held up in rear, headway on outside over 5f out, went 2nd over 3f out, lost 2nd over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
made all, ridden 2f out, clear inside final furlong, stayed on well
tracked leaders, lost place and pushed along 8f out, well beaten and widest of all 3f out
tracked winner until over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
held up in rear, headway on inside over 2f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, one pace
dwelt, held up in rear, headway over 2f out, soon one pace and no impression, went 4th close home
tracked leaders on outside, ridden over 4f out, weakened 3f out
tracked leaders on inside, ridden over 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, stayed on, no impression on winner
in touch in mid-division, pushed along over 5f out, outpaced final 3f
Nonrunner
SEE AND BE SEEN has improved for the step up to 2m and followed an earlier win at Bath with a four-length victory at Lingfield on his latest start. The runner-up Teak has won subsequently so Sylvester Kirk's charge is taken to defy a 5lb rise dropping down a grade for this. Hurdles winner Money Talks also has claims on his recent third over track and trip when finishing ahead of both Willow Island and The Absent Mare. Rocky Rebel made the frame here in February and Richard Hughes' booking for Hazel Brook takes the eye.
Money Talks 14-1 (9-3) Held up in last trio, pushed along well over 3f out, headway on outside over 1f out, stayed on into 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 8, 3 1/2l behind Arashi (9-1) at Kempton 2m hacp 0-70 (5) pol in May.
See And Be Seen 6-1 (8-6) Made all, pushed along and increased tempo over 4f out, soon stretched field, 5 lengths clear 2f out, kept on strongly, eased close home, unchallenged, won at Lingfield 2m hcp 0-75 (5) pol beating Teak (9-5) by 4l, 4 ran.
Rocky Rebel 8-1 (9-7) Led for about 4f, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 5th of 6, 20l behind Helmsley Flyer (8-13) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Mar.
Hazel Brook 8-1 (9-8) Took keen hold and held up in touch, pushed along and outpaced 3f out, struggling after, tailed off, 6th of 8, 31l behind Annaluna (8-12) at Chepstow 2m hcp 0-65 (6) gd.
Bold Adventure 8-1 (9-10) Held up last, good headway on inside 2f out, ridden chasing leaders over 1f out, run flattened out inside final furlong, 5th and held when eased close home, 5th of 8, 2 1/2l behind Newtown Cross (8-2) at Kempton 2m hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Jan.
The Absent Mare 16-1 (9-4) Held up in rear, pushed along over 2f out, never on terms, 8th of 11, 9l behind Arashi (9-12) at Kempton 2m hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Royal Defence (IRE) 13-2 (8-10) Led chasing group, hampered when leader weakened quickly over 4f out, soon ridden, not a factor after, 6th of 7, 41l behind Lysino (9-7) at Ayr 1m 5f hcp 0-65 (6) sft.
Soundbyte 16-1 (8-2) Held up in rear, struggling over 4f out, ridden and stayed on under pressure final furlong, never nearer, 5th of 12, 8l behind Magicalmysterytour (8-3) at Nottingham 1m 6f hcp 0-70 (5) sft.
Sure Fire (GER) 100-1 (9-10) Held up towards rear, pushed along over 5f out, never dangerous, 14th of 15, 43l behind Hassle (9-13) at Leicester 1m 4f mdn stks (5) gd in Sep.
Swampfire (IRE) 10-1 (9-6) Slowly into stride, early reminders, headway on outer 9f out, in touch, ridden 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, 4th of 10, 6l behind Atalanta Bay (9-4) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in May.
Willow Island (IRE) 20-1 (7-12) Mid-division, headway 4f out, ridden over 2f out, edged left and one pace over 1f out, 6th of 11, 6l behind Arashi (9-12) at Kempton 2m hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
