reared and slightly hampered leaving stalls, outpaced, never on terms
raced wide, chased leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened over 2f out
chased leaders, swiched right to outside and ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
switched left after start, held up, headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, no threat to leaders
chased leaders on inside, led over 1f out, ridden clear final furlong
took keen hold, chased leaders, ridden halfway, soon weakened
took keen hold, led, ridden and headed over 1f out, no impression when lost 2nd inside final furlong
with leaders until ridden 2f out, hung left over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
with leaders, every chance 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
Nonrunner
Nonrunner
Bird Dog has raced mainly on the Fibresand at Southwell, winning twice, but is dropping down a grade on his return to the Polytrack and already has a verdict over The Magic Of Rio. Tancred Spirit ran a bit better last time and may figure along with Hambleton, but LIZZY'S DREAM looks the safest option. She remains unexposed having beaten the re-opposing Deveze, Porthgwidden Beach, Rio's Girl and Love Club over C&D last time and Robin Bastiman's filly can find enough improvement to defy a 4lb rise in the weights.
Dolly Bay 4-1 (8-9) Led, headed 3f out, ridden over 1f out, soon faded, 9th of 11, 10l behind Cri Na Mara (8-12) at Wolverhampton 5f mdn auc stks (6) pol in Dec.
Bird Dog 4-1 (8-5) Dwelt soon tracked leaders, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 8, 11l behind Canadian Danehill (9-3) at Southwell 5f hcp 0-60 (6) fbs in Feb.
Autocracy 12-1 (9-2) Removed hood late and slowly away, always behind and outpaced, 5th of 7, 23l behind Sulis Minerva (8-13) at Ffos Las 5f mdn stks (5) gf in Jul.
Deveze (IRE) 10-1 (8-12) Steadied start, in touch in rear, effort over 1f out, ridden and no impression final furlong, 4th of 6, 4 1/2l behind Slatey Hen (8-11) at Lingfield 5f hcp (0-55) (6) pol.
Hambleton 4-1 (8-12) Slowly into stride, soon prominent, not much room on first bend, ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 4th of 10, 3 1/2l behind Royal Envoy (9-1) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-50 (7) pol.
Lizzy's Dream 9-2 (8-9) Slowly into stride, outpaced and behin, headway when not clear run over 1f out, soon switched left, ran on to lead close home, won at Wolverhampton 5f hcp 0-50 (7) pol in Feb beating Deveze (9-2) by 1/2l, 11 ran.
Takajan (IRE) 13-2 (8-11) Set strong pace, hard driven over 2f out, headed over 1f out, soon weakened, 6th of 10, 10l behind Only Ten Per Cent (9-0) at Southwell 6f hcp 0-52 (6) fbs.
Porthgwidden Beach (USA) 16-1 (8-7) Tracked winner until ridden over 1f out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 6, 3 1/2l behind Slatey Hen (8-11) at Lingfield 5f hcp (0-55) (6) pol.
Love Club 14-1 (8-12) Went left start, prominent, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 9th of 11, 10l behind Lizzy's Dream (8-9) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp 0-50 (7) pol in Feb.
The Magic of Rio 5-2 (8-7) Raced keenly, led narrowly, driven over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra when lost 2nd towards finish, 3rd of 7, 1 1/2l behind Bird Dog (8-12) at Southwell 5f app hcp (0-55) (6) fbs in Jan.
Lady Brookie 100-1 (9-2) Started slowly and hood removed late, appeared to always be behind, 10th of 11, 17l behind Novabridge (9-7) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Feb.
Rio's Girl 11-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, no extra, 8th of 11, 4 1/2l behind Lizzy's Dream (8-9) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp 0-50 (7) pol in Feb.
Tancred Spirit 16-1 (8-7) Prominent, ridden over 2f out, stayed on, 5th of 13, 2 3/4l behind Prigsnov Dancer (8-12) at Wolverhampton 6f app hcp (0-50) (7) pol in Feb.
