went left start, prominent, went 2nd over 3f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, held on towards finish
tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, no extra
hampered start, held up behind, headway over 2f out, weakened final furlong
held up towards rear, headway 2f out, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, no extra towards finish
held up in rear, headway over 1f out, kept on towards finish
led, ridden and headed inside final furlong, no extra towards finish
tracked leaders, quickly lost place over 3f out
held up mid-division, weakened over 2f out
Now Children makes his comeback in a competitive race having ended 2016 with a double and changing yards subsequently. But MARATHA (NAP) was beaten only a neck in a tougher contest over track and trip last month and Stuart Williams’ charge can add to his earlier course and distance success with a similar effort in this. Kelly's Dino and Nonios won in this grade on their latest starts and have been raised 3lb and 4lb respectively but Tha'ir is upped in class after scoring at this venue. Coillte Cailin has been getting closer as she slips down the weights and is not out of this either.
Now Children (IRE) 4-1 (9-7) Towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on to lead towards finish, won at Ayr 1m (2) gs in Sep beating Euro Nightmare (8-12) by 1/2l, 11 ran.
Maratha (IRE) 13-8 (8-9) Tracked leader, led over 4f out, ridden over 1f out, headed final strides, 2nd of 5, nk behind Mount Tahan (9-9) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (3) pol in Jan.
Laqab (IRE) 4-1 (9-5) Raced keenly, held up in touch on outside, went prominent briefly after 4f, lost place 3f out, soon behind, no danger after, last of 7, 21 1/4l behind Gold Star (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (3) pol in Sep.
Nonios (IRE) 9-2 (9-4) Chased leaders, led over 1f out, driven inside final furlong, held on, won at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (4) pol in Jan beating Taqwaa (9-6) by 1/2l, 7 ran.
Kelly's Dino (FR) 9-2 (9-4) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, led 1f out, edged right inside final furlong, ran on, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (4) pol in Jan beating Dellaguista (9-7) by 1 1/2l, 9 ran.
Tha'ir (IRE) 9-4fav (9-9) Tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Jan beating Wonderfillo (9-6) by 1l, 9 ran.
Coillte Cailin (IRE) 6-1 (9-7) Held up last, headway and switched left over 1f out, ridden and stayed on well towards finish, 3rd of 5, 1/2l behind Spinning Melody (9-6) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp fll (4) pol in Jan.
Gealach Ghorm (IRE) 25-1 (9-5) Mid-division, outpaced over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, never on terms, weakened final furlong, 7th of 10, 15l behind Soghan (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f mdn stks (5) pol in Dec.