awkwardly away, chased leaders on outside, ridden well over 1f out, soon weakened
chased leaders, went 2nd over 4f out, ridden over 1f out, lost 2nd inside final furlong, regained 2nd last strides but not pace of winner
went right start, towards rear, some headway over 1f out, never threatened
started slowly and hampered start, behind, some late headway
mid-division, headway on inside, chasing leaders over 2f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, every chance well inside final furlong until winner quickened on, lost 2 places towards finish
led after 1f, ridden over 1f out, strongly pressed inside final furlong, kept on well until headed and not pace of winner towards finish, lost 2nd final strides
led 1f, tracked leader over 2f, handy 3rd, ridden on inside over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
mid-division, headway 2f out, ridden chasing leaders over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong
raced keenly, always towards rear
chased leaders on inside, ridden over 1f out, weakened towards finish
Lethal Lunch is 7lb higher on his return having won at Lingfield in September while Taurean Star has been off the track even longer and makes his all-weather debut. War Glory is another returning from a lay-off and won over a mile here last year but Maksab has the more recent form having finished well ahead of Swift Approval when scoring at Lingfield last month and can go close again. But SANAADH found the return to handicapping to his liking over the winter and gets another chance today on the back of a close-up fourth in Class 2 company at Newcastle.
War Glory (IRE) 4-1 (9-9) Led early, prominent, led 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra final 75 yards, 5th of 9, 5 1/4l behind Auxerre (9-2) at Kempton 1m hcp (3) pol in Oct.
Love Dreams (IRE) 33-1 (8-7) 9th of 14, 12 3/4l behind Ekhtiyaar (8-13) at Meydan 6f hcp gd in Feb.
Taurean Star (IRE) 6-1 (9-6) Slowly into stride, headway 3f out, chased leaders over 2f out, soon every chance, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 14, 3 3/4l behind Shared Equity (9-7) at Epsom 7f hcp (2) sft in Jun.
Sanaadh 10-1 (9-1) Held up towards rear, headway entering final furlong, never nearer, 4th of 9, 1 3/4l behind Keyser Soze (9-10) at Newcastle 7f hcp (2) pol in Feb.
Ultimate Avenue (IRE) 12-1 (8-12) Held up in rear, pushed along well over 1f out, some late progress, 7th of 8, 1 3/4l behind Alsvinder (9-2) at Lingfield 6f hcp (2) pol in Feb.
Lethal Lunch 2-1 (9-2) Held up, headway 2f out, switched right over 1f out, edged left and led inside final furlong, quickened clear, won at Lingfield 7f hcp (4) pol in Sep beating Margub (9-4) by 2 1/2l, 6 ran.
Exchequer (IRE) 33-1 (8-13) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 9, 8l behind Keyser Soze (9-10) at Newcastle 7f hcp (2) pol in Feb.
Maksab (IRE) 8-1 (9-3) Chased leading pair, pushed along well over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on, won at Lingfield 7f hcp (3) pol in Feb beating Motajaasid (8-8) by nk, 8 ran.
Donncha (IRE) 12-1 (9-7) Went right start in touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 9th of 16, 3 1/2l behind Starlight Romance (9-2) at York 7f hcp (3) gf in Jun.
Atletico (IRE) 16-1 (8-11) Held up towards rear, some late headway, never nearer, 6th of 9, 3 3/4l behind Merhoob (9-1) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (2) pol in Feb.
Swift Approval (IRE) 5-1 (9-1) With winner, every chance 2f out, soon ridden, weakened 1f out, last of 8, 6 1/2l behind Maksab (9-3) at Lingfield 7f hcp (3) pol in Feb.
Eljaddaaf (IRE) 33-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride, in rear, some headway on outside over 4f out, outpaced over 3f out, soon behind, tailed off final furlong, last of 7, 20 1/4l behind Matterhorn (9-7) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (2) pol in Feb.
