chased leaders on inside, went 2nd on home turn, ridden over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, ran on
held up and behind, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, one pace and held when slightly hampered nearing finish
held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, not reach leaders
led, clear 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong
chased leader until edged right on home turn, weakened inside final furlong
held up towards rear, headway on outside over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, not reach leaders
slowly into stride, held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, ran on under pressure inside final furlong, not reach leaders
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, led close home
held up in touch on inside, headway chasing leaders over 1f out, ridden to lead and hung left inside final furlong, headed close home
held up towards rear, never dangerous
held up in mid-division, headway on outside over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, not reach leaders
slowly into stride, behind, headway on inside over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong
Decent prize money has attracted a strong field and more than half are previous course winners. Rich Again is one and he has been in fine form at Newcastle lately, though has never won off a mark this high. Gentlemen ran well at Dundalk 10 days ago but was earlier behind Eljaddaaf at Chelmsford - the latter also holds King Robert on the form book. Russian Soul has been competing over 7f lately but he’s done most of his winning over this trip. Ninjago is an interesting runner but may just need this and hasn’t competed on the all-weather in almost two years while Bosham seems better over 5f nowadays. FAST TRACK was only raised a couple of pounds after scoring here last month and had excuses when a beaten favourite next time at Lingfield - he may be worth another chance.
Go Far 66-1 (8-11) Always behind far side, 19th of 20, 16 1/4l behind Nameitwhatyoulike (8-13) at Ripon 6f hcp stks (2) gd in Aug.
Russian Soul (IRE) 9-2 (8-12) Slowly away, soon tracked leaders, ridden inside final furlong, no extra towards finish, 4th of 13, 1 1/2l behind Suzi's Connoisseur (9-0) at Newcastle 7f hcp (2) pol in Feb.
Gentlemen 9-2 (9-10) Rear of mid-division, 7th halfway, ridden and no impression on outer over 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong to go 4th close home, 4th of 9, 3 1/2l behind Togoville (9-8) at Dundalk 6f hcp pol in Feb.
Bosham 20-1 (9-2) Led, ridden over 1f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong, 6th of 10, 2 1/2l behind Kasbah (9-0) at Lingfield 6f hcp (2) pol in Jan.
Mishaal (IRE) 10-1 (9-6) Chased leaders, ridden to challenge over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 11, 3/4l behind Valley of Fire (9-5) at Haydock 7f hcp (3) gd in Sep.
Eljaddaaf (IRE) 6-1 (9-1) Held up well off the pace in rear, headway over 1f out, not clear run and switched left inside final furlong, finished well, not quite reach leading pair, 3rd of 9, 1/2l behind Boomerang Bob (9-3) at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (3) pol in Feb.
Ninjago 22-1 (8-10) Mid-division, outpaced 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on to chase leaders inside final furlong, no impression, 6th of 21, 1 1/2l behind Muntadab (8-10) at Doncaster 6f hcp (2) gd in Oct.
King Robert 8-1 (9-3) Chased leaders on outside, edged left and weakened over 1f out, 7th of 9, 6 1/2l behind Boomerang Bob (9-3) at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (3) pol in Feb.
Upavon 10-1 (8-12) Dwelt, in rear, ridden 2f out, never a factor, 8th of 10, 3 1/2l behind Kasbah (9-0) at Lingfield 6f hcp (2) pol in Jan.
Rich Again (IRE) 11-4 (9-7) In rear, ridden over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong to lead towards finish, won at Newcastle 5f hcp (4) pol in Jan beating Foxy Forever (9-3) by 1l, 8 ran.
Fast Track 9-4fav (8-5) Tracked winner, outpaced 2f out, ridden and lost place inside final furlong, kept on same pace, 4th of 7, 2l behind Zac Brown (8-8) at Lingfield 6f hcp (2) pol in Feb.
Steelriver (IRE) 3-1fav (9-7) Awkwardly away, behind, headway over 1f out, ridden and ran on inside final furlong, not reach leaders, 5th of 10, 3 1/4l behind Florencio (9-3) at Kempton 6f hcp (4) pol in Feb.
Intense Style (IRE) 16-1 (9-2) Held up mid-division, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, 9th of 12, 7 1/4l behind Boomerang Bob (9-0) at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (3) pol in Oct.
