chased leaders, led over 3f out, headed over 2f out, one pace inside final furlong
led, headed over 3f out, led again over 2f out, edged left 1f out, headed towards finish
soon prominent, ridden 2f out, no impression on leaders from well over 1f out
steadied start, held up and behind, in rear when hampered on inside over 3f out
steadied start, took keen hold in mid-division, driven along over 2f out, headway well over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong
held up towards rear, edged left over 3f out, headway on inside over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
always prominent, ridden over 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, one pace inside final furlong
held up towards rear, headway on outside 2f out, ridden and hung left inside final furlong, ran on to lead towards finish
mid-division, headway 4f out, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
always behind
held up, behind when hung left well over 1f out
took keen hold, held up in touch, ridden over 3f out, lost place over 2f out, no impression when edged left final furlong
Grant Tuer treads new ground with, Snowy Day, his first runner on the All Weather and looks to have a solid chance of making it a profitable venture; Kilimandscharo and Melvino are forwarded as dangers, while a betting market move for Snark could prove significant. The last named returned from his winter break with a solid effort at Lingfield last month and can be expected to be sharper for the outing. He has nothing to fear regarding the trip and, assuming he acts on the track, can go well at fair odds. Melvino is capable at this level and has been in good heart of late. Wolverhampton brings the best out of him and he is a likely candidate to at least make the frame. Kilimandscharo still has scope for progression and, although he is yet to win at this distance, stamina ought not to be an issue for this son of Rahy. Of more concern is his new mark of 68 and a quarter measure would not be good enough today. Therefore, it may be worth chancing a small stakes investment with Snowy Day, who showed plenty of promise in five starts for William Haggas and, as he is at the right end of the weights, he could easily have plenty more to offer in this grade.
Jackie Kiely 12-1 (9-4) Held up, pushed along over 4f out, headway well over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, nearest finish, 3rd of 10, 6l behind Kylkenny (8-13) at Southwell 1m 3f hcp 0-75 (5) fbs.
Bay Boy 8-1 (8-6) Led 7f, ridden and kept on one pace, 5th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Lisathedaddy (8-6) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
Snark (IRE) 10-1 (8-7) Prominent, tracked leader 7f out, led 2f out, hard pressed 1f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 12, 1/2l behind Mataram (8-9) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Jan.
Melvino 9-4fav (9-1) Keen in rear, effort and headway over 2f out, kept on, 5th of 8, 2l behind Pass The Port (9-3) at W'hampton 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
Undeterred 50-1 (11-0) Held up, headway over 2f out, led briefly inside final furlong, no extra, 3rd of 11, 2 1/2l behind Three Thieves (10-9) at W'hampton 1m 4f amt hcp (5) pol.
Kilimandscharo (USA) 3-1fav (8-12) Held up in touch on inside, going well when not much room approaching final furlong, ridden and ran on near finish, 3rd of 13, 1/2l behind Tous Les Deux (9-0) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Jan.
Snowy Day (FR) 11-8fav (8-7) Tracked leaders, chased winner approaching final furlong, no extra, 2nd of 13, 1 1/2l behind Dragon Slayer (8-8) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Jan.
Casablanca Minx (IRE) 4-1 (9-4) Steadied start, took keen hold in rear, headway to chase leaders 3f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, every chance, not pace of winner, 2nd of 6, 6l behind Diamonds And Dust (9-13) at Lingfield 1m 5f clm (6) pol.
