held up in touch, headway before 2 out, every chance last, no extra run-in
held up towards rear, ridden and headway 2 out, one pace
led and keen, pushed along and headed before 2 out, soon weakened
tracked leaders, ridden after last, kept on and joined leader on line
in rear, reminders after 3 out, never dangerous
tracked leader until after 1st, led 2 out, ridden before last, joined post
held up towards rear, headway 3 out, weakened last
tracked leaders and keen, went 2nd after 1st, led before 2 out, headed and fell when pressed 2 out
Hawdyerwheesht and Classical Art both handled fast going on the Flat but the former was still beaten 16 lengths when second at Bangor last month and the latter has yet to show much over hurdles. PRINCESS OMBU will have to prove she can cope with the surface but a recent third at Sandown should have blown away any cobwebs and she's been dropped a pound since. Nicky Henderson's filly gets the nod with the returning Drifter, who won at Ludlow in the autumn and represents last year's successful yard, preferred to Sword Of The Lord of the others.
Hawdyerwheesht 6-1 (10-9) Tracked leaders, ridden 3 out, chased winner next, hit last and kept on same pace, 2nd of 6, 16l behind Ruler Of All (11-5) at Bangor 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gs in Mar.
Sword of The Lord 7-1 (11-8) Held up, took keen hold, some headway and went 4th 2 out, never on terms, 4th of 7, 18l behind Verano (11-11) at Uttoxeter 2m nov hcp 0-115 (4) sft in Mar.
Drifter (IRE) 12-1 (10-12) Raced keenly, tracked leaders, led after 4th, headed approaching 2 out, weakened last, lost modest 4th post, 5th of 13, 16l behind Un Bleu A L'aam (10-11) at Taunton 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) sft in Dec.
Classical Art (IRE) 8-1 (9-9) Held up towards rear, mistake 5th, headway 7th, weakened before 3 out, pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Alzammaar (10-2) at Newbury 2m 3f 4yo hcp hdl (2) gd in Mar, 12 ran.
Daring Indian 16-1 (10-7) Pulled hard, shared 2nd, not fluent 4 out, no impression on winner from last, no extra towards finish, last of 3, 6l behind Degooch (11-5) at Worcester 2m 4f nh nov hdl (4) gf in Jul.
Princess Ombu (IRE) 2-1fav (10-9) Chased (clear) winner, closed before 3rd, pushed along and unable to quicken before 2 out, driven and lost 2nd between last two, 3rd and one pace run-in, 3rd of 5, 7l behind Ultimate Act (11-10) at Sandown 2m (3) gs in Mar.
L'Amiral David (FR) 50-1 (10-12) Held up towards rear, pushed along before 3 out and some headway, never dangerous, 10th of 15, well behind The Grey Taylor (11-5) at Wetherby 2m nov hdl (4) sft in Nov.
Moojaned (IRE) 50-1 (10-5) Took keen hold, soon prominent, went 2nd 3rd, not fluent next, weakened before 3 out, went 3rd flat, 3rd of 8, 35l behind Stars Over The Sea (11-5) at Ludlow 2m 3yo hdl (4) gs in Nov.
Barista (IRE) 8-1 (10-2) Held up in rear, ridden and headway before 2 out, kept on same pace run-in, 4th of 9, 3 1/2l behind Frozen Over (10-11) at Taunton 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd in Mar.
