chased leaders, weakened over 2f out
held up, headway over 3f out, chased leaders over 2f out, weakening when hampered just over 1f out
chased leaders, led over 3f out, drew clear entering final furlong, readily
prominent, led after 2f, headed over 4f out, soon outpaced, stayed on well closing stages
led, 2f, led again over 4f out, headed over 3f out, hard driven, not pace of winner
pulled hard, prominent, lost place over 2f out
in touch, headway over 2f out, hung left approaching final furlong, never a threat
Beverley maiden winner Jabbaar will be better for his opening run for David Barron at Pontefract and should be winning soon while Mustaqbal has won at this level and on fast ground so has to be respected. Gworn won two better handicaps than this on this track back in 2015 but hasn't scored since and has run poorly over hurdles during the winter. FOREVER A LADY landed a better handicap than this here last summer and is on a lower mark so looks the one to be on though the veteran Kiwi Bay showed he's no back number with a victory at Newcastle in March, the 11th success of his career.
Jabbaar 16-1 (9-7) Held up towards rear, headway when not clear run over 1f out, switched right and ran on towards finish, never able to challenge, 8th of 14, 3 1/2l behind Rockwood (9-5) at Pontefract 1m hcp (5) gd in Apr.
Mustaqbal (IRE) 16-1 (8-10) Close up, ridden 2f out, soon weakened, 13th of 15, 6 1/2l behind Torrid (9-0) at Redcar 1m hcp (4) gf in Apr.
Testa Rossa (IRE) 12-1 (10-0) Held up towards rear, never threatened, 9th of 11, 9 1/4l behind Foolaad (9-5) at Newcastle 7f hcp (4) pol in Mar.
Gworn 9-1 (11-5) Towards rear, blundered 4 out, never dangerous, 6th of 8, dist behind Idder (11-5) at Musselburgh 2m mdn (5) gd in Jan.
Forever A Lady (IRE) 10-1 (9-8) Tracked leader, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 9, 6 1/4l behind Make On Madam (8-12) at Beverley 1m hcp fll (5) gf in Apr.
Kiwi Bay 16-1 (8-12) Held up tracking leaders, ran on gamely inside final furlong, not quite pace to challenge, 4th of 14, 1l behind Rockwood (9-5) at Pontefract 1m hcp (5) gd in Apr.
Rebel State (IRE) 12-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 11th of 13, 12 1/2l behind Starboard (9-7) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (5) pol in Feb.