tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden to chase winner 1f out, lost 2nd towards finish
keen held up towards rear, pushed along and headway on outer over 3f out, led over 2f out, ridden and headed 2f out, faded final furlong
held up in rear, pushed along over 2f out, kept on final furlong, nearest finish
tracked leader until over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
close up, headway to lead 2f out, soon clear, ridden out
set steady pace, pushed along and headed over 2f out, weakened final furlong
in touch, headway 2f out, not clear run and switched right over 1f out, soon edged left, ridden and ran on, not reach winner
Sunblazer scored over the course and distance in November and won over 1m4f at Kempton last time but takes a leap in class off a higher mark. Luv U Whatever is normally very consistent at this sort of level so it was a surprise to see him run poorly at Chelmsford last time. He was earlier a close third behind Paddys Motorbike on that same track and has a big enough pull in the weights to reverse the form. Haines has had ten all-weather starts and won half of them including over this trip at Kempton last time though he's up three grades here and 7lb higher. BLUE SURF beat a big field to land a tough Epsom handicap last summer and has performed very well over this trip including at Lingfield last month. He has the quality to land this decent prize for Amanda Perrett.
Blue Surf 14-1 (9-2) In rear, ridden and unable to quicken 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not pace to challenge, 4th of 7, 1 3/4l behind Anglophile (9-2) at Lingfield 2m stks (2) pol in Jan.
Luv U Whatever 3-1jfav (9-6) Led narrowly, driven over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 7, 15l behind Our Channel (9-4) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (2) pol in Jan.
Castilo Del Diablo (IRE) 9-2 (9-2) In touch in rear, ridden 2f out, kept on to go 4th near finish, not trouble leaders, 4th of 5, 6 3/4l behind Arch Villain (9-2) at Lingfield 1m 4f stks (3) pol in Jan.
Masterpaver 33-1 (9-8) Raced wide, held up, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, driven and rallied inside final furlong, not trouble leaders, 5th of 9, 4 1/4l behind Winterlude (9-9) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (2) pol in Jan.
Sunblazer (IRE) 8-1 (11-0) In rear, headway over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, led 1f out, held on well, won at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (4) pol in Jan beating Ballyglasheen (10-0) by 3/4l, 9 ran.
Paddys Motorbike (IRE) 6-5fav (8-12) Led, headed over 10f out, tracked leaders, switched right over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, ran on, won at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (3) pol in Jan beating Winterlude (9-8) by 1 1/2l, 9 ran.
Haines 5-2fav (9-13) In touch, good headway approaching 2f out, ridden to lead entering final furlong, ran on, comfortable, won at Kempton 2m hcp (5) pol in Jan beating Lucky Jim (9-9) by 3 3/4l, 10 ran.