pushed along in rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, kept on final furlong
towards rear, some headway on outside when ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
prominent, ridden and lost ground over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
made all, ridden clear 2f out, stayed on strongly
towards rear, switched wide and rapid headway to press leader over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, clear of remainder in 2nd over 1f out, faded final furlong
tracked leader, ridden over 4f out, weakened quickly over 3f out, tailed off when eased over 2f out
in rear, some headway when ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out
midfield, headway to chase leaders 4f out, ridden over 3f out, outpaced 2f out, stayed on under pressure final furlong
towards rear, ridden over 3f out, modest headway over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
midfield, ridden 3f out, well adrift 2f out, stayed on strongly to take 2nd final furlong but no chance with winner
prominent, ridden and lost place over 4f out, weakened quickly over 3f out, eased
Feldspar has been hurdling so far this year though beat Muftakker over track and trip when last at this venue in November. Both can figure again but ATHABASCA is less exposed having gone close at Newcastle on last week’s return from a lay-off. This extra distance will suit the half-sister to a St Leger winner and Grant Tuer’s filly can open her account. Southwell winner Lion's Vigil has changed stables but Capricorn Prince is preferred back over today’s shorter trip.
Muftakker 5-2 (9-0) Tracked clear leader, closed 10f out, pushed along 3f out, ridden 2 out, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 7, 2 1/4l behind Desert Friend (9-12) at Wolverhampton 2m 1f hcp (5) pol in Apr.
Capricorn Prince 25-1 (9-9) Mid-division, ridden and outpaced well over 2f out, not run on, tailed off, 11th of 13, dist behind Zarafshan (9-13) at Kempton 2m hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Lion's Vigil (USA) 10-1 (9-5) Pushed along to soon lead, steadied pace after 4f, increased pace 6f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 6, 8 1/4l behind Travel Lightly (9-5) at Southwell 2m hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Stormy Night (GER) 28-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders, pushed along out wide over 3f out, weakened into 4th final 100 yards, 4th of 11, 6 1/2l behind Aventuriere (9-11) at Chelmsford City 1m 6f hcp (6) pol in Apr.
Hammy End (IRE) 5-1 (9-8) Chased leader until not much room 3f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 12, 13l behind Donnachies Girl (9-9) at Chelmsford City 1m 5f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Feldspar 16-1 (11-12) Tracked leader, niggled along 3 out, ridden after 2 out, weakened after the last, 8th of 9, 25l behind Caldwell (10-13) at Musselburgh 2m hcp (2) gs in Mar.
Nonna Lisa (FR) 25-1 (10-12) Prominent, mistake fourth, soon weakened, pulled up before last, at Hereford 2m mdn fll (4) sft in Feb.
Athabasca (IRE) 13-2 (9-9) Prominent, ridden 2f out, joined leader 1f out, ran on but always held, 2nd of 9, 1/2l behind Selsey Sizzler (9-5) at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Apr.
Frequency Code (FR) 33-1 (9-6) Keen tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 10th of 11, 14 1/2l behind London Eye (10-1) at Redcar 2m hcp (6) gf in Apr.
Frame Rate 9-2 (9-7) Tracked leaders, pushed along 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 10, 2 1/4l behind Autonomy (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f stks (6) pol in Mar.
Thecornishbarron (IRE) 150-1 (8-7) Chased leaders out wide, pushed along 5f out, soon lost place, tailed off, last of 7, dist behind Exotic Escape (8-10) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
