steadied and switched left after start, held up well in rear, headway on outside over 1f out, stayed on to 3rd towards finish, nearest finish
held up towards rear, ridden along 4f out, plugged on inside final furlong, no impression
unseated rider and loose before start, held up in mid-division, smooth headway over 2f out, challenged on bit 2f out, led approaching final furlong, stayed on well
chased leaders, ridden and flashed tail from over 2f out, hung right and weakened over 1f out
took keen hold, chased leaders, went 2nd 7f out until ridden over 2f out, weakened quickly, tailed off and eased
always towards rear, never involved
took keen hold, chased leaders, ridden inside final 2f, soon weakened
mid-division on inside, ridden and weakened 3f out
led, ridden over 3f out, kept on until heaaded approaching final furlong, no impresssion when lost 2nd inside final furlong, weakened to 4th close home
took keen hold towards rear, never involved
held up towards rear, headway on inside 2f out, went 4th over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
chased leader until 7f out, chased leaders, ridden and hung right over 2f out, went 2nd again inside final furlong, no chance with winner
Refractor and Golden Waters have struggled off higher marks since last year's victories and both have something to prove now but Archelao and Shirataki may do better back on Polytrack after disappointing on the turf recently. Librettela showed progressive form last season with three wins to his credit though he has an 8lb rise to cope with on his reappearance so a chance is taken on LAUGHING JACK. Tony Carroll's maiden winner is 9lb lower than his original handicap mark and, after a decent third over too short a trip at Wolverhampton last month, he gets the nod. Danehill Dante and Isdaal are others to consider.
Laughing Jack 20-1 (9-0) Steadied start, headway over 1f out, soon switched left, stayed on well towards finish, 3rd of 10, 3l behind Vanilla Rum (8-13) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Mar.
Brouhaha 18-1 (8-9) Slowly into stride, soon in touch, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten, 7th of 9, 19l behind Miss Aix (9-1) at Warwick 1m 3f hcp 0-85 (4) sft.
Refractor (IRE) 11-2 (8-11) Took keen hold, held up and always in last trio, tailed off, 8th of 9, 39l behind Miss Aix (9-1) at Warwick 1m 3f hcp 0-85 (4) sft.
Golden Waters 9-1 (9-10) Held up towards rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, one pace inside final furlong, 5th of 15, 3 1/2l behind Countess Comet (9-7) at Windsor 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Oct.
Archelao (IRE) 25-1 (9-0) Chased leader until over 4f out, struggling over 3f out, eased, tailed off, 5th of 7, well behind Kleitomachos (9-0) at Windsor 1m 4f hcp 0-80 (4) sft.
Danehill Dante (IRE) 8-1 (9-3) Towards rear, headway 2f out, ridden inside final furlong, kept on towards finish, 3rd of 12, 3 1/2l behind Top Diktat (9-5) at Newbury 1m 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Oct.
Beat Route 10-1 (8-10) Held up mid-division, not much room 6f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 7th of 15, 13l behind Timocracy (8-5) at Windsor 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) gd.
Librettela 17-2 (8-13) Chased leader, led 2f out, strongly pressed throughout final furlong, held on gamely, won at Windsor 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Oct beating Beggers Belief (8-7) by hd, 12 ran.
Shirataki (IRE) 16-1 (8-10) Tracked leaders and keen, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 10th of 15, 15l behind Timocracy (8-5) at Windsor 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) gd.
If You Whisper (IRE) 7-2 (8-12) Held up in last pair, good headway on outside 5f out, chased leaders 3f out, went 2nd inside final 2f, weakening when hampered over 1f out, 6th of 7, 6l behind Jeer (9-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Feb.
Isdaal 7-2fav (9-2) In touch, ridden and wide into straight 2f out, stayed on towards finish, not pace to challenge, 5th of 10, 3 1/2l behind Russian Storm (8-2) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Mar.
Mafeteng 25-1 (8-12) In rear, wide into straight 2f out, never a factor, 7th of 9, 8l behind Spanish Plume (9-5) at Kempton 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Nov.
