raced wide in touch, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace
held up, good headway 2f out, went 2nd going well 1f out, shaken up to lead inside final furlong, soon in command
in touch, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
in rear, never near leaders
towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on to go 3rd near finish
tracked leaders, chased leader over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on one pace
tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong, lost 3rd near finish
awkward start, in rear, never near leaders
tracked leader, led 3f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
led, ridden and headed 3f out, soon weakened
keen in touch, weakened over 2f out
in touch, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace
always in rear
Idol Deputy is 10lb higher than when scoring here under today's apprentice in December and Marksbury will find this tougher than the division of an amateur race he won at this track last time. STAMP DUTY won the second division of the same race on his latest start but, given he was racing off much higher marks at this time last year, he looks capable of following up despite a 4lb rise. Join Up has a bit to find with the selection on latest running and Warden Bond's winning run came to end off today's mark here a week ago.
Ra Junior (USA) 6-1 (9-5) Behind, stayed on inside final furlong, never a threat, 6th of 14, 6l behind Whispered Times (9-0) at Redcar 1m sell stks (5) gf in Sep.
Idol Deputy (FR) 8-1 (8-7) Held up in touch, outpaced over 2f out, headway over 1f out, never on terms, 5th of 12, 8l behind Trip Switch (9-4) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Jan.
Marksbury 2-1fav (10-4) Held up in last pair, headway on outside well over 1f out, went 2nd approaching final furlong and edged left, closed inside final furlong, stayed on to lead towards finish, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f am hcp 0-60 (6) pol beating Ibiza Sunset (10-7) by 1/2l, 8 ran.
Stamp Duty (IRE) 11-2 (10-5) Held up in rear, headway on outside over 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, led inside final furlong, kept on, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f am hcp 0-60 (6) pol beating Ossie Ardiles (10-5) by 3/4l, 9 ran.
The Which Doctor 12-1 (9-6) Held up towards rear and keen, ridden over 1f out, never a factor, last of 8, 12l behind Abigails Angel (9-7) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Warden Bond 7-1 (9-0) Held up in mid-division, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, stayed on, 3rd of 11, 5l behind Vanilla Rum (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Join Up 9-2fav (10-8) Pulled hard, soon chasing leaders, ridden one pace and no impression when edged left over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 3rd of 9, 3 1/2l behind Stamp Duty (10-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f am hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Athenian Garden (USA) 20-1 (9-6) Always in rear, 10th of 12, 19l behind Ridgeway Hawk (8-13) at Southwell 6f hcp 0-60 (6) fbs in Jan.
Symphonic Dancer (USA) 7-2 (9-2) Raced wide towards rear, ridden halfway, kept on final furlong, never on terms, 5th of 10, 8l behind Caledonia Prince (8-7) at Southwell 1m hcp 0-60 (6) fbs.
Look For Love 5-1 (8-8) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 5th of 10, 3l behind Piccolo Express (9-5) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Ergo (FR) 18-1 (9-0) In rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, edged left and kept on inside final furlong, 4th of 13, 2 1/4l behind Warden Bond (8-12) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (0-55) (6) pol in Jan.
See The Storm 9-1 (8-8) Held up, ridden 3f out, effort 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 10, 11l behind Benny The Bear (9-4) at Ayr 7f hcp 0-60 (6) sft in Sep.
Gifted Heir (IRE) 66-1 (9-13) Took keen hold with leaders, led over 6f out ridden and headed 3f out, weakened over 2f out, tailed off, 8th of 9, 28l behind Stamp Duty (10-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f am hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
