held up in mid-division, shaken up going well 2f out, soon ridden, led over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong, comfortably
front rank, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, not pace to challenge
held up off the pace in rear, never a factor
towards rear, ridden along over 3f out, weakened from over 2f out
in touch with leaders, shaken up over 2f out, headway over 1f out, went second inside final furlong, ran on but no match for winner
held up in behind leaders, shaken up rounding home turn, ridden along over 1f out, no extra and weakened gradually inside final furlong
mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, steady headway over 1f out, kept on well to go third inside final furlong
in rear, pushed along out wide over 3f out, soon beaten
close up, lost position when shaken up over 4f out, ridden along and weakened from over 2f out
led, pushed along over 2f out, soon ridden along, headed over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong
prominent, driven along over 2f out, faded inside final furlong
ridden to gather stride, held up in rear, ridden along over 3f out, plugged on same pace from over 1f out, never near to challenge
Pons Aelius bounced back to form under Joanna Mason when scoring here in December having earlier finished behind Duty Of Care when the latter won over track and trip. Blazeon Five has gone close again since completing a hat-trick at the end of last year but First Emperor failed in a bid for a hat-trick of his own when runner-up at Newcastle. DIAMOND BAY will be sharper for a recent outing at Lingfield and he gets the vote returning to this longer distance and dropping back down in class being only 2lb higher than when last successful.
Duty Of Care 7-1 (10-2) In 7th place 4f out, headway over 2f out, closer in 4th over 1f out, led inside final furlong, soon clear and stayed on well (limited comments due to poor visibility), won at Kempton 2m hcp (3) pol in Nov beating Motazzen (9-11) by 3 1/4l, 10 ran.
Diamond Bay 8-1 (9-1) Tracked leaders until pushed along over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 10, 10l behind Berkshire Breeze (8-7) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (2) pol in Feb.
Grandmaster Flash (IRE) 100-1 (9-1) Dwelt, always in rear, 9th of 10, 17 1/2l behind Berkshire Breeze (8-7) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (2) pol in Feb.
Oman (IRE) 66-1 (9-0) In touch, pushed along 3f out, weakened 2f out, last of 10, 36 1/2l behind Berkshire Breeze (8-7) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (2) pol in Feb.
Blazeon Five 11-10fav (9-10) Close up, wide and headway 2f out, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, headed towards finish, 2nd of 6, 1/2l behind Fleurman (9-12) at Wolverhampton 2m 1f hcp (4) pol in Feb.
Pons Aelius (IRE) 17-2 (8-3) Prominent, switched left over 2f out, challenged over 1f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on well, won at Kempton 2m hcp (2) pol in Dec beating Rainbow Dreamer (9-11) by 1 1/4l, 13 ran.
First Emperor 11-4 (9-7) Held up in touch, headway tracking leaders 2f out, soon ridden to chase leader, kept on final 100 yards but never on terms, 2nd of 4, 3l behind Fleurman (10-1) at Newcastle 2m hcp (4) pol in Feb.
Smart Champion 16-5 (10-0) Dwelt start, in rear, pushed along over 3f out, ridden to lead over 2f out, faced strong challenge and headed approaching final furlong, kept on but no match for winner, 2nd of 5, 5l behind Bashful Boy (9-8) at Lingfield 2m hcp (4) pol in Feb.
Alpine Stroll 9-2 (9-1) Led, pushed along 3f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, soon beaten, 4th of 6, 11 1/2l behind Prince Imperial (10-2) at Nottingham 1m 6f hcp (3) sft in Oct.
Jon Snow (FR) 150-1 (12-0) Soon chasing leaders, mistake 5th, weakened quickly, mistake 7th, pulled up before 8th, at Chepstow 3m hcp (2) gs in Feb.
Militry Decoration (IRE) 5-1jfav (9-13) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 13, 4 3/4l behind Mukha Magic (10-2) at Lingfield 2m hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Rhebus Road (IRE) 33-1 (9-7) Slowly into stride, off the pace in last pair, never on terms, 7th of 11, 8 1/2l behind Nolton Cross (9-12) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (4) pol in Feb.
