led, ridden 2f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra
held up, ridden and headway over 2f out, kept on
midfield, ridden 2f out, headway 1f out, ran on well to lead inside the final furlong
chased leader, ridden 2f out, ran on
held up, ridden 2f out, ran on
always towards rear
held up, ridden 2f out, headway 1f out, ran on well inside final furlong, never nearer
midfield, ridden and headway over 1f out, ran on
midfield, ridden over 2f out, weakened 1f out
never better than midfield
Dubai Elegance only won a classified contest here last time and carries 4lb extra in this tougher race. HARBOUR STORM is preferred as he returned from a lay-off with a good effort at Lingfield and may have finally fallen far enough down the weights to get his head back in front. Mighty Fine wasn’t beaten far when fifth at Southwell in December and blinkers are applied on her reappearance while Paddy Power is back on a winning mark, though has yet to race over this far.
The Retriever (IRE) 18-1 (9-6) Dwelt, led after 1f, set strong pace, ridden over 1f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 11, 4 1/4l behind Al Suil Eile (9-10) at Southwell 7f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Giorgio Vasari (IRE) 28-1 (8-12) Raced keenly, led until over 2f out, weakened from over 1f out, last of 12, 10 1/2l behind The Cola Kid (8-12) at Newcastle 6f hcp (5) pol in Mar.
Mighty Fine (FR) 5-1cfav (9-6) Chased leaders on outer early, tracked leader after 2f, headway to challenge going well over 2f out, ridden over 1f out and failed to pick up, held when slightly short of room closing stages, 5th of 14, 1 1/4l behind Cusack (9-1) at Southwell 1m hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Harbour Storm 3-1 (9-1) Chased leader, led 3f out, clear when ridden inside final furlong, headed and not pace of winner towards finish, 2nd of 8, 3/4l behind Power On (9-5) at Lingfield 7f hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Gigi's Beach 14-1 (10-2) Dwelt towards rear, never nearer, 7th of 11, 4 1/4l behind Capla Spirit (10-12) at Southwell 6f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Paddy Power (IRE) 10-1 (9-2) Slowly away, in rear, pushed along and headway approaching final furlong, ridden and stayed on towards finish, 5th of 11, 1 3/4l behind Tommytwohoots (9-3) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Dubai Elegance 11-1 (9-2) Held up off the pace towards rear, headway out wide over 1f out, sustained run inside final furlong, led close home, won at Wolverhampton 7f stks (6) pol in Mar beating Maahi Ve (9-2) by hd, 11 ran.
Secret To Success 22-1 (9-4) Held up, ridden and outpaced 2f out, never a factor, 7th of 11, 8 3/4l behind Intervention (9-6) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Hot Romance 66-1 (9-2) Raced wide early, headway chasing leaders 6f out, pushed along out wide over 2f out, ridden and hung left over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 13th of 15, 10 3/4l behind Crazy Spin (9-2) at Chelmsford City 1m stks (6) pol in Feb.
Araucana 50-1 (8-12) Slowly into stride, off the pace in last pair, headway and hung left inside final furlong, never going pace to threaten, 6th of 10, 5 1/4l behind Intervention (10-1) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
