held up towards rear, headway on outside 8f out, edged left and went 2nd over 2f out, stayed on, no impression on winner inside final furlong
held up in rear, struggling 8f out
pulled hard, soon led, headed over 6f out, weakened 4f out
tracked leaders, lost place over 3f out
prominent, led over 6f out, headed over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
held up in touch, 2nd briefly over 4f out, one pace over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
mid-division, took keen hold, ridden over 4f out, stayed on final 2f, went 4th towards finish
held up towards rear, headway over 5f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, stayed on
took keen hold, prominent, lost place over 5f out, soon behind
held up in rear, stayed on final 2f, never dangerous
held up in mid-division, ridden over 4f out, stayed on final 2f, not able to get on terms
prominent, lost place over 3f out
held up towards rear, ridden and some headway over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
held up towards rear, headway 10f out, led over 2f out, ran on well, readily
The market will probably tell us all we need to know about the Henderson newcomers but Igor is by a proven NH sire out of a winning hurdler and a half-brother to a Flat winner so looks a likely type for bumpers. He is makes more appeal than New Moon but will need to be well above-average to offset his lack of experience. Black Pirate is two from two and also has a course and distance victory to his name, though carries a double penalty. Sporting Press only beat Leostar by a short-head at Musselburgh and is 5lb worse off but ANEMOI won with plenty in hand at Huntingdon and has plenty of scope for further improvement. He can maintain the good recent record of four-year-olds in this and makes more appeal than Carlisle winner Peters Cousin, who failed to land the odds at Sedgefield subsequently. Enlighten is another likely improver and Lomachenko and points winner Sebastopol should be monitored for any market support.
Black Pirate 1-5fav (11-9) Tracked leaders, challenged on bit over 3f out, led over 1f out, hard held, won at Ayr 2m (5) hvy in Feb beating Big Bad Dream (11-2) by 4l, 3 ran.
Midas Gold (IRE) 12-1 (11-7) Close up, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 11, 33l behind Dr Sanderson (10-7) at Carlisle 2m 1f (5) gs in Mar.
Precious Cargo (IRE) 1-2fav (11-9) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on same pace, 2nd of 3, 9l behind Gleno (11-2) at Ayr 2m (5) hvy in Mar.
Sporting Press (IRE) 2-1fav (11-0) Shade keen, led 3f, tracked leader, led again 7f out, ridden and strongly pressed near finish, just held on, won at Musselburgh 2m (5) gs in Mar beating Leostar (10-7) by shd, 11 ran.
Anemoi (FR) 6-1 (10-7) Prominent, led over 1f out, clear inside final furlong, comfortably, won at Huntingdon 1m 6f (5) sft in Jan beating Special Acceptance (11-4) by 2 3/4l, 14 ran.
Peters Cousin (IRE) 3-10fav (11-7) Tracked leaders, chased winner over 2f out, ridden and slightly outpaced over 1f out, pressing winner inside final furlong when jinked right entrance to paddock, rallied close home, just held, 2nd of 4, hd behind Jaxlight (11-0) at Sedgefield 2m 1f (5) hvy in Mar.
Potters Tale 28-1 (11-2) Raced keenly, held up, chased leaders 3f out, driven over 2f out, kept on same pace, gradually weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 9, 7 3/4l behind Danny Kirwan (11-2) at Kempton 2m (5) gd in Feb.
Senior Citizen 7-2 (11-3) Tracked leaders, took keen hold, went 2nd 11f out, led 3f out, headed well over 1f out, no impression on winner, lost 2nd and no extra inside final furlong, 3rd of 5, 15 1/4l behind Know The Score (11-3) at Towcester 2m (5) sft in Feb.
Shankill Castle 50-1 (11-4) Held up towards rear, modest headway under pressure over 3f out, soon well held by leaders, 6th of 9, 7 1/4l behind Kaloci (10-11) at Fakenham 2m (6) gd in Nov.
All Hail Caesar (IRE) Nathaniel gelding out of Ragiam.
Enlighten 6-1 (10-7) Held up in rear, driven and headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, went 3rd and kept on inside final furlong, not reach front pair, 3rd of 8, 6 1/2l behind Seddon (11-3) at Musselburgh 2m (4) sft in Feb.
Leostar 11-2 (10-7) Chased leaders, went 2nd 2f out, strong challenge inside final furlong, just failed, 2nd of 11, shd behind Sporting Press (11-0) at Musselburgh 2m (5) gs in Mar.
Magna Sam 50-1 (10-10) Made most to 4f out, soon driven and lost place, weakened 2f out, 9th of 12, 34 1/2l behind Supremely Lucky (11-5) at Chepstow 2m mdn (5) sft in Feb.
New Moon (FR) Kapgarde colt out of Not Lost.
Sebastopol (IRE) 2-1 (10-7) Stdy hdwy 11; lft in ld 3 out; qcknd clr flat, won at Larkhill 3m mdn gd in Jan beating Three In One (12-0) by 15l, 9 ran.
Igor Presenting gelding out of Stravinsky Dance.
Lomachenko (IRE) Sans Frontieres gelding out of Midnight Orchid.
Montego Grey (FR) Montmartre gelding out of Anna Kalinka.
