held up mid-division, blundered 8th, pushed along before 12th, no impression from 2 out
made all, ridden and pressed from last, kept on gamely run-in
mid-division, headway before 12th to chase leaders, ridden before 2 out, no extra run-in
held up towards rear, pushed along before 3 out, one pace before 2 out
in rear, headway before 5 out to chase leaders, weakened from 2 out
tracked leaders, reminders before 15th, soon lost place, tailed off, pulled up
tracked winner until ridden before and mistake last, no extra
Brian Hughes rode a superb waiting race on Seldom Inn in a Listed race here three weeks ago. He allowed higher-rated rivals to take each other on and picked up the pieces impressively in the closing stages, though his mount was possibly flattered by the eventual winning margin. Raised 10lb for that, Sandy Thomson’s three-times course winner may now be too close in the weights to BAYWING (NAP). It took a while for the penny to drop over fences but there was no fluke about the top weight ‘s victory in a Grade 2 at Wetherby last time - the second and third both ran well at Cheltenham subsequently and the fourth has won twice since. Silver Tassie was ending a long losing run at Ayr and is 6lb higher while Yala Enki has struggled off higher marks since scoring at Haydock in December. The remaining trio may all struggle to make an impact in a race like this.
Baywing (IRE) 33-1 (11-0) Held up in touch, headway after 10th, soon joined leaders, left main rival 4 out, led next, drew clear from 2 out, stayed on well, comfortably, won at Wetherby 3m (1) sft in Feb beating Calett Mad (11-0) by 22l, 6 ran.
Yala Enki (FR) 7-2 (10-12) Led, not fluent 1st, headed 6th, not fluent 13th, well beaten after 15th, hit 4 out, plugged on flat, 4th of 7, 25 1/2l behind Definitly Red (11-0) at Doncaster 3m 2f hcp (2) sft in Mar.
Seldom Inn 8-1 (10-12) In touch, led before 2 out, clear before last, won at Kelso 2m 7f lst (1) hvy in Mar beating Tenor Nivernais (11-4) by 21l, 5 ran.
Silver Tassie (IRE) 8-1 (11-4) Tracked leaders, headway before 4 out, led before last, kept on well, won at Ayr 3m hcp (3) hvy in Mar beating Courtown Oscar (11-2) by 6l, 5 ran.
Double Whammy 16-1 (11-11) In rear, weakened before 2 out, last of 5, dist behind Silver Tassie (11-4) at Ayr 3m hcp (3) hvy in Mar.
Alto Des Mottes (FR) 14-1 (11-0) Chased leaders, fell 1st, at Newcastle 4m 1f hcp (2) sft in Feb.
Morney Wing (IRE) 10-1 (11-5) Tracked leaders, 2nd 13th, ridden 3 out, 4th when not fluent 2 out, well held after, 4th of 7, 14 1/4l behind Shanroe Santos (11-4) at Sandown 3m hcp (3) gs in Mar.
