slowly away, always in rear
ridden away from stalls, held up towards rear, ridden 3f out, headway 2f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, not able to trouble winner
took keen hold, prominent, led after 2f, edged right bend 7f out, edged right inside final furlong, stayed on well
tracked leaders, pushed along over 3f out, one pace final furlong
held up towards rear, switched left and headway over 1f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, kept on, no impression on winner
held up in touch, effort over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
held up rear of mid-division, driven 3f out, kept on inside final furlong, never dangerous
led 2f, tracked leader, ridden 3f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
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Kitten's Dream returned to winning ways at Southwell recently and has every chance again but ROCK CHANT finally looks set to take advantage of a tumble down the weights. Ian Williams’ charge was beaten less than a length when upped to today’s trip at Southwell last month. Gentle Fire remains 7lb higher than when scoring over track and trip in January while Bascinet also looks high enough in the weights now and Crystal Guard’s earlier victories came over shorter trips.
Kitten's Dream 11-2 (9-3) Slowly away, in rear, pushed along and headway over 1f out, ridden and edged left entering final furlong, stayed on to lead close home, won at Southwell 1m 6f hcp (5) pol in Feb beating Timestamp (9-6) by nk, 8 ran.
Heath Rise 14-1 (9-3) Edged right start, always in rear, last of 9, 7 1/2l behind Later Darling (9-7) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Feb.
Bascinet 9-2 (8-11) Soon led, edged left 2f out, headed over 1f out, no impression on winner, lost 2nd close home, 3rd of 9, 4 1/4l behind Gauntlet (9-11) at Kempton 2m hcp (5) pol in Feb.
Crystal Guard (IRE) 3-1fav (9-6) Tracked leaders, lost place over 2f out, switched right over 1f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, 3rd of 8, 3 3/4l behind Johnny Boom (10-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Frame Rate 20-1 (9-10) Raced wide, tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out, 12th of 13, 20 1/4l behind Gentle Fire (9-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Gentle Fire 4-1 (9-6) Chased leaders, lost place over 9f out, headway over 2f out, led inside final furlong, headed post, 2nd of 10, shd behind Sicario (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
King Charles (USA) 15-2 (9-8) Close up, ridden and every chance over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 11, 3 1/4l behind Global Wonder (9-6) at Chelmsford City 2m hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Third Avenue (IRE) 66-1 (9-1) Pushed along leavings stalls, soon led, headed 14f out, chased leader, led again over 3f out, headed over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 3rd of 13, 4 1/2l behind Easy Equation (9-5) at Southwell 2m hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Rock Chant (USA) 20-1 (9-5) Took keen hold, prominent, ridden over 2f out where pressed for lead, contested lead entering final furlong, kept on inside final furlong, headed near finish, 2nd of 12, 1/2l behind Master Grey (9-9) at Southwell 1m 6f hcp (6) pol in Feb.