tracked leaders, led over 1f out, strongly challenged inside final furlong, just held on
mid-division, headway over 1f out, chased winner inside final furlong, ran on, nearest finish
held up towards rear, headway on outside over 2f out, soon chasing leaders, never on terms
tracked leaders, lost place over 3f out, rallied over 1f out, never able to challenge
held up towards rear, headway when not clear run over 1f out, switched right, shaken up inside final furlong, nearest finish
mid-division, headway when not clear run over 1f out, short of room inside final furlong, never dangerous
prominent, led after 1f out, headed over 1f out, weakened
soon led, headed after 1f, weakened over 2f out
broke well, tracked leaders, ridden to challenge over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
held up in rear, headway over 1f out, ran on
in rear, under pressure over 4f out, soon beaten
FOIE GRAS finished ahead of Cabal when going close at Newcastle and it could be his turn again today. Siouxperhero recorded a rare win when scoring over a longer trip here last time and is upped 3lb while Celtic Artisan failed in a bid for hat-trick when setting a breakneck pace in an amateurs’ race at Chelmsford. Bounty Pursuit and Gabrial The Thug have both been in good form and are others to consider off their current marks.
Celtic Artisan (IRE) 4-11fav (10-9) Soon led and soon clear, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, soon weakened, 4th of 6, 14 3/4l behind Hernando Torres (10-12) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (6) pol in Feb.
All You (IRE) 10-1 (9-7) Slowly into stride, held up towards rear, never on terms, 9th of 12, 8 1/4l behind Idol Deputy (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Feb.
Foie Gras 15-2 (9-1) Steadied start, raced keenly, held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 2nd final 100 yards, not reach winner, 2nd of 11, 3/4l behind Kiwi Bay (8-13) at Newcastle 1m hcp (5) pol in Mar.
Roman De Brut (IRE) 8-1 (9-4) Held up in touch headway over 1f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, not pace to challenge, 5th of 12, 3 3/4l behind Idol Deputy (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Feb.
Bounty Pursuit 7-4fav (9-8) Broke smartly, led 1f, tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, driven to lead just inside final furlong, soon headed, rallied to lead again, headed post, 2nd of 12, hd behind Magic Mirror (8-8) at Kempton 7f hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Hard To Handel 33-1 (9-0) Close up, headway 2f out, ridden and faded final furlong, 6th of 8, 6l behind Lacan (9-10) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks (6) pol in Mar.
Cabal 50-1 (9-2) Held up and behind, headway towards near side over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, not reach leaders, 4th of 11, 1 1/2l behind Kiwi Bay (8-13) at Newcastle 1m hcp (5) pol in Mar.
Rustique 12-1 (8-11) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 6, 4 1/4l behind Simply Me (9-6) at Lingfield 1m hcp fll (5) pol in Mar.
Siouxperhero (IRE) 8-1 (9-7) Led 1f, tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, driven inside final furlong, stayed on to lead towards finish, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Mar beating Glorious Asset (9-5) by 1/2l, 12 ran.
Gabrial The Thug (FR) 3-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 3rd of 9, 2 1/4l behind Admirable Art (9-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Pretty Jewel 14-1 (9-0) Held up towards rear, effort 2f out, never dangerous, 8th of 11, 18 1/4l behind Athlon (9-3) at Windsor 1m 2f hcp (5) sft in Jun.
Shamlan (IRE) 100-1 (9-5) Always behind, last of 11, 16 1/4l behind Dunquin (9-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Cosmic Ray 11-1 (9-3) Towards rear, kept on final furlong, never nearer, 6th of 11, 3 3/4l behind Wink Oliver (9-7) at Lingfield 1m hcp (6) pol in Mar.
