held up towards rear, good headway on wide outside tracking leaders 4f out, led over 2f out, came clear soon after, easily
mid-division on outside, weakened inside final 3f
led until over 4f out, tracked leader until over 9f out, remained handy, went 2nd again over 4f out until inside final 3f, chased winner over 2f out, one pace and no chance
towards rear of mid-division, never on terms
led to post, towards rear, rapid headway on outside 6f out, led over 4f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened entering final 2f
tracked leader after 4f until over 9f out, handy, pushed along over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
close up, went 2nd over 9f out until over 4f out, chased leaders, weakened inside final 3f
mid-division, headway on inside over 2f out, plugged on final furlong
tracked leaders until lost place 5f out, hung right and plugged on again final 2f
never travelled in rear, some late minor headway
tracked leaders on inside, hard ridden and kept on same pace in 3rd final 2f
slowly away and went left start, always behind
NonRunner
Successful over 1m6f, Red Secret should be winning again this year while Valkenburg and Celtic Classic finished practically upsides over 1m5f at Lingfield a week ago and are hard to separate. There is also little between Monsieur Fox and Vlannon on running at Lingfield in March while nothing went right for Doubly Clever back on the Flat at Wolverhampton three days ago and better is expected. But DEVIZES will be sharper for a recent outing over 1m4f and given he finished runner-up over track and trip on his earlier handicap debut, he looks worth another chance.
Red Secret (CAN) 13-8fav (8-12) Slowly into stride, recovered to lead after 2f, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, kept on same pace, no chance with winner, 2nd of 10, 5l behind Fragrant Belle (9-7) at Chelmsford City 1m 6f hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Valkenburg 13-2 (9-4) Raced wide in touch, ridden 4f out, headway 2f out, stayed on towards finish, 3rd of 12, 1 1/4l behind Elhafei (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 5f hcp (6) pol in Jun.
Doubly Clever (IRE) 9-4fav (9-0) Awkwardly away, soon close up, pushed along over 2f out, soon lost place, 10th of 12, 10 1/2l behind Bird For Life (9-5) at Wolverhampton 2m 1f hcp (6) pol in Jun.
Celtic Classic (IRE) 10-3fav (9-2) Tracked leaders, pushed along 2f out, ridden and kept on one pace final furlong, 4th of 12, 1 1/4l behind Elhafei (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 5f hcp (6) pol in Jun.
Hen (IRE) 16-1 (8-11) In touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 11th of 12, 16 1/4l behind Bird For Life (9-5) at Wolverhampton 2m 1f hcp (6) pol in Jun.
Devizes (IRE) 10-1 (8-10) Keen led after 1f, ridden and headed over 1f out, faded inside final furlong, 5th of 10, 5 1/4l behind Tronada (9-7) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Jun.
Oborne Lady (IRE) 40-1 (9-2) Led after 1f until headed over 3f out, lost 2nd 3f out, chased leaders, weakened 2f out, 10th of 11, 17 1/2l behind Cheng Gong (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Jun.
Greenview Paradise (IRE) 20-1 (11-7) Led, soon clear, headed before 4 out, soon weakened, tailed off, at Taunton 2m hcp (5) sft in Jan.
Hatsaway (IRE) 9-2 (9-8) Mid-division, pushed along over 4f out, some headway in 6th on outside over 1f out, soon hung left and no impression, 7th of 13, 13 3/4l behind Sea Art (9-3) at Bath 1m 5f hcp (6) gs in Sep.
Vlannon 12-1 (8-9) Held up mid-division, pushed along and progress on outside over 3f out, ridden and outpaced well over 1f out, stayed on well towards finish, 4th of 14, 1l behind Lord Howard (8-10) at Lingfield 2m hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Monsieur Fox 33-1 (8-7) Held up mid-division, headway over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, switched right inside final furlong, stayed on towards finish, 3rd of 14, 3/4l behind Lord Howard (8-10) at Lingfield 2m hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Golconda Prince (IRE) 66-1 (10-7) Tracked leaders, ridden 3 out, soon weakened and pulled up 2 out, at Sandown 2m hcp (4) sft in Dec.
Finisher (USA) 11-2 (11-0) Chased winner, awkward 2nd, pushed along and lost 2nd 3 out, soon ridden, chased leading pair until weakened last, 4th of 8, 15 1/4l behind Song Of The Hunter (11-0) at Taunton 2m mdn (5) sft in Mar.