prominent, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
held up mid-division, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened
held up mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
held up towards rear, effort over 2f out, never dangerous
always behind
chased leaders in 3rd, not much room well over 1f out on rail, switched right approaching final furlong, kept on to get 2nd close home
pushed along towards rear early, headway over 4f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, kept on well towards finish
tracked leader, led over 3f out, headed over 1f out, no extra and lost 2nd place close home
led, headed over 3f out, lost place over 2f out
Arizona John scored at Pontefract in May and returns from a lengthy absence along with Aryal, who landed a double early last year. Future Security missed the whole of 2013 but scored in the snow at St Moritz on his reappearance. The former Godolphin inmate won't have made the trip over from Germany for nothing. Back Burner is preferred to Excellent Puck over today's distance and Uphold has a shout as he returns from racing on the all-weather at Cagnes. But FLYING POWER has been competing in higher grade handicaps and now back on a winning mark, it's John Norton's top weight that gets the vote to come out best.
Flying Power 20-1 (9-0) Prominent, led over 2f out, headed well over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 6, 3l behind Blue Wave (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcap (2) pol in Feb.
Uphold (9-1) 3rd of 16, 1 1/4l behind Okiel Des Mottes (8-13) at Cagnes-sur-Mer(FR) 1m 4f hcp fbs in Feb.
Back Burner (IRE) 10-1 (9-2) Held up in touch, lost place over 3f out, stayed on inside final furlong, no impression, 5th of 9, 4 1/2l behind Fashion Line (9-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Feb.
Future Security (IRE) (8-13) won at St Moritz(SWI) 1m 2f 3yo stks pol in Feb, 0 ran.
Arizona John (IRE) 11-4fav (9-2) In touch, headway over 1f out, effort entering final furlong, soon led, ridden and ran on, won at Pontefract 1m 4f hcp 0-80 (4) gd in May beating Getabuzz (9-5) by 1 3/4l, 10 ran.
Aryal 5-2fav (9-7) Raced wide early led 2f, led again 3f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 7, 6l behind Disclaimer (9-7) at Doncaster 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-80 (4) gf in Apr.
Villa Royale 9-2 (9-11) Tracked leaders in 3rd, went 3rd over 2f out, soon ridden, kept on same pace, lost 3rd place close home, 4th of 8, 7l behind Calaf (9-9) at Catterick 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) hvy in Oct.
Excellent Puck (IRE) 9-4 (9-3) Chased leaders, went 2nd over 2f out, led entering final 2f, ridden and hung badly left over 1f out, headed final 100 yards, no extra towards finish, 4th of 10, 1 1/2l behind Tatting (9-6) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Feb.
St Ignatius 20-1 (8-13) Tracked leader, ridden and weakened quickly approaching 3f out, last of 12, 19l behind Scottish Star (8-10) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Feb.