mid-division, effort and smooth headway before 3 out, led well before 2 out, hit 2 out, ridden and drew clear run-in, readily
chased leaders, pushed along and well held from before 2 out, ran on same pace
mid-division, ridden after 2 out, never in contention
towards rear, pushed along before 4 out, well held when slightly hampered by faller 3 out
in rear, ridden 4 out and no real progress
led, not fluent 4th, pushed along after 3 out, headed well before 2 out, not fluent 2 out, plugged on
tracked leaders, ridden and went clear with winner after 2 out, kept on but outpaced run-in
prominent, shaken up and not fluent 3 out, soon weakened tamely
handy, jumped badly left 3rd, weakened quickly 3 out
towards rear, headway into mid-division home turn, ridden and one pace 2 out
in rear, pushed along and minor headway 3 out, fell 3 out
Set In Stone has a superb strike-rate of 11-51 including two victories since October so can never be ruled out. Planned Paradise went up 11lb for winning easily here then just failed to hang on at Wincanton for which he's been raised another 5lb. GREATEST STAR landed a Southwell maiden then made a bold attempt to make all on softer ground at Warwick. Today's going will make him difficult to catch and he gets the nod though Enlighten came with a late burst to score on good ground under Brian Hughes at Sedgefield in January. Homme Public has been out of his depth in better races since landing a Market Rasen maiden a year ago but Saint Arvans has been in good form and is just 1lb higher than his victory at Wetherby in October.
Homme Public (FR) 11-1 (10-4) Held up in rear, headway when not fluent 4 out, soon ridden and weakened, 6th of 8, dist behind Findthetime (10-0) at Wetherby 2m 4f hcp (2) sft in Feb.
Saint Arvans (FR) 11-1 (11-0) In touch, headway 3 out, ridden next, kept on one pace, 3rd of 7, 4 3/4l behind Mick Maestro (11-12) at Catterick 2m hcp (3) sft in Feb.
Iolani (GER) 10-3 (11-12) Held up in last in touch, closed up after 4 out, went 3rd home turn, ridden before 2 out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 4, 14 1/2l behind Diamond State (10-9) at Musselburgh 2m hcp (4) gs in Nov.
Friary Rock (FR) 25-1 (11-6) Held up towards rear on outside, ridden and weakened before 3 out, tailed off, last of 7, dist behind Lively Citizen (11-6) at Leicester 2m hcp (3) sft in Feb.
Gennady (IRE) 50-1 (11-0) In touch towards rear, hit 3 out, not trouble leaders, 6th of 7, 33 3/4l behind Mick Maestro (11-12) at Catterick 2m hcp (3) sft in Feb.
Planned Paradise (IRE) 11-2 (11-11) Led, joined 3rd, pushed along before 2 out, ridden and headed approaching last, battled back flat, held final 50yds, 2nd of 14, nk behind Pilsdon Pen (10-8) at Wincanton 1m 7f hcp (5) sft in Jan.
Enlighten 5-2 (11-10) Tracked leaders on inside, went 2nd before 2 out, soon ridden, stayed on flat, led towards finish, won at Sedgefield 2m 1f hcp (5) gd in Jan beating Stokes (11-13) by 3/4l, 9 ran.
Well Planted (FR) 11-1 (10-12) Chased leaders, not fluent last (usual 3 out), pushed along bypassing 2 out, no extra flat, 5th of 10, 10 1/4l behind Soft Risk (11-10) at Kelso 2m (4) gs in Jan.
Greatest Star (FR) 5-1 (11-7) Led, ridden 2 out, headed next, no extra and lost 2nd flat, 3rd of 12, 6 3/4l behind Punctuation (10-11) at Warwick 2m hcp (4) sft in Jan.
Set In Stone (IRE) 11-4 (11-12) Held up towards rear, headway on outside before 5th, pushed along after 3 out, mistake 2 out, weakened before last, 6th of 7, 28 3/4l behind Leeswood Lily (10-4) at Sedgefield 2m 1f hcp (5) gd in Jan.
Temple Man 12-1 (11-1) Towards rear, not fluent 3 out, soon pushed along in touch before 2 out, weakened after 2 out, fell last, at Sedgefield 2m 4f hcp (4) gs in Nov.
