close up,effort when short of room on inside over 3f out, led over 1f out, quicken clear, comfortably
tracked leader, led 3f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on, no chance with winner
mid-division, headway to chase leaders 2f out, ridden and kept on one pace
in rear, headway halfway, close 5th when hung right and ran out 7f out and unseated rider
in rear, headway 5f out, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out
led, ridden and headed 3f out, weakened final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out
keen in rear, headway halfway, outpaced over 3f out, rallied final furlong
Hazy Tom and Ely Brown landed point-to-point wins on successive days in February and the market should indicate expectations surrounding the pair on their bumper debuts. The interesting one here though is Hightown, trained by the shrewd Don Cantillon. Backed into favouritism for his bumper debut, the gelding finished a respectable fourth to the very useful Cinders and Ashes before disappointing next time at Huntingdon. He's been given a really good rest since and is worth chancing on his return. High Road makes most appeal on paper of the newcomers.
Hazy Tom (IRE) 14-1 (11-7) Held up; gd hdwy 15; led nxt; asserted runin, won at Thorpe Lodge 3m ptp gs in Feb beating High Ron (12-0) by 2l, 14 ran.
Pampanito Bollin Eric gelding out of Seamill.
Rob Conti (FR) Network gelding out of Initiale Royale.
Snow Alert Where Or When gelding out of Ela Aphrodite.
High Road (IRE) Beneficial gelding out of The Long Bill.
Hightown (IRE) 9-2 (10-12) Mid-division, ridden over 3f out, soon beaten, 9th of 16, 24l behind Broughtons Star (10-12) at Huntingdon 1m 6f 3yo nhf (5) gs in Nov.
Tiradia (FR) 16-1 (10-2) Held up in last pair and green, headway over 4f out, went 2nd over 2f out, no chance with winner, 2nd of 7, 12l behind Keyaza (9-9) at Huntingdon 2m NH flat (6) gd in Mar.
Lady Gongar Sir Harry Lewis mare out of Kentford Fern.
Ely Brown (IRE) 7-1 (12-0) Twrds rr, prog from 6out, ld well bef last, sow, won at Belharbour 3m ire ptp gs in Feb beating Noble Chic (12-0) by 8l, 14 ran.
Zava River (IRE) 66-1 (10-10) Behind, ridden over 4f out, stayed on under pressure from over 2f out, never nearer, 6th of 14, 32l behind Golden Gael (10-9) at Exeter 2m 1f NH flat (6) gd.
