very slowly away, held up in rear, headway 1f out, ran on, not much room towards finish
took keen hold, led early, led again over 6f out, clear over 3f out until over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra towards finish
held up in touch, driven over 2f out, ran on inside final furlong
held up in mid-division, headway on outside over 4f out, weakened over 2f out
slowly into stride, held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, running on when not clear run well inside final furlong
held up in mid-division, not much room over 5f out, kept on final 75 yards
took keen hold, held up towards rear, never dangerous
chased leaders, effort over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on
mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, headway over 1f out, ran on final 75 yards
slowly into stride, always towards rear
tracked leaders, driven over 2f out, every chance inside final furlong, held close home
soon led, headed over 6f out, chased leader, ridden 2f out, no extra well inside final furlong
Al Ozzdi won over a mile at Newcastle last month but failed to cope with a rise in the weights last time. I Think So opened her account with a victory in amateur company over track and trip but this is tougher and AL DAIHA makes more appeal. The latter has shown a big improvement over longer trips in all three starts in handicaps and Ed Walker’s filly looks worth another try over today’s distance. Roller has struggled since scoring here in November while Harry George missed the whole of last year but landed a hat-trick at Newcastle in 2018.
Roller 7-1 (9-9) Held up in last pair, some headway under pressure over 1f out, never troubled leaders, 5th of 10, 6l behind Brains (9-8) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Baltic Prince (IRE) 20-1 (9-0) Chased leaders and wide early, went 2nd over 6f out, led over 5f out, headed 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, last of 7, 7 1/2l behind One To Go (8-13) at Lingfield 1m hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Al Ozzdi 5-1 (10-0) Chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, stayed on same pace from over 1f out, 5th of 11, 4 1/2l behind Channel Packet (9-12) at Newcastle 1m hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Bay Of Naples (IRE) 11-2 (9-7) Prominent, pushed along to chase leader 2f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 9, 5 1/2l behind Double Martini (9-6) at Newcastle 1m hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Harry George (IRE) 17-2 (8-11) Slow to break, in rear, some late headway, never dangerous, 6th of 10, 5 1/4l behind Chookie Dunedin (9-7) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (5) pol in Feb.
Allux Boy (IRE) 33-1 (9-3) Held up in rear, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, never on terms, 5th of 9, 10 1/2l behind Lightning Attack (9-7) at Southwell 1m hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Madeeh 20-1 (9-7) Chased leaders on outside, pushed along 3f out, ridden and weakening when slightly hampered over 1f out, 8th of 12, 7l behind Velvet Vision (9-5) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Daafr (IRE) 16-1 (9-7) In touch, pushed along and headway 2f out, weakened final furlong, 9th of 11, 8 3/4l behind Blazing Dreams (9-0) at Newcastle 1m hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Melgate Majeure 4-1 (9-6) Keen tracked leaders, pushed along and every chance 2f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 14, 5 1/2l behind Corked (9-8) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Short Head (GER) 6-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders early, in touch, effort when ran wide into straight 2f out, soon weakened, 8th of 9, 14 3/4l behind Berkshire Royal (9-10) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Apr.
I Think So (IRE) 10-3 (10-12) Led over 1f, led over 5f out until over 4f out, chased leader, ridden to lead just over 1f out, driven out, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Feb beating Caribbean Spring (11-0) by 1l, 10 ran.
Rockesbury 7-1 (9-2) Soon led, ridden and headed over 2f out, soon lost 2nd, weakened inside final 2f, behind and eased final furlong, last of 8, 18 3/4l behind Miss Elsa (9-9) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Al Daiha 8-1 (9-5) Keen close up, pushed along and wide into straight 2f out, ridden to chase leader when edged left over 1f out, driven to lead inside final furlong, headed towards finish, 2nd of 10, 3/4l behind Noble Peace (9-10) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Jan.