pushed along and struggling over 3f out, always towards rear
started slowly, always behind
held up in last trio, headway on inside over 2f out, plugged on in 3rd final furlong, no chance with leading duo
made all, hung badly left from over 1f out, ridden and stayed on well inside final furlong
bit keen, tracked winner, lost 2nd and jinked left over 2f out, chased leaders, weakened inside final 2f
raced keenly tracking leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened soon after
held up in touch, headway on inside chasing leaders 3f out, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong
tracked leaders, went 2nd over 2f out, every chance 2f out, one pace and held when carried badly left final furlong
stumbled start, always towards rear
tracked leaders in 5th, pushed along 4f out, ridden over 2f out, plugged on in 4th final furlong
A maiden winner on the Flat in France, Light In The Sky has joined Paul Nicholls’ leading jumps yard while House Edge won as a two-year-old but hasn’t raced since 2017. PALAVECINO won a handicap over 1m2f at Lingfield in February and looks worth sticking with off only a 4lb higher mark with more to come from Brian Meehan’s charge. The progressive Guroor has won three of her last five outings but is upped a further 5lb after scoring over 1m4f here whereas Dreamweaver drops back down in class on his return and can figure. Hawridge Flyer won at Newmarket in 2018 but hasn’t raced since but My Boy Sepoy has gone close here off today’s mark in the past.
Light In The Sky (FR) (0-0) won at Durtal 1m 2f in Nov beating Commandeur (0-0) by 2l, 6 ran.
Dragons Voice 16-1 (9-4) Held up towards rear, headway in centre chasing leaders 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 10, 6 3/4l behind Torcello (9-2) at Windsor 1m 3f hcp (3) sft in Oct.
My Boy Sepoy 11-4 (9-7) Soon 2nd, ridden and edged left 2f out, beaten over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 7, 8l behind City Tour (9-1) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (4) pol in Jan.
Palavecino (FR) 7-2 (9-2) Made all, hung right, strongly challenged from 2f out, stayed on gamely, won at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (4) pol in Feb beating Maximum Effect (9-5) by 1 1/2l, 7 ran.
The Corporal (IRE) 9-4 (8-10) Soon led, driven over 1f out, edged slightly right off rail, headed inside final furlong, no extra towards finish, 3rd of 5, 2 1/2l behind Harrovian (9-6) at Yarmouth 1m 2f hcp (3) gf in Sep.
Hawridge Flyer 9-2 (9-3) Tracked leader, led over 1f out, ridden and ran on, won at Newmarket 1m 4f hcp (4) sft in Nov beating Nietzsche (9-3) by 4 1/2l, 9 ran.
Dreamweaver (IRE) 33-1 (8-3) Towards rear, wide and headway over 1f out, ridden and kept on final furlong, nearest finish, 7th of 19, 12 3/4l behind Trueshan (9-0) at Newmarket 1m 4f hcp (2) gs in Oct.
House Edge 6-4 (9-2) Tracked leaders, headway to lead over 2f out, ridden clear inside final furlong, stayed on well, comfortably, won at Musselburgh 1m 1f stks (4) sft in Oct beating Lynwood Gold (9-8) by 5l, 7 ran.
Guroor 4-1 (9-9) Reared start, tracked leaders, led over 1f out, drew clear, readily, won at Kempton 1m 4f hcp fll (5) pol in Feb beating J Gaye (9-6) by 1 1/4l, 7 ran.
Escapability (IRE) 16-1 (11-6) In touch, headway 3 out, ridden next, kept on one pace, 3rd of 12, 2 3/4l behind Nebuchadnezzar (11-4) at Fakenham 2m hcp (3) gd in Mar.
