chased leaders, ridden well over 1f out, weakened final furlong
held up, headway on outside over 2f out, hung left from well over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
held up, not clear on inside over 2f out, effort over 1f out, never near leaders
held up, headway over 1f out, led and hung left near finish
pulled hard, prominent, led and hung left over 1f out, headed near finish
slowly into stride, held up and behind, ridden over 1f out, never dangerous
slowly into stride, chased leaders, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and stayed on same pace inside final furlong
held up, not clear run over 1f out, headway final furlong, nearest finish
led, headed over 4f out, led again over 2f out, headed over 1f out, faded well inside final furlong
prominent, led over 4f out until over 2f out, weakened quickly entering straight
broke well, took keen hold, tracked leaders, not clear run over 2f out, one pace and no impression inside final furlong
with leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, eased when no chance inside final furlong
Mister Incredible and Phinerine look the two to concentrate on, with preference for the latter in a poor contest. A class 6 selling contest at Wolverhampton is hardly likely to set pulses racing, but a winner is a winner, and in that respect Phinerine has more chance than most here. The Ron Harris-trained four-year-old was successful in a similar race over the course-and-distance three weeks ago, the key to his victory that day being the step back up to six furlongs. His trainer wisely keeps him at that trip here, and there is no reason why he should not make a bold bid to follow up. His main rival appears to be Mister Incredible who was claimed out of Vince Smith's yard after landing a Southwell claimer a fortnight ago. He can give new connections some fun, but the feeling is that this faster surface will find him out today. Desert Light always seems to find one or two too good, while Teyaar is a shadow of his former self these days. The market may reveal whether anything else is fancied, but our vote goes to Phinerine.
Mister Incredible 9-2 (8-2) Held up in touch, headway to lead over 1f out, stayed on well, won at Southwell 6f clm (6) fbs in Feb beating Danish Blues (9-3) by 2l, 13 ran.
Phinerine 12-1 (9-3) Held up, headway over 2f out, ran on well to lead near finish, won at W'hampton 6f sll (6) pol in Feb beating Magic Amour (9-8) by 1/2l, 12 ran.
Teyaar 25-1 (10-0) Mid-division, lost place over 3f out, last of 12, 11l behind Louisiade (9-10) at W'hampton 7f sll (6) pol in Feb.
Desert Light (IRE) 11-2 (8-11) Tracked leaders, every chance inside final furlong, stayed on same pace, 3rd of 11, nk behind Wiltshire (8-12) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-50 (6) pol in Feb.
Devon Flame 6-5fav (9-5) Mid-division, held when checked and not clear run over 1f out, 6th of 13, 9l behind Peruvian Style (9-1) at Bath 6f clm (6) frm in Aug.
Doughty 16-1 (8-0) Towards rear, never dangerous, 8th of 14, 6l behind Best Lead (8-3) at Southwell 6f hcp (6) fbs in Feb.
Ever Cheerful 14-1 (9-6) In rear, headway and edged left over 1f out, stayed on same pace, 4th of 7, 2 1/2l behind Quiet Times (9-11) at W'hampton 6f clm (6) pol in Feb.
Fast Heart 9-2 (9-3) Broke well, soon lost place, hampered well over 1f out, 9th of 12, 4l behind Phinerine (9-3) at W'hampton 6f sll (6) pol in Feb.
Grand View 25-1 (9-8) Mid-division, headway on outside final furlong, never nearer, 6th of 12, 3l behind Phinerine (9-3) at W'hampton 6f sll (6) pol in Feb.
Legal Set (IRE) 50-1 (9-0) Took keen hold, chased leaders, weakened well over 2f out, 5th of 7, 9l behind Quiet Times (9-11) at W'hampton 6f clm (6) pol in Feb.
Majestical (IRE) 12-1 (8-11) Behind, good headway over 1f out, soon every chance, kept on well final furlong, 4th of 11, 3/4l behind Wiltshire (8-12) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-50 (6) pol in Feb.
Par Excellence 100-1 (8-1) Keen, always toward rear, 11th of 12, 6l behind Seneschal (9-1) at Lingfield 7f clm (6) pol in Feb.
Apex 9-1 (8-10) Mid-division, pushed along halfway, ridden and headway 2f out, one pace final furlong, 5th of 14, 3 1/2l behind Christian Bendix (8-8) at Southwell 7f hcp 0-50 (6) fbs in Feb.
