prominent, led over 3f out, ridden final furlong, headed close home
tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out
always behind
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, chased leader over 1f out, led close home
mid-division, staying on when hanging left over 1f out, not reach leaders
mid-division, ridden 2f out, no impression
in touch, ridden and one pace from 2f out
in touch and keen, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out
mid-division, effort 2f out, kept on, not reach leading pair
in touch, chased leader over 2f out, weakened final furlong
always in rear
slowly into stride, never dangerous
led, headed over 3f out, weakened quickly
It could pay to side with Alan King's AYPEEYES in this weak seller and he is nominated over Magnitude and Gasat. The selection returns to the level after a spell over hurdles, but his race fitness is assured here and he did win a handicap on the turf at Newbury last summer. This will not take much winning and he has an obvious chance. Magnitude was denied a clear run last time and he should benefit from this longer trip here. He remains unexposed so it would be no surprise to see him fare better this afternoon. Gasat has been in goo form on the all-weather and he was only only narrowly touched off last time out. It is interesting that he has been dropped into this grade and he is entitled to be thereabouts at the finish. Mystic Art has been running well of late and is another with place claims, but we will stick with Aypeeyes as the one to beat.
Gasat (IRE) 7-2fav (9-4) Led over 8f out, 3 lengths clear entering final 2f, stayed on until headed well inside final furlong, 2nd of 14, 1 1/2l behind Madam President (9-4) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp 0-65 (6) std.
Mystic Art (IRE) 9-4fav (9-3) In touch, slightly hampered 4f out, ridden over 2f out, kept on under strong pressure, to go 2nd inside final furlong, 2nd of 9, 4 1/2l behind Gasat (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 2f sell stks (6) pol in Mar.
Almowj 66-1 (8-9) Mid-division and keen, ridden 4f out, weakened over 2f out, 7th of 13, 17l behind It's No Problem (8-0) at Chepstow 1m 2f clm stks (6) gs in May.
Aypeeyes (IRE) 14-1 (9-1) In touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 12, 4l behind War of The Roses (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcap (4) pol in Feb.
Corriolanus (GER) 8-1 (8-11) Tracked leading pair, ridden and weakened over 2f out, 6th of 8, 23l behind Dishdasha (9-1) at Kempton 1m 4f hcap (5) pol in Feb.
Dynamo Dave (USA) 20-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, raced wide, towards rear, some headway over 2f out, never dangerous, 8th of 12, 15l behind Postage (9-8) at Lingfield 1m 2f 3yo stks (7) pol in Feb.
Hatch A Plan (IRE) 11-1 (8-9) Held up, pushed along over 2f out, never dangerous, 6th of 8, 11l behind Watchmaker (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f clm stks (6) pol.
Magnitude 8-1 (9-1) Chased winner, ridden over 2f out, looked held when short of room and hampered 1f out, no chance after, last of 4, 11l behind Dichoh (8-11) at Lingfield 1m clm stks (6) pol in Mar.
Torrens (IRE) 12-1 (8-13) In rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, 4th of 13, 2 1/4l behind Zalkani (9-4) at Lingfield 1m 5f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Red Current 10-1 (8-5) In touch, ridden when bumped 2f out, weakened soon after, 6th of 7, 8l behind Supaverdi (9-0) at Bath 1m fll hcp (0-75) (5) gf.
Dancelectic (IRE) 150-1 (9-3) Always in rear, 11th of 12, 37l behind Gitano Hernando (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 2yo mdn stks (5) pol in Nov.
Calling Birds (IRE) 25-1 (8-8) Raced keenly in mid-division, driven 3f out, soon no impression, 5th of 9, 5l behind Flying Lady (8-3) at Lingfield 1m 2f 3yo sell stks (6) pol in Mar.
Cool Madam 100-1 (8-12) Slowly into stride, outpaced, last of 7, 21l behind Never Lose (8-12) at Southwell 6f 3yo mdn stks (5) fbs in Mar.
Paymaster In Chief 11-4 (8-12) Tracked leaders, ridden and one pace from over 1f out, 3rd of 8, 6l behind Special Cuvee (8-13) at Folkestone 7f 3yo sll (6) gs in Mar.
Beckenham's Secret 15-2 (9-7) Led, ridden and headed inside final furlong, faded, 5th of 12, 2 3/4l behind Sharps Gold (9-4) at Kempton 7f 3yo stks (7) pol in Feb.
