raced on outer, towards rear, wide into straight 2f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, nearest finish
mid-division, chased leader over 1f out, kept on well final furlong to lead towards finish
led, hard pressed inside final furlong, headed towards finish
behind, ridden over 2f out, never trouble leaders
towards rear, ridden over 2f out, soon outpaced
steadied start, in rear, ridden over 2f out, no progress until ran on well inside final furlong
slowly into stride, chased leaders to well over 1f out, weakened final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden 2f out soon outpaced, weakened over 1f out
mid-division, ridden and effort over 1f out, not quicken, no extra final furlong
prominent on outer, ridden 2f out, stayed on same pace from over 1f out
tracked leader, hung left over 1f out, soon lost 2nd and one pace final furlong
Jojesse is given a narrow vote in a wide open contest, Scarlet Heart and Priceless Melody look to be the main rivals. Alan Swinbank is a rare visitor to this track and Jojesse has shown enough in a couple of runs this season to suggest he will not be far away here. His second placing behind Bentley over this trip at Southwell was given a real boost last week with the well beaten third landing a competitive race. With improvement to come, Jojesse should be up to winning a race of this nature. Scarlett Heart is another lightly raced type and has shown plenty of ability in maidens to suggest she is fairly treated for her handicap debut. Priceless Melody ran well when dropped to the minmum last time and has solid place claims. The pick of the others could be Ioweyou, but our idea of the winner is Jojesse.
Scarlett Heart (IRE) 3-1 (8-10) In touch, ridden to lead inside final furlong, headed near finish, 2nd of 5, 3/4l behind Macademy Royal (9-6) at Lingfield 5f mdn stk (5) pol.
Jojesse 3-1 (8-3) Pushed along towards rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, soon one pace, 3rd of 7, 6l behind Sohraab (8-13) at Southwell 6f 3yo hcp (5) fbs.
Ioweyou 7-2 (8-12) Led to over 3f out, chased leader after, stayed on one pace final furlong, 2nd of 8, 1 1/2l behind Scarlet Oak (8-12) at Lingfield 5f 3yo mdn (5) pol in Feb.
Bridget's Team 10-1 (9-0) Led, headed over 4f out, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra, 6th of 10, 3 1/2l behind Strike Force (9-0) at W'hampton 6f 3yo sll (6) pol.
Priceless Melody (USA) 10-3 (9-3) Prominent, ridden, stayed on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 8, 3 1/2l behind Scarlet Oak (8-12) at Lingfield 5f 3yo mdn (5) pol in Feb.
Redflo 9-1 (8-9) Chased leader, led over 3f out, headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 8, 5l behind Scarlet Oak (8-12) at Lingfield 5f 3yo mdn (5) pol in Feb.
Foreland Sands (IRE) 11-8fav (8-5) In touch, ridden over 1f out, effort entering final furlong, soon one pace, 3rd of 11, 2l behind Xalted (8-2) at Lingfield 6f 3yo hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Kilvickeon (IRE) 6-1 (8-1) Slowly into stride, outpaced, ridden and headway over 1f out, never nearer, 6th of 13, 1 1/2l behind Pretty Selma (8-4) at Southwell 5f 3yo hcp (6) fbs.
