soon chased leader,led over 6f out, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened over 1f out
led, headed over 6f out, weakened over 2f out
chased leaders, led 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on and headed towards finish
dwelt, towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on
held up mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong
held up mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, kept on to lead towards finish
dwelt, in rear, pushed along 3f out, never dangerous
STEVE ROGERS (NAP) returned to action with a victory over 1m4f here three weeks ago. There should be plenty more to come from Roger Varian's charge and he can go in again. Topaling is upped a further 6lb after landing a four timer with a narrow-margin victory over track and trip last month and Percy's Princess remains 14lb higher than December's win at the track. Captain Swift has yet to win but Opera Buff and Stand To Reason have slipped further down the weights as they seek to end long losing runs and will probably find a race in the near future.
Stand To Reason (IRE) 7-1 (10-5) Tracked leaders, pushed along over 3f out, ridden in 4th and kept on same pace final 2f, 4th of 8, 9l behind Pivotman (10-8) at Kempton 1m 4f amt hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Jan.
Opera Buff 9-2 (9-12) Tracked leaders, ridden to chase clear pair inside final 2f, kept on same pace, never on terms, just held on for 3rd near finish, 3rd of 8, 9l behind Teajaybe (9-12) at Southwell 1m 6f hacp 0-70 (5) fbs in Jan.
Percys Princess 9-1 (8-6) With leader, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, last of 5, 12l behind Uchenna (9-6) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f fls hcp 0-95 (3) in Jan.
Daring Indian 16-1 (8-10) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, faded inside final furlong, 6th of 13, 6l behind Civil War (9-7) at Goodwood 1m 6f hcp 0-75 (5) gs in May.
Topaling Evensfav (9-5) Held up towards rear, headway over 3f out, led over 1f out, kept on, won at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp 0-65 (6) in Jan beating Arashi (9-9) by 3/4l, 10 ran.
Captain Swift (IRE) 6-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders, pushed along over 4f out, rallied over 1f out, ridden in 4th and one pace inside final furlong, 4th of 8, 5l behind Oratorio's Joy (9-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) in Dec.
Steve Rogers (IRE) 11-4fav (9-4) Held up towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, headway to challenge over 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, kept on, won at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp 0-65 (6) in Jan beating Mister Marcasite (9-4) by 1 3/4l, 10 ran.
Qibtee (FR) 8-1 (9-9) Steadied start, held up towards rear, smooth headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, kept on well, nearest finish, 3rd of 9, 1 1/2l behind Lucky Dottie (8-5) at Lingfield 1m 5f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Jan.