tracked winner, pushed along over 2f out, soon ridden, kept on inside final furlong, always held
chased leaders in 3rd, reminders over 4f out, soon outpaced, soon beaten
made all, took keen hold early, ridden inside final furlong, kept on well
Bain's Pass has improved with every start and scored on his handicap debut over a shorter trip here last month. Another bold bid looks likely from him, but the runner-up MIZYEN can be considered a tad unlucky and he's preferred. Sent off a strong favourite on his first start since September, the latter didn't get the best of runs and was closing down the winner all the way to the line. James Tate's charge can take his revenge in this. House Of Orange found the 77-rated Mumeyez too good in a maiden here on his comeback and is not easily overlooked, but Stagweekend looks up against it on his return.
Bain's Pass (IRE) 11-2 (9-5) Held up in touch, pushed along over 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, driven out, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Mar beating Mizyen (9-6) by 1/2l, 8 ran.
House of Orange (IRE) 5-1 (8-7) Tracked winner, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and outpaced by winner over 1f out, 2nd of 5, 7l behind Mumeyez (8-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn auc stks (5) pol in Feb.
Mizyen (IRE) Evensfav (9-6) Pushed along leaving stalls, in touch, hampered after 1f, not clear on inside and lost place over 2f out, closed over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, went 2nd close home, 2nd of 8, 1/2l behind Bain's Pass (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Mar.
Stagweekend (IRE) 6-1 (9-3) Led until over 2f out, soon weakened, 7th of 8, 28l behind Leitrim Pass (9-3) at Musselburgh 1m 2yo mdn (4) sft in Oct.