in touch, every chance 1f out, no extra close home
prominent, lead over 1f out, stayed on well final furlong
vigorously restrained start, never in race
chased leaders, ridden and weakened final furlong
chased leaders, ridden and weakened final furlong
in rear, eased when beaten final furlong
towards rear, stayed on final 2f
led, ridden, outpaced, and headed over 1f out, stayed on final furlong
mid division, ridden and weakened final furlong
in touch, one pace final furlong
prominent, ridden and weakened 2f out
Without a win on Turf so far, Two No Bids can race off a much lower mark on this surface and has been in fine form on the all-weather. Kasbhom also arrives in good heart having scored at Southwell last time and Darnathean picked up a lowly handicap at Wolverhampton last month. Indus Valley has been making the most of a tumble down the weights and remains well handicapped on his best form, but FIRST CLASS is just preferred. The latter was beaten less than a length when third at Kempton and drops down a grade for this.
Sheikh The Reins (IRE) 16-1 (9-0) Held up mid-division, headway 4f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 7th of 8, 14l behind Fanoos (9-6) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Mar.
Kasbhom 2-1fav (9-7) In touch, headway 3f out, ridden to chase leader over 1f out, led entering final furlong, driven out, won at Southwell 7f hcp 0-60 (6) fbs beating Chapellerie (8-11) by 1l, 6 ran.
Fever Few 8-1 (9-5) Led, ridden 2f out, edged right and headed over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 6th of 14, 4 1/2l behind Emkanaat (9-7) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Nov.
First Class 5-1 (8-7) Held up mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on towards finish, 3rd of 8, 1/2l behind Shaolin (9-7) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
Ceelo 6-1 (9-3) In touch, outpaced before halfway, headway over 1f out, never nearer, 5th of 9, 5l behind Dishy Guru (8-13) at Lingfield 5f hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
First Sargeant 33-1 (9-1) Held up towards rear, ridden and well beaten over 2f out, last of 11, 30l behind Ifan (8-13) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hacp 0-70 (5) pol.
Little Indian 12-1 (9-5) Mid-division, ridden over 1f out, one pace and no impression, 8th of 11, 6l behind Secret Success (9-6) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Specialty (IRE) 33-1 (9-2) Towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, one pace and no impression, 11th of 12, 15l behind Shaunas Spirit (9-6) at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Dec.
Darnathean 9-2 (9-5) Held up in mid-division, headway on outside over 1f out, went 2nd and still plenty to do inside final furlong, closed to lead post, won at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Mar beating Coach Montana (8-7) by shd, 9 ran.
Indus Valley (IRE) 9-4fav (9-8) Fly leapt start and slowly away, keen towards rear, ran on final furlong, nearest finish, 4th of 8, 1 3/4l behind Tijuca (9-7) at Lingfield 1m app hcp (0-55) (6) pol in Mar.
Kashmiri Star 6-1 (9-6) Chased leaders on outer, led over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, ran on, 2nd of 11, 3/4l behind Hellbender (9-7) at Southwell 7f hcp 0-60 (6) fbs in Feb '13.
Two No Bids (IRE) 7-2 (9-7) Slowly into stride, raced wide in touch, weakened over 3f out, 9th of 10, 14l behind Tellovoi (9-6) at Southwell 7f hcp 0-80 (4) fbs in Jan.
Fairy Wing (IRE) 50-1 (8-5) Led, ridden and headed over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, last of 8, 42l behind Pretty Bubbles (9-2) at Southwell 1m hacp 0-70 (5) fbs.
