always rear division
close up, ridden over 2f out when soon weakened, eased inside final furlong
held up, headway over 2f out, driven to challenge and every chance approaching final furlong, kept on same pace
held up behind leaders, headway 2f out, driven and every chance approaching final furlong, stayed on same pace
dwelt, soon led, ridden and headed well over 1f out, weakened final furlong
held up in rear, headway 2f out, driven and ran on final furlong, held
towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, nearest at finish
tracked leading pair, led well over 1f out, kept on final furlong, held on gamely
dwelt, towards rear, never dangerous
held up behind leaders, effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
This looks a good opportunity for CADRE who is taken to get the better of Cara's Request and Billy Dane. The selection finished lame on his seasonal reappearance at Lingfield but he left that running behind when scoring impressively at Yarmouth last time out. He is clearly quite useful and he is also unexposed so his penalty should not be a problem and he should prove tough to beat. Billy Dane is in great form and he is bidding to complete the hat-trick today. However this is quite competitive and his 6lbs penalty may just find him out. Cara's Request won well when last seen out but he has been off the racecourse since October. He has only raced so far on soft or heavy ground so his ability to handle conditions is also a concern. Mr Hichens had a purple patch last season but he has been some way below his best since, although he should come on for his recent seasonal reappearance at Kempton. Visions of Johanna and Angel Rock are others that can't be ignored in a tough race for punters to fathom, but there should be more to come from Cadre and he gets our nomination to land the prize.
Quiet Elegance 14-1 (9-3) Tracked winner, ridden 2f out, weakened 1f out, 8th of 10, 12l behind Lesson In Humility (9-7) at Nottingham 6f fll lst stks (1) fm.
Billy Dane (IRE) 14-1 (9-0) Made all, ridden over 2f out, kept on gamely final furlong, won at Beverley 1m hcp 0-85 (4) gf beating Handsome Falcon (8-6) by 1 1/2l, 12 ran.
Ilie Nastase (FR) 16-1 (8-7) Towards rear, ridden over 2f out, never troubled leaders, 10th of 14, 4 1/2l behind Mister Hardy (8-8) at Chester 1m hcp 0-105 (2) gf.
Raptor (GER) 40-1 (9-5) In rear far side, ridden over 2f out, no impression final furlong, 14th of 21, 14l behind Manassas (9-7) at Doncaster 1m hcp (4yo+) (2) gf in Mar.
Mr Hichens 66-1 (9-0) Led, joined 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 10, 9l behind Forgotten Voice (9-4) at Kempton 1m hcp (0-90) (3) pol.
Rattan (USA) 10-1 (9-1) Held up in touch, ridden over 1f out, soon no impression, 8th of 12, 9l behind Unbreak My Heart (9-4) at Pontefract 1m hcp 0-95 (3) gf in Apr.
Visions of Johanna (USA) 8-1 (8-7) Soon led, ridden 2f out, headed and carried left inside final furlong, weakening when short of room close home, 5th of 10, 2 1/4l behind Internationaldebut (9-2) at Lingfield 1m hcp (3) pol in Dec.
Angel Rock (IRE) 5-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders on outer to over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 13, 15l behind Invasian (8-4) at Newbury 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) sft in Apr.
Shaloo Diamond 14-1 (8-6) Led, ridden and headed over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 8, 7l behind Granston (8-11) at Ripon 1m 2f hcp 0-90 (3) gf.
Cara's Request (AUS) 4-7fav (8-6) Made all, clear over 1f out, eased towards finish, won at Nottingham 1m 3yo mdn (5) hvy in Oct beating Manere Bay (8-12) by 4 1/2l, 8 ran.
Cadre (IRE) 8-1 (8-9) Tracked leader, ridden and every chance from 2f out, edged right and led 1f out, ran on, won at Yarmouth 1m hcp 0-95 (3) gf beating Tartan Gigha (8-10) by 3 1/2l, 5 ran.
