tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
held up towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on towards finish
tracked leader, led 3f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, faded inside final furlong
led, headed 3f out, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened
slowly away, always behind, weakened over 2f out
held up in touch, led over 2f out, ridden out
held up towards rear and in touch, ridden over 1f out, kept on towards finish
held up behind, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, one pace
in rear, effort over 1f out, never dangerous
Nonrunner
Nonrunner
A three-year-old won this last year and Twitch, from the up-and-coming yard of Hugo Palmer, will be supported to make a successful handicap debut after scoring on ground faster than she would have enjoyed at Pontefract. Classic Villager reverts to Turf after scoring at Lingfield though the longer trip and 9lb extra may scupper his chances of completing a double. Gleese The Devil is still a maiden but hasn't been beaten far from this mark in his last three starts but it's his stablemate PIN UP (NAP), another without a victory, who can take this. She had three all-weather runs last season and showed potential and was returning from a long break when a very unlucky loser over this track and trip last month. Michael Bell's Instant Karma has been highly tried in two handicaps this spring after landing a Pontefract maiden in October.
Instant Karma (IRE) 12-1 (8-8) Tracked leaders, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 10, 13 1/4l behind Only Orsenfoolsies (8-10) at Hamilton 1m 4f hcp (3) gs in May.
Intense Tango 14-1 (10-7) Held up mid-division, headway before 4 out, ridden before last, kept on same pace, 5th of 10, 5 3/4l behind All Yours (11-0) at Aintree 2m 1f (1) gs in Apr.
Light Of Asia (IRE) 6-1fav (9-9) Led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened towards finish, 6th of 11, 2 1/4l behind Corton Lad (9-10) at Ayr 1m 2f hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Gleese The Devil (IRE) 9-2fav (9-8) Mid-division, outpaced over 5f out, ridden to challenge over 3f out, every chance over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 9, 1 1/4l behind Sellingallthetime (9-10) at York 1m 4f hcp (4) gf in Jun.
Oriental Tiger 125-1 (10-0) Tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 7, 4l behind Almodovar (9-3) at Ayr 1m 2f mdn stks (5) gd in Jul.
Classic Villager 3-1fav (9-3) Always prominent, ridden to challenge over 1f out, led inside final furlong, driven out, won at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Jul beating Perceived (8-12) by 1 3/4l, 13 ran.
Pin Up (IRE) 9-2fav (9-1) Close up, pushed along over 2f out, not clear run and snatched up over 1f out, ridden and ran on, not reach leaders, 3rd of 10, 1l behind Arizona John (9-11) at Thirsk 1m 4f hcp (5) gd in Jul.
Twitch (IRE) 8-13fav (9-0) Tracked leader, led going well 2f out, ridden over 1f out, eased towards finish, won at Pontefract 1m 4f mdn stks (4) gf in Jul beating Kelly's Finest (9-0) by 1 3/4l, 4 ran.
Pinotage 6-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders until ridden over 2f out, rallied approaching final furlong, stayed on to lead towards finish, won at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp (6) pol in Apr beating Hazzaat (9-2) by nk, 4 ran.
Chivers (IRE) 7-1 (9-8) Led, ridden and headed approaching 2f out, weakened final furlong, last of 7, 13 1/4l behind High Secret (10-0) at Catterick 2m hcp (4) gs in Jul.
Blades Lad 8-1 (8-8) In touch, pushed along halfway, ridden 5f out, soon in rear, 5th of 6, 35l behind Gogeo (8-12) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp (4) pol in Feb.
