led on inside, ridden over 1f out, headed approaching final furlong, weakened quickly final furlong
chased leaders on inside, ridden to challenge over 1f out, 3rd and one pace inside final furlong
off the pace towards rear, stayed on towards finish, never nearer
held up and behind, good headway on outside over 1f out, strong run inside final furlong, finished well, not reach winner
mid-division, headway on outside chasing leaders over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on
chased leader, challenged 2f out, ridden to lead approaching final furlong until inside final furlong, weakened soon after
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
mid-division, headway when not clear run over 1f out, stayed on towards finish, never going pace to reach leaders
held up off the pace towards rear and keen, not clear run over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
slowly into stride, raced keenly in rear, headway chasing leaders when not clear run and squeezed through over 1f out, weakened final 110 yards
The betting suggested Weloof would bounce back to form at Lingfield and he duly obliged with a five-length success. He’s 7lb higher today while International Law has been raised 5lb for beating Rectory Road over a longer trip here last month. Sky Lake has switched yards since finishing runner-up at Lingfield in January but Olivers Pursuit finished behind higher rated horses in a claimer here last time. It could pay to stick with POPE GREGORY, who has benefited for a change of scenery and scored over track and trip a fortnight ago on only his second outing for James Unett.
Rectory Road 7-2 (9-7) Led, quickened pace over 2f out, soon clear, reduced lead approaching final furlong, headed inside final furlong, 2nd of 8, 2 1/4l behind International Law (9-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Mar.
International Law 2-1fav (9-2) Keen tracked leaders, ridden to chase clear leader over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Mar beating Rectory Road (9-7) by 2 1/4l, 8 ran.
Weloof (FR) 11-2 (9-6) Held up in mid-division, quick move tracking leaders over 3f out, led inside final 3f, quickened clear over 2f out, kept up to work final furlong, never in danger, won at Lingfield 1m hcp (6) pol in Mar beating River Song (9-9) by 5 1/2l, 12 ran.
Sky Lake (GER) 14-1 (9-4) Towards rear, pushed along and headway over 1f out, stayed on to go 2nd towards finish, 2nd of 12, 1 1/2l behind Catch My Breath (9-5) at Lingfield 1m hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Pope Gregory 17-2 (9-1) Held up in mid-division, headway 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, led towards finish, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Mar beating Carey Street (9-6) by 1/2l, 9 ran.
Olivers Pursuit 16-1 (9-3) Soon led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra well inside final furlong, 4th of 8, 3 1/2l behind Unforgiving Minute (9-6) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks (6) pol in Mar.
Kumasi 33-1 (9-6) Not much room start, in rear, kept on inside final furlong, never dangerous, 5th of 8, 3 1/2l behind Courtside (9-1) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Mercurist 15-8fav (9-6) Raced keenly tracking leaders, pushed along and outpaced over 2f out, ridden disputing well held 2nd over 1f out, never able to challenge and weakened towards finish, 6th of 12, 8l behind Weloof (9-6) at Lingfield 1m hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Seaforth (IRE) 40-1 (9-7) Pulled hard off the pace in rear, never involved, 11th of 12, 13 1/4l behind Weloof (9-6) at Lingfield 1m hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Raajihah 50-1 (9-7) Dwelt, mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, never on terms, 6th of 10, 6 3/4l behind Trepidation (9-6) at Kempton 1m hcp (6) pol in Mar.
