held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, switched right over 1f out, ran on final furlong, went 3rd towards finish
mid-division, not much room when making headway 2f out, ridden to lead and edged left 1f out, edged right and headed near finish
held up towards rear, not clear run on inside over 2f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, bumped inside final furlong, no impression
led, ridden, edged right and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
tracked leaders on outside, ridden to challenge 1f out, edged left, ran on to lead near finish
mid-division, took keen hold, headway 2f out, not much room over 1f out, ridden and edged left inside final furlong, kept on, not able to troubled leaders
prominent, ridden and every chance over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
prominent, ridden to lead over 1f out, soon headed and edged left, no extra well inside final furlong
soon towards rear, struggling over 2f out
last to break, always in rear
Plenty in with a chance here, not least Jack Rackham, who went close last time after scoring over C&D before that, while Tasmeem won well here last month and is not out of this off a 3lb higher mark. However, DIRICULOUS boasts the best piece of recent form when beating Methaaly over C&D in January and he looks worth another chance after failing to figure from a bad draw at Kempton last time. Mottley Crewe remains in fine form but is facing a much tougher task than when winning at Southwell on his latest start.
Icelandic 20-1 (8-9) Mid-division, under pressure over 2f out, headway over 1f out, never dangerous, 10th of 13, 9l behind Spirit Of Sharjah (9-4) at Lingfield 7f hcp (2) pol in Nov.
Capercaillie (USA) 20-1 (9-6) Always behind, 14th of 15, 15l behind Who's Shirl (8-11) at Pontefract 6f flls hcp 0-130 (3) gd in Sep.
Diriculous 9-2fav (9-7) Took keen hold, soon chased leader until 4f out, prominent, pushed along 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 10, 5l behind Clear Praise (8-11) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Jan.
Westwood 11-2 (9-4) Prominent centre, challenged and upsides from 3f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, weakened towards finish, 5th of 16, 1 1/4l behind Sharpened Edge (9-5) at Nottingham 5f hcp 0-75 (5) sft in Oct.
Jack Rackham 12-1 (9-0) Led, ridden and strongly pressed over 1f out, kept slight lead until headed and not pace of winner final 100 yards, 2nd of 12, 3/4l behind Ebraam (9-7) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Feb.
Tasmeem (IRE) 16-1 (9-7) Prominent, took keen hold, led over 1f out, edged left, ridden out, won at Wolverhampton 6f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Feb beating Dark Lane (9-2) by 1l, 11 ran.
Great Charm (IRE) 5-1 (8-8) Dwelt and hampered start, held up, ridden halfway, no impression, 8th of 11, 7l behind Cape Vale (8-12) at Southwell 6f hcp (2) fbs in Dec.
Elhamri 5-1 (9-11) In touch, ridden halfway, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 6th of 7, 10l behind Steed (9-13) at Southwell 7f hcp 0-75 (5) fbs in Feb.
Mottley Crewe 11-2 (9-7) Tracked leaders, chased leader over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, led inside final furlong, ran on, won at Southwell 6f hcp 0-65 (6) fbs beating Attrition (8-12) by 2 3/4l, 9 ran.
Ace of Spies (IRE) 7-1 (9-7) Led, headed over 4f out, tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong, 3rd of 10, 2 1/2l behind Interchoice Star (8-8) at Southwell 6f hcp 0-75 (5) fbs in Feb.
Comptonspirit 5-1fav (9-6) In touch, ridden 3f out, chased winner inside final furlong, kept on one pace and lost 2nd near finish, 3rd of 10, 3l behind Barons Spy (9-7) at Bath 6f hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Sep.
