keen, held up in rear, wide and headway, chased leaders halfway, ridden 3f out, hung right to stands side rail entering final 2f, driven and stayed on to take 3rd inside final furlong
soon led, ridden and headed 3f out, soon weakened
held up, ridden and weakened over 2f out
held up mid-division, smooth headway to track leaders 2f out, ridden over 1f out, soon every chance, unable to quicken near finish
tracked leader, led 3f out, headed well over 1f out, ridden and every chance until entering final furlong
keen, tracked leaders, chased leader over 2f out, ridden to lead well over 1f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong
mid-division, ridden and weakened over 2f out
keen, chased leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, led inside final furlong, driven out
dwelt, always in rear
always in rear
COPPER KING may be able to land the money by repelling the challenges of Amber Moon and Straight Face amongst others. This appears to be the stronger of the two divisions with Straight Face and Amber Moon both coming into the race on the back of victories. Straight Face ran on bravely to score over seven furlongs but may just be vulnerable over this longer trip. High Five Society has struggled on previous visits to this track but Amber Moon has gone well here and looks sure to be there or thereabouts having proved to be a relatively consistent performer. Isabella's Fancy is no forlorn hope but we like the look of Copper King. The booking of Joe Fanning takes the eye as does the way that he stayed on over seven furlongs on his previous visit to this track; he ran well earlier in the month following a short break, has been given every chance at the weights and Copper King looks poised to run a big race.
Iceman George 14-1 (9-11) Prominent, ridden over 3f out, hung right when weakening over 1f out, 8th of 10, 25l behind Holiday Cocktail (11-4) at Pontefract 1m 2f amt hcp 0-80 (5) gd in Aug.
Afton View (IRE) 8-1 (8-12) Led 1f, remained prominent, weakened 2f out, 7th of 10, 13l behind General Tufto (8-4) at Southwell 1m hcp (6) fbs in Feb.
Isabella's Fancy 9-2 (8-3) Held up, reminders halfway, never trouble leaders, 6th of 8, 8l behind Mudhish (9-4) at Southwell 1m hcp 0-60 (6) fbs in Feb.
Mr Chocolate Drop (IRE) 11-1 (8-9) Steadied start, steady headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, plugged on, 4th of 12, 5l behind Ridgeway Jazz (8-7) at W'hampton 1m 1f app hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Sparky Vixen 11-1 (7-13) Chased leaders over 5f, 10th of 14, 15l behind Sularno (9-1) at Southwell 1m hcp 0-60 (6) fbs in Jun.
Copper King 15-2 (8-11) Held up in rear, effort on outside and hung left over 1f out, never dangerous, 7th of 11, 6l behind Alfredtheordinary (9-0) at Lingfield 1m app hcp (6) pol.
Straight Face (IRE) 3-1 (8-12) In touch, ridden 2f out, kept on under pressure to lead inside final furlong, ridden out, won at Southwell 7f hcp 0-50 (6) fbs beating Aggbag (8-11) by a nk, 13 ran.
Tapas Lad (IRE) 12-1 (8-12) Prominent, went 2nd over 6f out, led over 2f out, soon ridden, headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 9th of 10, 8l behind Desert Hawk (8-9) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-50 (6) pol in Feb.
Amber Moon 9-2 (8-10) Mid-division, ridden over 5f out, headway over 2f out, led well over 1f out, ridden out, won at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-50 (6) pol beating Dancing Duo (8-10) by 4 1/2l, 12 ran.
High Five Society 10-3 (8-10) In touch, ridden over 2f out, led over 1f out, hung left well inside final furlong, headed near finish, 2nd of 10, nk behind Desert Hawk (8-9) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-50 (6) pol in Feb.
Moorside Diamond 40-1 (9-7) Held up in mid-division, headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 2nd near finish, 2nd of 12, nk behind Sharps Gold (9-4) at Kempton 7f Stks (41-45) (7) pol in Feb.
