steadied start, held up last, took keen hold, stayed on from over 1f out, not trouble leaders
held up 6th, ridden over 2f out, stayed on well inside final furlong, closed on leaders, near finish
behind, outpaced over 2f out, soon in rear
towards rear, headway over 1f out, stayed on final furlong not reach leaders
tracked leader, led over 2f out, clear over 1f out, ridden out
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
took keen hold, held up 4th, chased over 2f out, no impression final furlong
Motarjm, Jagger and Masked are the three to concentre on here and the vote is given to Motarjm. This 4-year-old from the Hugh Collingridge yard won here in good style last time time out and he gave the impression he was one to stay on the right side of. He has a decent draw and he can complete the hat-trick. Jagger ran his best race for a while last time at Kempton when he finished third behind Tilapia. The form has since taken a knock though so he can't be backed with too much confidence. Masked ran a sound race at Lingfield last time, but this drop in trip is not sure to play to his strengths. Bentley Brook has a good draw and he is in good form so he could prove the best of the others, but for the winner we are happy to stick with the hat-trick seeking Motarjm.
Jagger 20-1 (9-6) Steadied start, held up last, going well enough 2f out, stayed on final furlong, took 3rd final stride, not reach leaders, 3rd of 7, 2l behind Tilapia (9-3) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Feb.
Masked (IRE) 8-1 (9-8) Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, hung right under pressure, kept on well, 3rd of 8, 1 1/2l behind Wicked Daze (10-1) at Lingfield 2m hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Feb.
Bentley Brook (IRE) 5-2 (9-9) Held up, headway to lead over 4f out, driven 2f out, kept on gamely final furlong, won at Southwell 1m 6f hcp 0-75 (5) fbs in Feb beating Clear Reef (9-6) by a hd, 7 ran.
Pass The Port 4-1 (9-11) Held up, ridden over 3f out, no headway, 6th of 8, 18l behind Buster Hyvonen (9-7) at W'hampton 1m 6f hcap (4) pol in Feb.
Bazart 33-1 (9-4) With leader until 3f out, soon ridden and weakened, 6th of 7, 10l behind Maslak (9-5) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Feb.
Motarjm (USA) 6-4fav (9-5) Tracked leaders, led 3f out, ran on well, eased towards finish, won at W'hampton 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Feb beating Inspirina (8-11) by 4l, 7 ran.
Oakley Heffert (IRE) 9-2 (8-13) Held up in touch, pushed along over 3f out, hung left, weakened well over 1f out, 5th of 7, 7l behind Princess Cocoa (8-11) at W'hampton 1m 1f app hcp (4) pol in Feb.
Casual Affair 15-8fav (9-3) Towards rear, headway on inner over 2f out, not clear run over 1f out, no room to challenge and eased final furlong, 6th of 12, 2l behind Smokey The Bear (9-8) at Kempton 1m 4f hcap (5) pol in Feb.
Crazy Bear (IRE) 7-1 (9-7) Held up, headway over 2f out, soon ridden, weakened over 1f out, 4th of 6, 7l behind The King And I (8-11) at W'hampton 1m 4f app hcp (5) pol in Dec.
