prominent, led and went left after 1f, ridden 2f out, headed inside final furlong, weakened towards finish
behind, never on terms
raced wide, towards rear, wide straight, never on terms
chasing leaders when not much room on inside and hampered over 4f out, chased leaders until lost place over 3f out, soon behind
slowly into stride, soon in mid-division, headway over 1f out, edged left and kept on inside final furlong
led 1f, prominent, pushed along over 2f out, stayed on under pressure to 2nd final 100 yards
steadied start, held up towards rear, never on terms
mid-divison, headway over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
held up and always towards rear, never involved
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, edged left and kept on same pace inside final furlong
slowly in to stride, towards rear, headway and switched left over 1f out, stayed on, never troubled leaders
soon pressing leader, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on
Sabys Gem had Avonlini behind when scoring over C&D last month and should go well again while both Memphis Man and Avonvalley are capable of popping up in this grade on their day. Sleights Boy went close when runner-up on his reappearance over track and trip and has to come into the reckoning, though the winner ALMATY EXPRESS is taken to confirm superiority. The latter was scoring for an incredible 16th time at this track last time and may not have finished yet as John Weymes' charge remains on a winning mark despite a 3lb rise.
Almaty Express 6-1 (9-2) Tracked leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, held on well (no time taken), won at Wolverhampton 6f hcp 0-52 (6) pol in Mar beating Sleights Boy (8-12) by nk, 12 ran.
Memphis Man 25-1 (8-7) Outpaced towards rear, pushed along halfway, ridden and headway on outside over 1f out, ran on to take 3rd last strides, 3rd of 10, 1 3/4l behind Captain Dimitrios (8-12) at Wolverhampton 6f hacp 0-70 (5) pol in Mar.
Avonvalley 14-1 (9-1) Dwelt raced wide in rear, ridden and ran on final furlong, just failed to go 2nd, 3rd of 11, 3l behind Dorothy's Dancing (9-5) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Mar.
Sleights Boy (IRE) 40-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders, chased winner inside final furlong, kept on towards finish, 2nd of 12, nk behind Almaty Express (9-2) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp 0-52 (6) pol in Mar.
Just Timmy Marcus 11-1 (9-0) Held up in rear, headway over 1f out, never on terms, 2nd of 12, 6l behind All About You (9-0) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (0-55) (6) pol in Mar.
Anjomarba (IRE) 8-1 (9-2) Tracked leader, driven to challenge over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 12, 9l behind All About You (9-0) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (0-55) (6) pol in Mar.
Fantasy Fry 9-2 (9-0) In touch, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened, 8th of 12, 12l behind Bonnie Prince Blue (8-11) at Southwell 7f hcp (0-55) (6) fbs.
Cheery Cat (USA) 6-1 (9-2) Held up mid-division, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on, 3rd of 11, 2 1/4l behind Blueberry Fizz (9-0) at Kempton 6f hcp (0-55) (6) pol in Mar.
Sabys Gem (IRE) 8-1 (8-11) Held up behind, headway over 1f out, kept on to lead towards finish, won at Wolverhampton 6f hcp 0-52 (6) pol in Mar beating Rise To Glory (8-10) by nk, 10 ran.
Amno Dancer (IRE) 50-1 (9-1) Tracked leader, ridden to challenge over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 11, 8l behind The Bay Bandit (8-11) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (0-55) (6) pol in Mar.
Perfect Honour (IRE) 12-1 (8-9) Chased leaders, lost place over 2f out, 8th of 10, 7l behind Steelcut (9-7) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (0-65) (6) pol in Dec.
Avonlini 11-2 (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on, 4th of 10, 3l behind Sabys Gem (8-11) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp 0-52 (6) pol in Mar.
Forty Proof (IRE) 17-2 (9-4) In rear, effort over 1f out, never dangerous, 8th of 10, 6l behind Invigilator (9-0) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
