broke well and led, headed and sat 2nd after a furlong, led again after 3f out and pushed, ridden after 2f out, headed late on
slightly awkward leaving stalls, midfield, pushed after 3f out, keeping on when ridden inside final furlong, short of room and eased late on
always in rear
slightly awkward leaving stalls, raced keenly and led after a furlong, pushed and headed after 3f out, ridden after 2f out and kept on gamely, battled on for 2nd
slightly better than midfield, pushed after 3f out, ridden before final furlong, weakened late on
slightly worse than midfield, pushed after 3f out and made some headway, ridden before final furlong, kept on one pace
close-up, pushed after 3f out, outpaced when ridden 2f out, beaten when short of room late on
held up towards rear, raced keenly, pushed 2f out, some headway before short of room entering final furlong, gap opened late on and powered through to lead, won going away
NonRunner
VELVET VISTA was upped to a mile at Lingfield when bidding for a four-timer and came up short. Back over her optimum trip today, Mike Murphy’s mare looks sure to figure in the finish. Viola Park is penalised for scoring at Kempton last week with Broughtons Flare back in fifth while Excelinthejungle, Blue Cable and Deevious Beau were all placed over 6f last time with the latter preferred. Baltic Prince ran better here on his latest start but has plenty to find with the selection on earlier form.
Velvet Vista 10-3fav (9-4) Raced keenly in front, ridden and headed 1f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 7, 5 3/4l behind Dutugamunu (9-6) at Lingfield 1m hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Baltic Prince (IRE) 11-1 (9-9) Pushed along in midfield, headway to chase leaders 3f out, ridden over 2f out, one pace final furlong, 3rd of 8, 2 3/4l behind Heptathlete (9-9) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Don't Jump George (IRE) 150-1 (10-0) Steadied start, in rear, weakened over 2f out, last of 12, 14 1/2l behind Lost Eden (10-0) at Lingfield 1m 2f mdn stks (5) pol in Mar.
Excelinthejungle (IRE) 11-1 (9-9) Raced wide tracked leaders, ridden to chase winner inside final furlong, closing toward finish, 2nd of 11, hd behind Onebaba (9-13) at Southwell 6f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Broughtons Flare (IRE) 4-1 (9-9) Held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, not trouble leaders, lost 4th close home, 5th of 11, 3 3/4l behind Viola Park (9-3) at Kempton 7f hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Blue Cable 4-1 (9-6) Held up in rear, pushed along 2f out, plenty to do over 1f out, ran on well, just failed, 2nd of 13, shd behind Fard (9-6) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Viola Park 11-2 (9-3) Made most, driven over 1f out, kept on well, won at Kempton 7f hcp (6) pol in Mar beating Street Poet (9-6) by 1 1/4l, 11 ran.
Six Strings 25-1 (8-6) Slowly into stride, outpaced, 6th of 8, 11 1/4l behind Native Silver (9-7) at Southwell 1m hcp (5) pol in Mar.
Deevious Beau 22-1 (8-7) Mid-division, good headway far side of group 3f out, soon chasing leaders, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, no chance with winner, 2nd of 12, 1 1/4l behind Absolute Dream (8-13) at Newcastle 6f hcp (6) pol in Mar.
