soon outpaced and pushed along, ridden over 1f out, ran on strongly final furlong, nearest at finish
mid-division, pushed along halfway, effort over 1f out, one pace final furlong
led, ridden over 1f out, stayed on until headed inside final furlong, no extra close home
dwelt, always behind
never a factor
dwelt, soon pushed along, effort over 2f out, never near to challenge
chased leaders, pushed along halfway, ridden and stayed on same pace final furlong
chased leaders to halfway, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened
mid-division, ridden over 2f out, hung left over 1f out, never dangerous
chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and one pace final furlong
never better than mid-division
behind, never dangerous
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, ran on to lead inside final furlong, kept on
chased leaders, soon pushed along, ridden 2f out, no extra final furlong
It may be worth forgiving So Sober a below par run last time as he goes well at this track and can bounce back in this company. Pleasure Time and Levelled make the most appeal out of the remainder, although the selection's stablemate, Roko, has bits and pieces of form that give him claims at this level and he is another to monitor in the betting. Pleasure Time put in one of his better efforts at Wolverhampton last month and would be right in the shake-up if he runs to that level again. However, he has can never be relied upon to run two races the same and, at the age of twelve, it is a risky proposition to just assume that he will be firing on all cylinders today. Levelled is another old-timer that cannot be ruled out at this level. Still, his record of just two wins from 31 previous All Weather starts speaks for itself and he is for the brave only today. Roko has won over six furlongs here in the past and is far less exposed than most of the rest. However, he needs to improve greatly on recent form and is passed over in favour of his travelling companion. So Sober proved to be well suited to racing at this level last year, when he won on his third start after his winter break. The seven-year-old comes here on the back of a similar preparation and, as Darren Williams knows exactly how to get the best out of him, So Sober has enough in his favour to be given another chance today.
Emarati's Image 33-1 Pulled hard, held up, ridden and weakened over 2f out, 11th of 13, 16l behind Aboustar at Southwell 6f stk (H5) fbs in Feb.
Levelled 12-1 Close up over 3f, 10th of 13, 10l behind Mr Spliffy at Southwell 5f stk (H5) fbs in Feb.
Open Mind 33-1 Squeezed start, always in rear, last of 9, 31l behind Siraj at Southwell 6f hcp (F4) fbs in Feb.
Pleasure Time 20-1 Led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 2nd of 12, 2 1/2l behind He's A Rocket at W'hampton 5f stk (H5) pol in Feb.
Prospect Hill (IRE) 25-1 With leaders, ridden halfway, every chance when edged right over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 12, 7l behind Hellbent at W'hampton 5f mdn clm (H5) pol in Feb.
So Sober (IRE) 5-1co-fav Led 1f, remained prominent, weakened 2f out, soon eased, 12th of 13, 15l behind Mr Spliffy at Southwell 5f stk (H5) fbs in Feb.
Bahamian Bay 80-1 Chased stands' side leaders, ridden 2f out, soon no impression, 8th of 16, 8l behind Angelofthenorth at Ripon 5f 2yo fll mdn aut (E3) gf in Sept.
Roko 33-1 Hampered start, always in rear, last of 14, 20l behind Zorn at Southwell 6f stk (H5) fbs in Feb.
