tracked leader, joined leader 2nd, led 4th, hit 3 out and headed, ridden before 2 out, rallied after last but always held
led, joined 2nd, headed 4th, regained lead 3 out, nudged clear before 2 out, ridden before last where mistake, briefly challenged but readily drew clear late on
keen in rear, jumped left 1st, slow 4th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
raced in distant 3rd, never able to trouble front pair
A novice winner last summer, Away At Dawn will appreciate the underfoot conditions but the more progressive DARGIANNINI makes more appeal. The latter landed the odds with the minimum of fuss over a longer trip here recently having won a bumper on good going over today’s trip at the track on his earlier debut. Ginger Du Val won a bumper in France but has failed to figure over hurdles so far while Deerfoot was pulled-up on his hurdling bow.
Away At Dawn (IRE) 5-1 (11-4) Held up in rear, some headway 3f out, ridden over 2f out, faded over 1f out, 6th of 10, 13l behind Dagian (11-4) at Newcastle 2m (5) pol in Feb.
Dargiannini (IRE) 2-11fav (11-2) Virtually made all, mistake 3 out, extended lead before 2 out, well clear before last, eased towards finishing line, won at Sedgefield 2m 4f (4) sft in Mar beating You Some Boy (11-2) by 33l, 6 ran.
Deerfoot 300-1 (10-12) Keen in midfield, lost ground and towards rear 4th, ridden in rear 4 out, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out, at Carlisle 2m 1f mdn (4) hvy in Nov.
Ginger Du Val (FR) 6-1 (10-12) Tracked leader, disputed lead 5th, chased leader after 3 out, ridden and outpaced approaching 2 out, kept on but lost 3rd after the last, 4th of 10, 16 1/4l behind Blue Hawaii (10-12) at Catterick 2m (4) gs in Mar.
