always prominent, led and hung left well over 1f out, soon headed, not quickened inside final furlong
raced keenly, soon in touch, challenging 4f out, slightly outpaced 3f out, rallied 2f out, led over 1f out, driven out
held up, pulled hard, short lived effort 5f out, soon weakened
soon steadied towards rear, behind final 5f
led, headed over 6f out, remained prominent, every chance well over 1f out, no extra final furlong
held up towards rear, headway 9f out, weakened 6f out
soon prominent, outpaced 5f out, rallied over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong
took keen hold in rear, pushed along 8f out, soon struggling, tailed off
pressed leader, led and hung right on bend over 6f out, headed well over 1f out, weakened 1f out
There is not a great deal of form to go on here but SURE JOSIE SURE seemingly has the best of what is on offer having run a highly creditable third behind Par Avion at Doncaster in January and a reproduction of that effort may well suffice for David Pipe's filly who gets the vote ahead of Viking Blond and Daaloob. Tim Vaughan's gelding made a pleasing debut when chasing home Giordano Bruno at Hereford last month and he has solid claims on that evidence. Henrietta Knight's Nehemiah ran a fair race behind Switched Off at Southwell last month but the field were fairly tightly bunched at the finish that day so the form may not amount to a great deal and he looks best watched. Robo made a promising debut at Kempton recently and makes more appeal than John Berry's Extreme Conviction, who has been well held in both starts so far. The newcomers make limited appeal with Viking Blond, from the in-from Nigel Twiston-Davies stable looking easily the pick of them and it is hard to get away from Sure Josie Sure.
Daaloob 7-1 (11-4) Led 2f, remained prominent, led again over 7f out, headed over 1f out, not pace of winner final furlong, 2nd of 15, 4l behind Giordano Bruno (11-4) at Hereford 2m 1f nhf (6) gs in Feb.
Extreme Conviction (IRE) 33-1 (10-12) Tracked leaders, ridden to chase leader over 2f out, soon held, 4th of 13, 21l behind King Red (10-12) at Chepstow 2m mdn nhf (6) sft in Feb.
Silent Affair (IRE) Double Bed gelding out of Cos I Do.
Robo (FR) 7-1 (10-7) Mid-division, headway 6f out, every chance 2f out, soon ridden, one pace final furlong, 4th of 11, 11l behind Mintiverdi (10-9) at Kempton 2m mdn nhf (4) gd in Feb.
Sammy Two Shoes (IRE) Balakheri gelding out of Shuilnamon.
Silver Ash Silver Patriarch mare out of Talkasha.
Viking Blond (FR) Varese gelding out of Sweet Jaune.
Wild Bury 100-1 (10-11) In rear 9f out when pulled up in race won by Moscow Chieftain (10-11) at Ludlow 2m nhf (5) gd, 9 ran.
Sure Josie Sure (FR) 3-1fav (10-2) Chased leaders, hampered over 4f out, ridden well over 2f out, kept on, 3rd of 20, 3l behind Par Avion (10-5) at Doncaster 1m 5f 4yo nhf (5) sft in Jan.
Bangor Mill (IRE) Scribano gelding out of Tickhill.
Nehemiah 14-1 (11-2) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 14, 8l behind Switched Off (10-0) at Southwell 2m nhf (5) gs in Feb.
