tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened entering final furlong
held up mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
mid-division, ridden over 1f out, faded inside final furlong
led, ridden and headed inside final furlong, no extra
tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, led inside final furlong, kept on well
held up mid-division, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened
towards rear, headway over 1f out, kept on to take 2nd place towards finish
always towards rear
in rear, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
Russian Ranger is upped 7lb for winning here in November though he returned an easy winner and could go close again. Gabrial The Thug has come up short since scoring over track and trip in February and a chance is taken on HARD TO HANDEL. The latter has slipped further down the weights this year and was placed on his latest visit to this venue in March. Little Choosey still looks a shade high in the handicap and Mr Cool Cash is preferred with last month’s comeback run under his belt.
Molten Lava (IRE) 12-1 (9-12) Mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, one pace and well held from over 2f out, 5th of 12, 10 1/2l behind Fort Bastion (9-8) at Chelmsford City 1m stks (6) pol in Oct.
Mr Cool Cash 5-1 (9-12) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 9, 4 3/4l behind Caledonia Laird (9-5) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (6) pol in Apr.
Hard To Handel (0-0) 3rd of 8, 2 1/2l behind City Ground (0-0) at Les Landes 1m 1f in Apr.
Russian Ranger (IRE) 7-4fav (9-0) Tracked leaders, went 2nd 3f out, ridden to lead well over 1f out, soon clear, ran on, comfortably, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Nov beating Kubeba (9-7) by 4 1/2l, 9 ran.
Gabrial The Thug (FR) 9-2 (9-4) Broke well, tracked leaders, ridden to challenge over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 12, 3 1/2l behind Celtic Artisan (9-9) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Billy Bond 11-2 (9-3) Raced wide, in touch, ridden 2f out, not trouble leaders, 6th of 10, 5 1/2l behind Pivotman (9-5) at Leicester 1m hcp (5) gs in Apr.
Little Choosey 7-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, keeping on one pace when short of room inside final furlong, 4th of 10, 3 1/2l behind Foie Gras (9-8) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Jeremy's Jet (IRE) 15-2 (8-11) Dwelt, towards rear, ridden over 2f out, never on terms, 8th of 10, 7 3/4l behind Pivotman (9-5) at Leicester 1m hcp (5) gs in Apr.
Muzaahim (IRE) 6-1 (9-2) Soon disputed lead until ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 11th of 12, 12 1/4l behind Shifting Star (9-2) at Lingfield 1m hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Torch 33-1 (9-2) Slow into stride raced wide and soon outpaced, last of 7, dist behind Glorious Asset (8-9) at Southwell 1m hcp (5) pol in Mar.