held up towards rear, headway over 5f out, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
held up in touch, ridden 4f out, edged left and stayed on same pace entering final furlong
led over 1f, prominent, weakened over 5f out
always prominent, went 2nd over 2f out, stayed on under pressure from over 1f out to lead close home
prominent, led over 14f out, ridden over 3f out, headed close home
mid-division, headway on inside over 2f out, never troubled leaders
held up in rear, ridden over 3f out, tried to close over 2f out, no impression
always in rear
tracked leaders, ridden to press leading pair over 1f out, held close home
held up towards rear, ridden over 3f out, well beaten over 2f out
pushed along leaving stalls, mid-division, headway 9f out, ridden 7f out, outpaced over 2f out, soon beaten
Gulf Of Aqaba was a shock 50/1 winner over 1m6f here last week but this is tougher, while Rosewood Lad is now 8lb higher than when scoring over C&D last month. Chocolate Caramel won here last week but has a bit to find with Dart on earlier running. The latter ran a shocker at Southwell last time, but is a different animal at this track and beat Accompanist here in January. DUBARA REEF faded badly in the closing stages on his comeback run here three weeks ago when well fancied. Dropped in class today, Paul Green's charge gets the vote.
Dart 9-1 (9-8) Tracked leading pair, ridden and weakened over 3f out, eased final 2f, 4th of 5, 31l behind Eseej (9-12) at Southwell 1m 6f hcp 0-75 (5) fbs in Feb.
Accompanist 12-1 (9-3) Held up in touch, lost place 6f out, ridden over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 2nd near finish, 2nd of 7, 1 1/2l behind Dart (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Jan.
Dubara Reef (IRE) 7-2 (8-9) Took keen hold, chased clear leader, reminders 7f out, closed over 4f out, not much room on inside over 3f out, driven and weakened over 2f out, tailed off, 4th of 6, 27l behind Carter (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Feb.
Rosewood Lad 4-1 (9-0) Set steady pace, ridden over 2f out, headed approaching 1f out, kep on one pace, 5th of 6, 4l behind Kahfre (9-1) at Lingfield 2m hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
Sunny Spells 12-1 (9-1) Tracked leaders, ridden and lost place over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 10th of 11, 17l behind Dalhaan (9-11) at Kempton 2m hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Dec.
Prince Charlemagne (IRE) 8-1 (9-3) In touch, virtually pulled up over 4f out, in 4th as race continued 3f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 11, 7l behind Six Of Clubs (8-9) at Wolverhampton 2m hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Chocolate Caramel (USA) 4-1 (9-8) Held up behind and keen, headway over 3f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, kept on, held on well, won at Wolverhampton 2m hcp 0-60 (6) pol beating Frameit (9-8) by 1 1/4l, 8 ran.
Bold Adventure 16-1 (9-9) Held up in rear, never a factor, 11th of 14, 15l behind Brabazon (9-10) at Lingfield 2m hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Feb.
Carnac (IRE) 4-1 (9-7) Chased leaders, virtually pulled up over 4f out, raced in 2nd as race continued 3f out, no chance with winner final furlong, 2nd of 11, 6l behind Six Of Clubs (8-9) at Wolverhampton 2m hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Gulf Of Aqaba (USA) 50-1 (9-3) Held up behind, headway on outside over 2f out, soon ridden to challenge, led final 100 yards, kept on, won at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp 0-65 (6) pol beating Leyte Gulf (9-12) by 1 1/2l, 12 ran.
Spiritonthemount (USA) 40-1 (8-9) Tracked leader early, behind when emerged from fog 4f out, 7th of 9, 46l behind Saborido (9-8) at Bath 2m 1f hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Sep.
