made all, hard ridden over 1f out, stayed on strongly, eased near finish
chased leaders, effort over 1f out, edged left under pressure inside final furlong, weakened close home
mid-division, headway over 1f out, stayed on well to go 2nd closing stages, no chance with winner
chased leaders, lost place 1f out
pulled hard in mid-division, ridden over 2f out, never on terms
dwelt, behind, some late headway, never troubled leaders
held up, never dangerous
Last year’s winner Top Offer and Pool House have something to find at the weights but only 3lb separates the remainder. MALAYSIAN BOLEH was runner-up over track and trip before going close again at Lingfield last time and he gets a speculative vote. Call Out Loud beat Dodgy Bob when scoring over 6f at Southwell last month and that pair are closely matched on these terms while the veteran Light From Mars has only won the once since 2014. Mime Dance has a shout on his recent efforts in handicaps but Oeil De Tigre and Order Of Service are harder to recommend on recent form.
Call Out Loud 5-1 (9-3) Dwelt, soon led, ridden and joined 2f out, headed over 1f out, ridden and no impression when lost 2nd well inside final furlong, one pace, 3rd of 8, 3 1/2l behind Vroom (9-6) at Southwell 7f hcp (5) pol in Feb.
Dodgy Bob 2-1fav (9-2) Led early, tracked leader, ridden and no extra inside final furlong, 7th of 9, 3 1/2l behind Burtonwood (8-9) at Newcastle 6f hcp (5) pol in Feb.
Light From Mars 9-1 (9-3) In touch, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 11, 5 1/4l behind Mr Christopher (9-4) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Malaysian Boleh 7-2 (9-6) In touch, headway over 1f out, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, ran on, 2nd of 10, nk behind Black Caesar (9-5) at Lingfield 7f hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Mime Dance 12-1 (9-2) Led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra, 4th of 5, 2 3/4l behind Mehdi (9-2) at Newcastle 7f stks (5) pol in Feb.
Oeil De Tigre (FR) 33-1 (8-7) Raced wide, keen, in touch, ridden and no impression from 2f out, 7th of 10, 5 1/4l behind Dutch Golden Age (9-0) at Kempton 6f hcp (4) pol in Jan.
Order Of Service 28-1 (11-10) Held up in rear, behind after 4th, well beaten next, pressed for remote 4th flat, 5th of 8, dist behind Paddocks Lounge (11-6) at Leicester 2m (5) hvy in Feb.
Pool House 20-1 (9-8) Held up mid-division, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 10, 3 3/4l behind Orlando Rogue (8-12) at Newcastle 1m hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Top Offer 40-1 (9-7) Mid-division, headway on inside 2f out, led over 1f out, soon ridden, headed final 100 yards, no extra, lost 2nd near finish, 3rd of 11, 2 3/4l behind Fire Diamond (9-7) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (6) pol in Jan.