towards rear, ridden 3f out, headway under pressure approaching final furlong, stayed on to go 3rd inside final furlong, not reach leaders
mid-division, ridden 3f out, wide and headway 2f out, kept on one pace
set strong pace and soon clear, increased lead 3f out, ridden 2f out, worn down inside final furlong, headed final strides
close up in chasing group, ridden to chase clear leader over 2f out, stayed on to lead final strides
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace from over 1f out
in touch, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out
in rear, outpaced 6f out
dwelt in rear, ridden 3f out, headway 2f out, weakened final furlong
chased clear leader, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out
Withdrawn
Megamunch won a claimer at Southwell last time when Con Zur was well beaten. But the latter will be sharper for the outing and could figure if allowed his own way up front. Matraash was beaten in a seller last week but won a handicap here before that and Tight Lipped is not out of this off his current mark. But WATER DANCER (NAP) is less exposed than most and David Elsworth's charge gets the vote to come out best stepping up in trip for his handicap debut.
Fantasy Gladiator 14-1 (9-3) Held up towards rear, ridden over 1f out, kept on towards finish, 5th of 14, 3 1/2l behind City Of Angkor Wat (9-3) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
Water Dancer (IRE) 3-1 (10-0) Tracked leaders in 5th, outpaced over 1f out, stayed on again inside final furlong, took 2nd close home, no chance with winner, 2nd of 9, 3 1/2l behind Danegeld (8-9) at Kempton 1m mdn stks (5) pol in Feb.
Tizlove Regardless (USA) 7-2 (9-7) Close up, ridden 3f out, kept on same pace, 6th of 10, 12l behind Playtothewhistle (8-4) at Southwell 1m hacp 0-70 (5) fbs.
Canon Law (IRE) 4-1 (9-5) Soon tracked leaders in 3rd, dropped to moderate 6th 1f out, one pace,, 6th of 14, 13l behind Well Insured (8-11) at Dundalk 1m 4f hcp 47-65 pol in Jan.
Tight Lipped (IRE) held up in touch in mid-division, driven and outpaced over 2f out, no impression after
Kantara Castle (IRE) 33-1 (10-1) In touch, ridden and lost place over 3f out, 15th of 17, 21l behind Gift Of Silence (10-7) at Doncaster 1m 2f am hcp 0-75 (5) sft in Oct.
Megamunch (IRE) 9-2 (8-5) Behind, headway on inside over 3f out, chased leaders over 2f out, went 2nd 2f out, led inside final furlong, ran on, won at Southwell 1m claim (6) fbs beating Run Fat Lass Run (8-2) by 1 3/4l, 9 ran.
Matraash (USA) 9-4 (9-4) Dwelt keen in touch in rear, headway on outer to join winner over 3f out, ridden and carried right 2f out, not quicken inside final furlong, 4th of 6, 1 3/4l behind Lindart (8-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f sell stks (6).
Cono Zur (FR) 12-1 (8-10) Soon towards rear, never on terms, 8th of 9, 16l behind Megamunch (8-5) at Southwell 1m claim (6) fbs.
Bay Knight (IRE) 25-1 (8-13) Keen, raced wide in touch, ridden 3f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 10, 14l behind Playtothewhistle (8-4) at Southwell 1m hacp 0-70 (5) fbs.