close up, headway over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on
in rear, ridden over 2f out, never on terms
towards rear, pushed along 2f out, kept on final furlong, nearest finish
raced wide tracked leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong
keen tracked leader, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong
led, headed 7f out, close up, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and stayed on final furlong
towards rear, ridden 2f out, never on terms
keen led 7f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
short of room and slow into stride, in rear, ridden 2f out, never near leaders
Candesta has won on Polytrack but his wide-margin win in December came on Fibresand and he has limited experience on Tapeta. AMERICAN PATROL (NAP) steps up in trip but recorded a second course victory here last month and should confirm that form with fifth John Caesar – the second gave the form a boost last week. Beepeecee never seems to run a bad race and has dropped a further pound since his third at Chelmsford while the handicapper is giving Etaad every chance of picking up the winning thread again. Stamp Duty is on a losing run, however, and was beaten in a Class 7 race here last time.
Beepeecee 6-1 (9-5) Tracked leader, chased winner over 1f out until no extra towards finish, 3rd of 10, 2 3/4l behind Samphire Coast (9-9) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Candesta (USA) 5-1 (9-6) In touch, pushed along halfway, ridden to lead over 1f out, kept on strongly, won at Southwell 1m hcp (6) pol in Dec beating Satchville Flyer (9-6) by 5l, 11 ran.
Polar Forest 5-1 (9-11) Held up towards rear, pushed along in 6th over 3f out, weakened soon after, last of 8, 20 1/2l behind Ghostly Arc (9-3) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Let Me In (IRE) 50-1 (9-5) Mid-division, not much room when unseating rider over 3f out, at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
American Patrol (IRE) 7-4 (9-6) Prominent, ridden inside final furlong, kept on to lead towards finish, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Feb beating Ravenhoe (9-3) by 3/4l, 11 ran.
John Caesar (IRE) 16-1 (9-7) Held up mid-division, pushed along and weakened over 1f out, 5th of 11, 3 1/2l behind American Patrol (9-6) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Circling Vultures 15-2 (9-7) Mid-division, ridden inside final furlong, no headway, 8th of 12, 4 3/4l behind Cockney Boy (8-12) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Stamp Duty (IRE) 7-1 (9-3) Held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, ran on, never nearer, 4th of 12, 1 1/2l behind Gone With The Wind (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (7) pol in Feb.
Etaad (USA) 25-1 (8-7) Dwelt, towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 4th of 12, 2 1/4l behind Akkadian Empire (9-8) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Feb.