held up, headway over 2f out, led over 2f out, ridden and ran on
close up, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
soon led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong
raced wide in rear, good headway entering final 2f, soon every chance, kept on one pace
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
in touch, ridden 2f out, stayed on to go 3rd near finish
raced wide tracked leader, ridden and weakened over 2f out
Jacob Cats won this off a lower mark in 2015, his only win on the all-weather so far. He hasn’t raced since October while Ravens Quest scored at Wolverhampton in February but a 5lb rise proved beyond him last time. A chance is taken BRIEF VISIT will be sharp enough on her reappearance having won at Leicester on her handicap debut when last in action. She may prove good enough for Andrew Balding’s in-form yard and is also preferred to Dolphin Village, who still looks high enough in the weights.
Jacob Cats 33-1 (9-3) Slowly away behind, never on terms, 8th of 9, 22 1/4l behind Soldier In Action (9-5) at Goodwood 1m 4f hcp stks (2) gd in Oct.
Dolphin Village (IRE) 6-1 (9-12) Close up, ridden to lead over 1f out, ran on, 4th of 6, 11 1/4l behind Charismatic Man (9-6) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp (4) pol in Mar.
Brief Visit 4-1 (9-2) Made all, ridden over 1f out, kept on well, won at Leicester 1m 2f hcp fll (4) gf in Jul beating Bocking End (9-1) by 2l, 6 ran.
Aldeburgh 33-1 (10-5) Held up in rear, closed 3 out, weakened before next, 7th of 8, 35 1/2l behind Hint Of Mint (11-8) at Taunton 2m hcp (3) sft in Feb.
Red Turtle (FR) 25-1 (9-4) Raced wide close up, headway to chase leader over 3f out, weakened 2f out, soon eased, last of 9, 25 1/4l behind Hot Beat (9-11) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (3) pol in Jan.
Archangel Raphael (IRE) 14-1 (9-7) Led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 6, 18 1/4l behind Kingthistle (8-5) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (4) pol in Feb.
Ravens Quest 9-2 (8-11) Tracked leaders in 5th, ridden in 3rd and hung left from over 1f out, went 2nd briefly inside final furlong, kept on same pace in 3rd, 3rd of 9, 2 1/2l behind Shamash (8-8) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (4) pol in Mar.