chased leaders to halfway
in touch, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
started slowly and towards rear, ridden along and headway 2f out, kept on final furlong
slowly into stride and always rear division
led, ridden and headed 2f out, one pace final furlong
too keen hold behind leaders, ridden over 2f out, driven to chase winner final furlong
mid-division, effort when outpaced halfway, some late headway, never reached challenging position
prominent, ridden along halfway, weakened over 1f out
held up behind leaders, led on bridle 2f out, shaken up and ran on final furlong
always rear division
never better than mid-division
towards rear and soon chased along, headway over 2f out, weakened final furlong
slowly into strike and behind, headway on inner 2f out, stayed on towards finish
Blakeshall Quest is one of the more consistent in the lineup and he gets the vote to add to his multitude of course and distance wins; Kingsmaite and Tenancy make it to the shortlist. Although not exactly ideally drawn in 14, the selection has solid claims today. He does have some fair early pace so assuming that he can hold a fairly prominent position early on without going around the houses, he is certainly on a fair mark from which to make an impact. Kingsmaite ran well last time out, whilst Limonia is fairly consistent and won't mind a return to the all-weather. Tenancy represents Alan McCabe, along with Piccleyes, and both need respect as their trainer does very well here. The Cube needs a market check now returning from a break, whilst Missus Molly Brown has claims on the pick of her runs but is hard to predict. An open handicap, with Blakeshall Quest given the vote.
Racing Stripes (IRE) 14-1 (8-7) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, last of 10, 8l behind Sir Loin (8-1) at Kempton 5f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Feb.
The Cube 12-1 (8-12) Mid-division, headway over 3f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 13, 8l behind Fast Freddie (8-9) at W'hampton 6f hcp 0-50 (6) pol in Nov.
Blakeshall Quest 7-1 (8-9) Chased winner throughout, ridden halfway, weakened inside final furlong, 3rd of 11, 3l behind The Geester (8-11) at Southwell 6f hcp 0-50 (6) fbs in Mar.
Limonia (GER) 7-1 (8-10) Led stands' side group, overall leader approaching 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra final furlong, 5th of 15, 3 1/2l behind Polar Force (8-9) at Yarmouth 6f hcp 0-50 (6) gd.
Missus Molly Brown 40-1 (8-6) Slowly into stride, soon outpaced, 11th of 13, 9l behind Jilly Why (8-12) at Southwell 5f hcp 0-60 (6) fbs.
Ace Club 33-1 (8-10) In touch, ridden halfway, soon weakened, last of 12, 16l behind Marmooq (8-10) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-50 (6) pol.
Tenancy (IRE) 28-1 (8-4) Reared start, headway to chase leaders over 3f out, ridden and weakened 2f out, 9th of 12, 13l behind Dorn Dancer (8-7) at Nottingham 5f hcp 0-70 (5) sft.
Union Jack Jackson (IRE) 28-1 (8-4) Always in rear, struggling over 3f out, tailed off, last of 11, 24l behind General Feeling (8-6) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Mar.
Orchestration (IRE) 33-1 (8-8) Raced stands' side, chased leader 4f, 14th of 15, 26l behind Polar Force (8-9) at Yarmouth 6f hcp 0-50 (6) gd.
Kingsmaite 33-1 (9-1) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, chased winner inside final furlong, one pace, 2nd of 8, 2 1/2l behind Hamaasy (9-2) at Southwell 6f clm (6) fbs.
Millenium Sun (IRE) 20-1 (9-5) Mid-division, ridden along over 2f out, one pace until weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 10, 7l behind Ghafeer (9-5) at Catterick 7f 3yo & 4yo sll (6) gs.
Mis Chicaf (IRE) 10-1 (9-0) Mid-division, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened, last of 12, 29l behind Silver Hotspur (8-13) at W'hampton 7f Stks (41-45) (7) pol in Nov.
Piccleyes 100-1 (7-11) Soon outpaced, never nearer, 6th of 10, 8l behind Decider (8-10) at Southwell 5f hcp 0-60 (6) fbs in Mar.
Spinning Game 40-1 (8-2) Soon outpaced and behind, never a factor, last of 7, 23l behind Grimes Faith (9-10) at Southwell 5f app clm (6) fbs in Jan.
