tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out
dwelt tracked leader, led 2f out, ridden and ran on
ridden along in rear early, ridden and headway entering final furlong, stayed on to go 2nd towards finish
keen held up, pushed along and headway 2f out, ridden and kept on same pace final furlong
held up, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headway inside final furlong, went 2nd briefly, kept on one pace
dwelt close up, ridden and lost place over 3f out, tailed off
in rear, pushed along over 1f out, never a factor
led, pushed along and headed 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
close up, ridden to chase winner entering final furlong, no impression and lost 2 places towards finish
BOSPHORUS (NAP) showed a big improvement over track and trip when handicapping for the first time and missing out by only a head. John Gosden’s Godolphin colt can open his account in this. Uncle Dick won over a mile here earlier and steps up in trip along with Sky Bright, who was narrowly beaten at Kempton on her handicap bow and is preferred to Andonno and Don't Look Back. Swallowdale won a novice event at Lingfield last month and makes more appeal than Clearly Crystal as both go handicapping for the first time.
Andonno 11-4 (9-9) Led, pushed along and headed over 2f out, no extra and lost 2 places close home, 5th of 8, 4 1/2l behind Saratoga Gold (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 2f (5) pol in Nov.
Swallowdale 3-1 (9-0) Led 1f, tracked leader, pushed along and joined leader over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, all out, won at Lingfield 1m 2f stks (6) pol in Feb beating Greystoke (9-5) by nk, 10 ran.
Bosphorus 5-1 (9-2) Prominent, led over 7f out until over 6f out, pushed along 3f out, led again 2f out, ridden over 1f out, narrowly headed inside final furlong, kept on but always held, 2nd of 9, hd behind Coupe De Champagne (9-10) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Don't Look Back 13-2 (9-6) Held up and behind, headway towards inside over 1f out, plugged on inside final furlong, 6th of 12, 3 1/2l behind Marsabit (9-0) at Kempton 1m (5) pol in Nov.
Uncle Dick 85-40fav (9-0) Tracked leaders on inside, went 2nd on inner well over 1f out, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, headed and no extra close home, 2nd of 5, 1/2l behind Babajan (9-3) at Kempton 1m hcp (4) pol in Jan.
Clearly Crystal 16-1 (9-0) Tracked leader 1f, chased leading pair, outpaced when ridden inside final 2f, plugged on in 3rd, no chance with leading duo, 3rd of 10, 6 3/4l behind Kestenna (9-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f fll stks (5) pol in Jan.
Sky Bright 12-1 (9-9) Prominent, ridden to lead over 2f out, soon headed, battled back inside final furlong, just denied final strides, 2nd of 12, hd behind Komore (9-9) at Kempton 1m hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Red Right Sand (IRE) 3-1fav (9-7) Led to post, tracked leader, ridden and every chance 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 6, 9 1/2l behind Damned Elusive (9-7) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Feb.
Sognatore (IRE) 33-1 (8-11) Mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, kept on, 6th of 10, 7 1/4l behind Moraaheq (8-11) at Kempton 7f mdn stks (5) pol in Feb.