tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, went 2nd entering final furlong, stayed on
mid-division, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, driven and stayed on, nearest finish
close up, pushed along over 3f out, not trouble leaders
keen raced wide in rear, headway 5f out, went 3rd over 3f out, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
broke smartly, led, headed over 7f out, tracked leader until led again over 1f out, ridden out
dwelt led over 7f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong
towards rear, ridden over 2f out, kept on, never a factor
always in rear
held up, ridden and headway on outer over 1f out, stayed on, nearest finish
It's hard to make a strong case for any of these. Chester Deelyte has been hinting a return to winning ways is imminent but has never raced over further than the 7f she finished third in last time. Maz has tumbled down the weights without so far showing any improvement for it and the same comment applies to both Local Singer and Qeethaara. Stamp Duty has gone backwards since finishing runner-up over track and trip in December and the token vote goes to MAYFORDE JACK, who showed his first signs of progress when finishing much closer at Kempton last week.
Local Singer (IRE) 25-1 (8-10) Held up in touch, pushed along 3f out, headway on inside under pressure to chase leaders over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 9, 8l behind Ghostwing (8-13) at Brighton 7f hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Sep.
Qeethaara (USA) 16-1 (8-7) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 7th of 12, 7l behind Divine Rule (9-3) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Mayforde Jack 33-1 (8-12) Mid-division on inside, pushed along over 3f out, headway on inside 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 14, 4 1/2l behind Chandrayaan (9-5) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-50 (7) pol.
Tooley Woods (IRE) 25-1 (8-5) Keen in touch, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 10th of 12, 12l behind Arabela (8-12) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Maz 8-1 (8-9) Held up in last pair, ridden well over 1f out, no impression, 7th of 11, 10l behind Downtown Boy (8-12) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (0-55) (6) pol.
Munaawib 66-1 (9-7) Led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 8, 13l behind Fraserburgh (8-12) at Southwell 7f mdn stks (5) fbs.
Chester Deelyte (IRE) 10-1 (9-5) Held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, nearest finish, 3rd of 10, 2 1/2l behind Metropolitan Chief (9-2) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-50 (7) pol.
American Lover (FR) 33-1 (8-13) Mid-division, headway under pressure over 1f out, one pace and no impression final furlong, 5th of 11, 8l behind Downtown Boy (8-12) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (0-55) (6) pol.
Stamp Duty (IRE) 8-1 (9-2) Raced wide in touch, outpaced when ridden and hung right 2f out, hung right and moderate headway inside final furlong, 7th of 11, 7l behind Greek Islands (9-2) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-50 (7) pol in Feb.