made all, pushed along before 2 out, mistake last, held on near finish, driven out
in touch in 5th, weakened from 3 out
tracked leaders in 3rd, pushed along and mistake 3 out, ridden before last, soon one pace
in rear, headway before 3 out, every chance before last, kept on and held near finish
tracked winner, weakened from 3 out
tracked leaders, ridden before last, kept on same pace
This looks tricky as Binowagh Bay travels over from County Sligo on the back of a much-improved run at Punchestown and she makes more appeal than the maiden Grand Vintage. Deny won over 2m here in January and was second over course and distance behind Nefyn Bay last month but the less-exposed SIMMPLY SAM won nicely at Ayr and Jeremiah McGrath again takes off 3lb. That means she gets 11lb from recent Musselburgh winner Sendiym, who would have appreciated a faster surface.
Grand Vintage (IRE) 10-1 (11-3) Mid-division, headway 3 out, went 5th from 2 out, no impression, 5th of 10, 16l behind Astaroland (11-4) at Sedgefield 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gs in Feb.
Binowagh Bay (IRE) 33-1 (11-0) Held up, closed from before 2 out, soon chased leaders and no impression, one pace, pecked slightly at last,, 6th of 22, 8l behind Bold Optimist (11-12) at Punchestown 2m 4f hcp hdl 80-95 in Feb.
Sendiym (FR) 11-4fav (10-6) Held up, not fluent 4 out, soon closed, not fluent 3 out, challenging when jumped left last, soon led, clear flat, ran on, won at Musselburgh 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gd in Feb beating Ceilidh (10-3) by 3 1/2l, 6 ran.
Deny 7-1 (10-8) Mid-division, headway to go 2nd before 5 out, left in lead next, headed 2 out, kept on and well held, 2nd of 9, 7l behind Nefyn Bay (11-12) at Catterick 2m 3f ldys hcp hdl 0-100 (5) sft in Feb.
Simmply Sam 13-2 (10-9) Held up towards rear, pushed along and headway before 3 out, led 2 out, pressed last, held on well, won at Ayr 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-100 (5) sft in Feb beating Willie Hall (10-2) by 1 1/2l, 12 ran.
First Of Never (IRE) 16-1 (10-1) Tracked leaders, challenged 2 out ridden before last, weakened run-in, 5th of 10, 9l behind Nefyn Bay (11-4) at Wetherby 2m hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gd in Feb.
