slowly into stride, soon mid-division, headway on outside over 3f out, weakened entering straight
led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra towards finish
always prominent, pushed along briefly over 3f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, headed close home
chased leader after 1f until 2f out, weakened during final furlong
always prominent, raced keenly, every chance inside final furlong, ran on
not much room on inside soon after start and shuffled towards rear, not clear run over 2f out, never dangerous
bumped start, in rear, always behind
held up towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, headway on inside over 1f out, no impression
held up in rear, took keen hold, came wide entering straight, soon ridden and no headway
held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden inside final furlong, ran on well to lead close home
soon in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out
JOSIAH BARTLETT is on a handy enough mark at present and can take this from Villaruz and Private Passion. The Paul McEntee-trained colt was a winner over this trip at Lingfield three starts ago and has also run well over course and distance here from this mark of 60. Over this trip an outside draw should not be a problem as he tends to be dropped in anyway, and we will side with him. Villaruz will have his supporters after running second here over 6f last time. The step up in trip might help this lightly-raced gelding find more improvement and he can go close. Private Passion is 5lbs better off with the selection for being beaten a little under three lengths by him when they last met and he has a chance of bridging that gap, though he looks best over shorter at present. It would be no surprise to see Praise Of Folly show more now pitched into this company for the first time from a very reasonable mark, while Order Order represents a yard who's only recent runner went in. An intriguing contest where Josiah Bartlett is preferred.
Josiah Bartlett (IRE) 4-1fav (8-9) Started slowly, soon mid-division, ridden to chase leading pair over 1f out, no extra and lost 3rd inside final furlong, 4th of 9, 3l behind Kiss A Prince (8-13) at Lingfield 7f 3yo hcp (5) pol.
Dalepak Flyer (IRE) 18-1 (9-1) Behind, hard ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 5th of 12, 2l behind Baby Josr (8-13) at W'hampton 6f 3yo hcp (6) pol.
Order Order 66-1 (9-4) Prominent for 5f, 13th of 16, 18l behind Digger Derek (9-8) at Nottingham 1m 2yo hcp 0-70 (5) gs in Oct.
Key To Love (IRE) 16-1 (9-2) Hampered at start, always behind, 9th of 10, 8l behind Imaginary Diva (9-3) at Southwell 5f hcp 0-65 (6) fbs in Dec.
Villaruz (IRE) 10-1 (9-1) Slowly into stride, recovered to lead after 1f, headed over 3f out, chased leaders, regained lead well over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, headed post, 2nd of 12, shd behind Baby Josr (8-13) at W'hampton 6f 3yo hcp (6) pol.
Jaq's Sister 33-1 (8-2) Close up, chased winner over 4f out to over 2f out, soon ridden, weakened quickly, 6th of 7, 18l behind Badge of Honour (8-7) at W'hampton 1m 1f mdn aut stk (5) pol in Feb.
Praise of Folly 50-1 (8-4) Behind, ridden 2f out, made some late headway, never dangerous, 5th of 11, 4 1/2l behind Princess Zohra (8-4) at W'hampton 7f mdn stk (5) pol in Feb.
Weet In Nerja 8-1 (9-2) Slowly into stride and always behind, 10th of 12, 10l behind Baby Josr (8-13) at W'hampton 6f 3yo hcp (6) pol.
Private Passion (IRE) 7-2 (8-11) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 3rd of 12, nk behind Baby Josr (8-13) at W'hampton 6f 3yo hcp (6) pol.
Location 20-1 (8-3) Started very slowly, always rear, well behind final 3f, 9th of 10, 23l behind Satwa Gold (8-8) at W'hampton 1m 1f mdn stk (5) pol.
Salgrev (IRE) 25-1 (8-5) Mid-divison, effort 2f out, no impression, 4th of 9, 12l behind Jobe (9-3) at Ayr 6f 2yo mdn (5) gs in Aug.
Hint of Honey 14-1 (9-1) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 8, 2 1/2l behind Sarasota Sunshine (9-1) at Lingfield 7f 3yo hcp (6) pol in Feb.
