pulled hard, held up, steady progress from 8f out, led 3f out, quicken clear
mid-division, headway over 7f out, ridden and every chance 3f out, soon outpaced by winner, no extra final furlong
chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, stayed on final 2f
led, clear over 6f out, ridden and headed 3f out, weakened
chased leaders until weakened over 4f out
tracked leader, ridden over 6f out, one pace final 2f
chased leaders, ridden over 7f out, soon weakened, tailed off
held up towards rear, headway over 5f out, ridden 3f out, stayed on final 2f
mid-division, headway over 3f out, soon ridden, weakened over 1f out
held up behind, headway from over 3f out, soon ridden, stayed on final 2f, went 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner
GIORDANO BRUNO and Swansbrook may be above average and could dominate this despite being penalised. There could be more to come from Just Cloudy whilst Prescelli and Roko Dancer could be interesting newcomers. Giordano Bruno ran out an impressive and well backed winner on debut and looks capable of ranking a good deal higher if connections can keep him sound. He looks to have plenty of speed and rates the one to beat. It took Swansbrook three attempts to get off the mark but he won well last time and merits respect with the form of his penultimate start working out well. Stablemate Roko Dancer shouldn't be dismissed on debut whilst Prescelli is worth a second glance for signs of confidence; Just Cloudy showed a glimmer of ability on debut and looks most interesting of the remainder but Giordano Bruno is the one that they all have to beat.
Giordano Bruno (IRE) 15-8fav (11-4) Held up, raced keenly, headway over 6f out, led over 1f out, ran on well, won at Hereford 2m 1f nhf (6) gs in Feb beating Daaloob (11-4) by 4l, 15 ran.
Swansbrook (IRE) 3-1 (11-0) Held up, headway on inside 5f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, ran on, won at Hereford 2m 1f nhf (6) gs in Dec beating Gratification (11-0) by 8l, 15 ran.
Tim Henry (IRE) 20-1 (11-5) Prominent, ridden and every chance over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 12, 20l behind Latin America (10-7) at Fontwell 2m 2f nhf (6) gd in Feb.
Fountains Cloud (IRE) 125-1 (10-9) Always rear, 15th of 18, 34l behind Henry King (11-0) at Newbury 2m 4yo nhf (5) gs in Nov.
Just Cloudy 40-1 (11-4) Mid-division, ridden and effort 6f out, weakened 3f out, 6th of 15, 17l behind Tocca Ferro (10-7) at Wincanton 2m nhf (5) sft.
Norwest (IRE) 100-1 (10-13) Never dangerous, 8th of 12, well behind Secret Stash (10-8) at Chepstow 2m nhf (6) hvy in Feb.
Tanners Emperor Emperor Fountain gelding out of La Vie En Primrose.
Barlin Bay 100-1 (10-9) Always in rear, tailed off 3f out, ran green, 12th of 14, well behind Frascati Park (11-7) at Stratford 2m nhf (6) gd.
Kymlyn Double Trigger mare out of Gaynor.
Lindengrove 66-1 (10-0) Held up on outer, weakened over 5f out, 13th of 14, 39l behind Switched Off (10-0) at Southwell 2m nhf (5) gs in Feb.
Miles of Sunshine Thowra colt out of Rainbow Nation.
Overbury Valentine Overbury mare out of Sybillabee.
Prescelli (IRE) Snurge mare out of Midnight Lover.
Roko Dancer (FR) Dark Moondancer gelding out of an unraced mare.
