chased leader, pushed along and not quicken in 2nd approaching final furlong, no extra final 100 yards, lost 2nd close home
made all, ridden 2f out, clear inside final furlong, kept on well, always holding on
mid-division on outside, pushed along and weakened 2f out
always towards rear, never involved
held up, headway under pressure on inner approaching final furlong, short of room and switched right soon after, no chance thereafter, ridden out
mid-division, pushed along 3f out, no impression on leaders approaching final furlong
mid-division, pushed along 3f out, weakened final furlong
mid-division, pushed along and made no impression 2f out, weakened final furlong
chased leader, pushed along and lost ground rapidly 2f out, eased down final furlong
mid-division on inside, pushed along 2f out and little headway, kept on same pace inside final furlong
tracked leader on inside, ridden and outpaced 2f out, rallied final furlong, kept on well final 100 yards to grab 2nd
KEY LOOK has been kept busy of late but will likely handle this track better than most so gets the nod. Crocodile Power finished 2021 on a winning note with successes at Chelmsford and Newcastle but he will need to improve significantly upon his previous efforts on Turf. Langholm picked up a Thirsk cavalry charge that was big on numbers but fairly limited in terms of depth while Cragside has hit the crossbar on his last two starts and there was plenty of money for him at Musselburgh last Saturday.
Swinging Eddie 7-2 (9-7) Tracked leader, led briefly over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 12, 7 3/4l behind Ring Of Gold (8-13) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Langholm (IRE) 5-2 (9-2) Led, ridden and edged right just over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no impression after, 3rd of 5, 2 1/4l behind Parys Mountain (10-0) at Catterick 7f hcp (5) gf in May.
Harbour Vision 12-1 (9-8) In rear, pushed along and made no impression 2f out, 5th of 9, 7l behind Courtside (9-6) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in May.
Marselan (IRE) 66-1 (9-6) Tracked leader stand side, ridden over 1f out, ran on to go 2nd towards finish, 2nd of 16, 1 1/2l behind Point Of Woods (8-11) at Thirsk 6f hcp (6) gd in May.
Key Look (IRE) 7-1 (9-11) Towards rear when groups merged over 4f out, ridden and headway 2f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 13, 5l behind Belhaven (9-5) at Redcar 1m hcp fll (5) gs in May.
Final Frontier (IRE) 50-1 (9-4) Mid-division, pushed along and headway 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 10th of 15, 3 3/4l behind Langholm (9-2) at Thirsk 7f hcp (6) gd in Apr.
Cragside 7-2 (9-4) Led, ridden 2f out, ran on well but headed shortly before line, 2nd of 12, nk behind Yaaser (9-1) at Musselburgh 7f hcp (6) gd in May.
Crocodile Power (IRE) 9-4fav (9-2) Tracked leaders, ridden and rallied at 2f, ran on well to lead inside final furlong, held on, won at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (6) pol in Oct beating Come On Linda (9-4) by shd, 11 ran.
Back From Dubai (IRE) 12-1 (9-6) Tracked leaders, pushed along well over 2f out, weakened 1f out, 10th of 13, 9 1/4l behind Rocket Dancer (9-2) at Beverley 1m hcp (6) gf in May.
Last Date 10-1 (9-4) Soon led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, stayed on same pace, 3rd of 11, 3 1/4l behind Jenson Benson (9-6) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (6) pol in May.
Sovereign Moon 40-1 (8-11) Tracked leaders when groups merged over 4f out, joined leaders 3f out, ridden to lead 2f out, headed inside final furlong, ran on, 2nd of 13, 1 1/2l behind Belhaven (9-5) at Redcar 1m hcp fll (5) gs in May.
Without Delay (IRE) 8-1 (9-3) Prominent, weakened over 1f out, 13th of 15, 10 1/4l behind Ey Up Its The Boss (9-1) at Wetherby 7f hcp (6) gf in May.
