nd close home, no chance with winner
led until headed over 1f out, weakened quickly
chased leaders on inside, pushed along halfway, no impression when hampered on rail and eased entering final furlong
pressed leader until over 1f out, weakened final furlong
mid-division on outside, weakened and behind halfway
outpaced and always in rear
Zapper Cass landed a double last month including a defeat of Canford Bay over today’s trip at Newcastle and should be in the mix. Wiff Waff is another usually thereabouts without winning but Toni's A Star scored over track and trip earlier this year though never figured off today’s higher mark last time. David's Beauty saves her best for Chepstow and has just the one win in 17 attempts on the all-weather but DANDY’S BEANO slipped down the weights last year and Kevin Ryan’s filly gets a speculative vote off her current mark dropping back down in class on her reappearance.
Canford Bay (IRE) 5-4fav (9-9) Prominent, tracked leader 2f out, driven and hung left over 1f out, ridden and no extra in 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 9, 2 1/4l behind Gowanbuster (9-3) at Newcastle 5f hcp (5) pol in Mar.
Dandy's Beano (IRE) 10-1 (9-0) Tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 12, 3l behind Outrage (9-6) at Newcastle 5f hcp (4) pol in Oct.
Zapper Cass (FR) 9-2 (9-2) Tracked leaders, ridden to chase winner 2f out, one pace final furlong, 3rd of 9, 4 1/2l behind Alsvinder (9-12) at Newcastle 6f stks (6) pol in Mar.
Wiff Waff 9-1 (9-9) Behind, headway over 1f out, chased leaders inside final furlong, never a threat, 4th of 11, 3 3/4l behind Real Estate (9-4) at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (5) pol in Mar.
Foxtrot Knight 18-1 (8-13) Towards rear, ridden over 1f out, never dangerous, 7th of 13, 4 1/4l behind Maygold (9-2) at Nottingham 5f hcp (5) gd in Oct.
Krystallite 50-1 (9-8) Prominent, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 11, 9 1/2l behind A Sure Welcome (10-0) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (5) pol in Mar.
Toni's A Star 12-1 (9-9) Slight lead, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 9, 6l behind Kath's Boy (8-7) at Southwell 5f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Entertaining Ben 10-1 (9-5) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 7, 6 1/4l behind Time To Reason (9-7) at Chelmsford City 5f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
David's Beauty (IRE) 13-2 (9-0) Led until over 1f out, rallied inside final furlong, kept on under pressure, 2nd of 15, 1l behind Union Rose (9-7) at Bath 5f hcp (6) gf in Oct.
Red Invader (IRE) 5-1 (9-1) Dwelt raced wide in touch, ridden along 2f out, not trouble leaders, 8th of 12, 7 1/2l behind Spirit Of Zebedee (8-13) at Lingfield 6f hcp (6) pol in Mar.