behind, ridden and raced wide over 2f out, one pace
towards rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong
chased winner until over 1f out, one pace
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, chased winner over 1f out, until inside final furlong, kept on
held up in touch and keen, one pace final 2f
tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, not much room entering final furlong, soon switched left, stayed on inside final furlong
held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, chased winner inside final furlong, held towards finish
in touch, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten
made all, ridden over 1f out, kept on well
A tricky start to an eight race card and we just prefer Nepro ahead of Cool Sands and Mystic Man. Nepro has yet to run a bad race since joining Eddie Creighton last winter and put in a superb effort last time out when chasing home the reliable Sir Douglas over the six furlong trip. The extra distance will not be a problem as he has run well over a mile in the past and he looks the best option in a tricky contest. Cool Sands has had a profitable winter and returned to the winners enclosure last time out when just getting the better of Supercast at Kempton. He will be a tough nut to crack, but is just held by the selection on a line through the runner up. Mystic Man is not getting any younger but still has plenty of a bility as he proved when beating Binnion Bay last time out. He still looks on a decent mark and should play a major role. Final Tune is consistent and is another to consider for the places, but our idea of the winner is Nepro.
Choreography 11-2 (8-10) In touch, outpaced 3f out, soon ridden, kept on inside final furlong, no impression, 4th of 9, 3l behind Daaweitza (8-7) at Redcar 1m 3yo hcp (4) gf in Aug.
Final Tune (IRE) 20-1 (8-2) Chased leaders, ridden and outpaced over 2, stayed on inside final furlong, 3rd of 10, 1 1/2l behind Mandarin Spirit (8-9) at Southwell 7f hcp 0-85 (4) fbs in Feb.
Local Poet 33-1 (8-11) Led briefly, ridden and weakened 3f out, 11th of 12, 7l behind Hypocrisy (9-1) at W'hampton 7f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Feb.
Ocean of Dreams (FR) 14-1 (8-5) Slowly into stride, behind, headway over 3f out, one pace final 2f, 6th of 10, 4l behind Mandarin Spirit (8-9) at Southwell 7f hcp 0-85 (4) fbs in Feb.
Nepro (IRE) 25-1 (8-13) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, hampered and carried left over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, 2nd of 13, 1/2l behind Sir Douglas (8-9) at W'hampton 6f hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
Cool Sands (IRE) 5-1fav (9-1) Chased leaders, ran on to lead inside final furlong, just held on, won at Kempton 6f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Feb beating Supercast (9-2) by a hd, 11 ran.
Violent Velocity (IRE) 8-1 (8-12) Mid-division, no real headway final 2f, 6th of 12, 4l behind Kabis Amigos (8-9) at W'hampton 7f hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
Mystic Man (FR) 9-1 (8-4) In touch, ridden to lead 1f out, held on well, won at Kempton 7f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Feb beating Binnion Bay (8-4) by a hd, 11 ran.
H Harrison (IRE) 14-1 (8-11) Behind, outpaced halfway, soon no impression, 10th of 11, 6l behind Cool Sands (9-1) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Feb.
Magic Amour 7-1 (9-8) Led early, chased leader, led again over 1f out, headed near finish, 2nd of 12, 1/2l behind Phinerine (9-3) at W'hampton 6f sll (6) pol in Feb.
