held up in touch, pushed along when pace quickened over 2f out, switched outside over 1f out, stayed on to take 2nd near finish, not reach winner
tracked leaders, driven when pace quickened over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, chased winner inside final furlong, never on terms, lost 2nd near finish
made all, quickened over 2f out, ridden inside final furlong, ran on well
tracked winner, driven over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, no impression when lost place inside final furlong
held up in rear, outpaced over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, never able to get involved
held up in touch, reminder 3f out, outpaced over 2f out, soon lost place, behind when ridden over 1f out
Albert Finney beat Time Immemorial when winning over a shorter trip here earlier and went close over 1m2f on his handicap debut. John Gosden’s charge has to come into the reckoning but NATSOVIA made no mistake over course and distance on her handicap bow when catching Thunderoad close home with a late surge to the line. The latter is slightly better off today but there looks plenty more to come from Jamie Osborne’s filly and she can go in again. Paradise Boy won a maiden over today’s trip earlier and is preferred to Caplin now handicapping for the first time.
Paradise Boy (FR) 11-10fav (9-0) Led, strongly challenged well over 1f out, headed and no extra towards finish, 2nd of 8, nk behind Colony Queen (8-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks (5) pol in Feb.
Albert Finney 6-4fav (9-5) Tracked leaders, switched right over 1f out, ran on well towards finish, just held, 3rd of 6, hd behind Red Bond (9-7) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Feb.
Caplin 9-1 (9-2) Led stands side group, ridden and headed over 1f out, faded inside final furlong, 4th of 7, 9 1/4l behind Aspire Tower (9-7) at Newmarket 1m 1f (4) sft in Nov.
Thunderoad 12-1 (9-5) In rear, headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, kept on and headed towards finish, 2nd of 7, nk behind Natsovia (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Feb.
Natsovia 6-1 (9-3) In rear, headway over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, kept on to lead towards finish, won at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Feb beating Thunderoad (9-5) by nk, 7 ran.
Time Immemorial (IRE) 8-1 (9-7) Chased leaders, went 2nd 6f out until ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 13, 8 1/4l behind Mr Fox (8-11) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Mar.