raced wide in rear, outpaced 3f out
slowly away raced wide in rear, outpaced 3f out
towards rear, ridden and weakened 3f out, soon eased
tracked winner, ridden 2f out, driven and stayed on inside final furlong
in touch, pushed along 3f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, not trouble leaders
tracked leaders until 3f out, ridden and weakened 2f out
slow into stride, towards rear, ridden 3f out, some late headway, never near leaders
close up, ridden to chase leading pair and stayed far side 3f out, weakened over 1f out
awkwardly away, raced wide towards rear, pushed along 3f out, some late headway, never near leaders
James Tate saddles two here. Battle Lines keeps finding one too good and has never raced on the surface though regular jockey Luke Morris has chosen him over Compliance, who he was on board when runner-up in a Wolverhampton handicap a couple of weeks ago. Andrew Balding has been amongst the winners so FACE LIKE THUNDER, who showed promise on his second start at Leicester in October, may be good enough as Raaqyah was quickly outpaced over the course and distance last time and Zarjaz was beaten 13l when runner-up at Wolverhampton.
Betancourt (IRE) 66-1 (10-0) Dwelt raced wide pushed along in rear, never on terms, 9th of 11, 27 3/4l behind Victory Wave (9-9) at Southwell 1m mdn stks (5) pol in Apr.
Dreamliner 200-1 (11-2) Held up in touch, weakened after 6th, 12th of 15, dist behind Lungarno Palace (11-2) at Huntingdon 2m mdn (5) sft in Mar.
La Trog (IRE) 100-1 (8-11) Towards rear, pushed along 3f out, never on terms, 7th of 11, 16 3/4l behind Mordin (9-9) at Kempton 1m stks (5) pol in Apr.
Battle Lines 4-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, no impression on winner, 2nd of 4, 4 1/2l behind Poet's Prince (9-2) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (4) pol in Apr.
Compliance (IRE) 14-1 (9-9) Slightly hampered start, mid-division, headway over 2f out, chased leaders inside final furlong, kept on well, 2nd of 13, 1 1/4l behind Berkshire Royal (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Apr.
Convinced (IRE) 25-1 (9-2) Held up towards rear, shaken up over 2f out, no impression, 9th of 14, 21l behind Occupy (9-2) at Kempton 1m stks (5) pol in Nov.
Face Like Thunder 3-1 (8-8) Towards rear, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out went 3rd inside final furlong, no impression on winner, stayed on, 3rd of 8, 1 1/4l behind Indomeneo (9-2) at Leicester 7f stks (2) sft in Oct.
Theydon Spirit 50-1 (8-11) Slowly into stride, in rear, headway and switched right over 2f out, never on terms, 7th of 12, 8 1/2l behind Come On Come On (10-4) at Kempton 1m stks (5) pol in Mar.
Zarjaz (USA) 6-1 (9-2) Dwelt wide headway on outer to press winner 7f out, pushed along over 2f out, outpaced by clear winner over 1f out, 2nd of 5, 13l behind Bartholomeu Dias (9-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks (5) pol in Apr.
Raaqyah (USA) 2-1 (8-8) Raced wide tracked leaders, pushed along 3f out, outpaced by easy winner final furlong, 3rd of 11, 6 3/4l behind Victory Wave (9-9) at Southwell 1m mdn stks (5) pol in Apr.
