chased leaders, went 2nd 2f out, ridden and kept on same pace inside final furlong, no chance with winner
took keen hold, held up towards rear, never on terms
pulled hard, held up towards rear, hampered after 1f, headway on outside over 1f out, went 4th and one pace inside final furlong
in touch, headway 2f out, went 3rd over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, stayed on
chased leaders, went 2nd over 7f out until 3f out, soon ridden, weakened 2f out
held up in last pair, ridden well over 1f out, no impression
chased leader over 1f, chased leaders, went 2nd again on inside 3f out until ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out
close up on inside until not much room and steadied to mid-division after 1f, pushed along and weakened over 2f out
mid-division, headway under pressure over 1f out, one pace and no impression final furlong
raced wide in mid-division, headway to chase leaders over 3f out, went 3rd well over 1f out, ridden and weakened approaching final furlong
made all, clear 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on well, unchallenged
Course specialist JOHN POTTS has recorded all six wins to date at this track although he hasn't scored since 2011. He's been back on a winning mark for a while now and finally looks set to pick up the winning thread after a close second here last month. Ensnare also posted a better effort recently when finishing just behind runner-up Hill Of Dreams at Kempton and that pair are hard to separate. Both can figure ahead of the veteran Justcallmehandsome who had Maz back in fifth when third here a week ago.
John Potts 15-2 (9-1) Led until over 4f out, rallied over 2f out, every chance inside final furlong, kept on well, 2nd of 12, 3/4l behind Chosen Forever (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Feb.
Rockgoat (IRE) 16-1 (8-10) Keen headway to lead over 9f out, clear over 8f out, ridden and headed over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 9, 47l behind Jack Dawkins (8-11) at Southwell 1m 3f sell stks (6) fbs.
William Van Gogh 20-1 (9-1) Dwelt in rear, headway over 1f out, stayed on under a hand ride towards finish, not trouble leaders, 4th of 13, 3l behind Fighter Boy (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Jan.
Hill Of Dreams (IRE) 6-1 (9-6) Slow to break, mid-division, not clear run when making headway over 2f out or well over 1f out, edged right inside final furlong, stayed on, 2nd of 10, 1 1/4l behind Rapid Water (9-5) at Kempton 1m hcp (0-55) (6) pol in Feb.
Musical Express (IRE) 10-1 (9-9) Mid-division, 7th on outer entering straight, kept on one paced from 1 1/2f out, 7th of 14, 10l behind Initiation (9-13) at Tipperary 7f stks gd in Jul '10.
Maz 8-1 (9-0) Held up towards rear, ridden and headway 1f out, switched right inside final furlong, not able to get on terms, 5th of 10, 3 1/2l behind Crucis Abbey (9-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-50 (7) pol.
Big City Boy (IRE) 5-1 (9-13) Led, ridden 3f out, headed 2f out, weakened final furlong, 4th of 5, 25l behind Kabbaas (8-10) at Southwell 7f mdn stks (5) fbs in Feb.
Dansili Dutch (IRE) 25-1 (8-11) Slowly away in rear, ridden 3f out, never near leaders, 7th of 10, 7l behind Count Ceprano (8-8) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
American Lover (FR) 14-1 (8-11) Held up in rear, detached early, never in contention, 7th of 10, 14l behind Young Jackie (8-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f app hcp (0-55) (6) pol in Jan.
Justcallmehandsome 20-1 (8-13) Held up in rear, headway 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, nearest finish, 3rd of 10, 2l behind Crucis Abbey (9-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-50 (7) pol.
Downtown Boy (IRE) 25-1 (8-11) Tracked leading pair, joined leader when hung right after 4f, soon clear of rest, driven over 2f out, soon lost place, weakened over 1f out, last of 7, 45l behind Musically (9-2) at Catterick 1m 6f app hcp 0-60 (6) sft in Oct.
Ensnare 8-1 (9-7) Led early, tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 3rd of 10, 1 1/2l behind Rapid Water (9-5) at Kempton 1m hcp (0-55) (6) pol in Feb.
