chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out
held up mid-division, edged left over 7f out, headway on inside over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, faded inside final furlong
hampered over 7f out, always in rear
slowly into stride, soon switched left, in rear, some headway 4f out, ridden over 3f out, soon struggling
took keen hold in mid-division, lost place over 4f out, soon struggling, eased final furlong
prominent, ridden over 3f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
raced keenly, tracked leaders, not clear run 1f out, keeping on same pace when not much room well inside final furlong
chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened well over 1f out
took keen hold, tracked winner throughout, ridden and hung left from over 1f out, kept on
slowly into stride, in rear, not much room over 7f out, behind when rider dropped rein over 2f out
held up, headway on outside over 5f out, edged left and stayed on inside final furlong
made all, ridden and edge left just over 1f out, ran on
slowly into stride, held up, some headway over 1f out, never dangerous
A wide-open finale can go the way of Bertrada ahead of Still Crazy, Ballyshane Spirit, Diamond Light and Tokyo Joe to name but a few. There are plenty in with chances here that is for sure, but the lightly-weighted Bertrada gets our vote on the back of two placed efforts at Southwell of late. The switch back to the faster Polytrack surface should help his cause, and to help matters further, trainer Hughie Morrison has fitted his charge with first-time blinkers to help sharpen him up. There are many others in with a shout here including Still Crazy who gets the chance to show that his 20-1 success over the course-and-distance three weeks ago was no fluke, while Ballyshane Spirit should go well again, although he is now much worse off at the weights with the selection for the two-lengths that separated them at Southwell. Diamond Light hung under pressure here last time but may be in the shake-up again with a similar effort, and although Tokyo Joe has been off since December, he is yet another with place claims on his best form. All in all it is a tough one to call, with just a modest vote going to Bertrada.
Goose Green (IRE) 15-8fav (8-10) In touch, ridden over 2f out, chased winner inside final furlong, no extra towards finish, 3rd of 14, 4l behind Copper King (8-9) at Warwick 7f 2yo clm (6) sft in Oct.
Mid Ocean 66-1 (8-12) Held up and keen, saddle slipped over 6f out, headway over 5f out, eased final 3f, last of 12, well behind Regal Flush (9-3) at Nottingham 1m 2yo mdn (5) sft in Nov.
Tokyo Jo (IRE) 20-1 (8-13) Towards rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, hung right and kept on to chase winner inside final furlong, 2nd of 6, 2 1/2l behind Circus Polka (9-0) at Kempton 7f 2yo aut (5) pol in Dec.
Wilmington 3-1 (8-13) In rear, pushed along halfway, never dangerous, 5th of 6, 3 1/2l behind Sohraab (8-13) at Lingfield 5f mdn stk (5) pol in Feb.
Spanish Air 14-1 (8-0) Soon led, headed over 5f out, weakened well over 1f out, 9th of 11, 20l behind Supa Sal (8-6) at W'hampton 7f 2yo mdn auc (5) pol in Jul.
Hard As Iron 14-1 (8-10) Dewlt, mid-division, pushed along halfway, ridden and stayed on final furlong, 6th of 13, 4l behind Sharpazmax (8-13) at Lingfield 7f 2yo mdn auc (6) pol in Nov.
Still Crazy (IRE) 20-1 (8-2) Held up, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong to lead close home, won at W'hampton 1m 1f 3yo hcp (5) pol in Feb beating My Mirasol (8-12) by a nk, 6 ran.
Diamond Light (USA) 25-1 (9-4) Mid-division, headway 3f out, led 2f out, headed over 1f out, led again approaching 1f out, hung left and headed well inside final furlong, 2nd of 13, 2 1/2l behind Global Traffic (9-3) at W'hampton 1m 1f 3yo hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Ballyshane Spirit (IRE) 15-2 (8-0) Held up in touch, progress over 2f out, led over 1f out, edged left, ran on, won at Southwell 1m 3yo hcp (6) fbs in Feb beating Bertrada (8-9) by 2l, 13 ran.
Kings Shillings 6-1 (8-9) Held up, switched left over 2f out, headway over 1f out, one pace, 6th of 11, 2 1/2l behind Pietersen (9-1) at W'hampton 7f 3yo hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Raquel White 12-1 (8-9) Led 2f out, outpaced over 3f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 4th of 7, 3 1/2l behind Dressed To Dance (9-0) at W'hampton 7f 3yo clm (5) pol in Feb.
Muncaster Castle (IRE) 33-1 (8-12) Led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 10, 5l behind Regal Parade (9-0) at W'hampton 7f 3yo mdn (5) pol in Jan.
Bertrada (IRE) 7-1 (8-9) In touch, outpaced halfway, headway over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 2nd of 13, 2l behind Ballyshane Spirit (8-0) at Southwell 1m 3yo hcp (6) fbs in Feb.
