dwelt pushed along in rear, ridden 3f out, never on terms
towards rear, pushed along 2f out, never on terms
close up, pressed leader 2f out, soon every chance, ridden to lead entering final furlong, ran on
in touch, headway over 2f out, ridden to chase leading pair approaching final furlong, kept on same pace
led 1f, tracked leaders, led again 2f out, ridden and headed entering final furlong, kept on one pace
led after 1f, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong
towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and kept on final furlong, nearest finish
dwelt close up, pushed along over 2f out, weakened final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
raced wide tracked leader until ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
Mount Mayon made a winning debut here before finishing runner-up at Lingfield but is conceding weight to a couple of recent three-year-old winners today. Prince Ali overturned the odds-on favourite in a three-runner contest here last month while MR EXCELLENCY scored over 7f here on his debut back in October. This longer trip shouldn’t be a problem for Mark Johnston’s colt and he’s preferred to Ron O, who also returns to action having finished runner-up at Redcar when last in action.
Floating Rock (GER) 10-1 (10-0) Towards rear, headway when ridden before 1f out, kept on well final furlong, 3rd of 8, 8 1/2l behind Flyin' High (9-2) at Newcastle 1m stks (5) pol in Feb.
Joeljalu 33-1 (10-0) Mid-division, pushed along and outpaced before 2f out, soon rallied and kept on, 4th of 8, 11l behind Flyin' High (9-2) at Newcastle 1m stks (5) pol in Feb.
Strong Team (IRE) 250-1 (9-5) Held up last of all, pushed along and some progress over 2f out, soon ridden for effort, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 9, 7 1/4l behind Raymond (9-5) at Newcastle 1m 2f stks (5) pol in Feb.
Mr Excellency (IRE) 11-4 (9-5) Midfield, pushed along over 2f out, led over 1f out, held on gamely, won at Southwell 7f mdn stks (5) pol in Oct beating Jebel Dukhan (9-5) by 3/4l, 7 ran.
Prince Ali 6-1 (8-11) Raced wide keen tracked leaders, went 2nd 4f out, ridden over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on, won at Southwell 7f stks (5) pol in Feb beating Driftwood (8-6) by 1l, 3 ran.
Bearaway (IRE) 9-1 (9-0) In touch, headway far side of group chasing leaders halfway, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 10th of 11, 4 3/4l behind Royal Scimitar (9-0) at Newbury 6f stks (5) gd in Jul.
Bullet Tooth Tony (IRE) 14-1 (9-5) Went left and slowly into stride, towards rear, ridden on outside and well beaten from over 2f out, 9th of 10, 18 1/4l behind Bakr (9-0) at Kempton 7f mdn stks (5) pol in Jan.
Jenson Benson (IRE) Kodi Bear gelding out of Star Fire.
Ron O 28-1 (9-5) Switched to inside and held up in touch, headway to chase leader over 4f out, travelled strongly to lead over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 11, 1 1/4l behind Golden Dove (9-0) at Redcar 1m 1f stks (5) sft in Oct.
Asamosa (USA) 22-1 (9-0) Slowly away held up, pushed along over 2f out, never on terms, 8th of 14, 12 1/2l behind Aratus (9-5) at Kempton 7f mdn stks (4) pol in Nov.
Pride Day 10-1 (8-7) Raced in 5th, pushed along over 2f out, soon weakened, last of 6, 8 1/4l behind Omany Amber (8-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks (6) pol in Feb.
Mount Mayon (IRE) 9-4 (9-9) Raced keenly, led, quickened over 2f out, ridden inside final 2f, ran on until headed and no extra inside final 150 yards, 2nd of 3, 1l behind Heaven Forfend (9-2) at Lingfield 1m stks (5) pol in Feb.
