close up, headway over 2f out, ridden to lead narrowly 2f out, pressed throughout final furlong, asserted final strides
keen led, steadied pace 5f out, ridden and headed 3f out, weakened 2f out
held up, ridden over 4f out, headway 2f out, kept on same pace
keen in touch in rear, ridden over 3f out, soon outpaced
tracked leader, led 3f out, ridden and headed narrowly 2f out, pressed winner until no extra final strides
in touch in rear, pushed along 4f out, headway on outer to chase leading pair over 2f out, no impression final furlong
CAPE SAFARI has the form in the bag but is taking on one or two lightly-raced sorts who look likely to improve from two to three. The top weight gets the nod as he was pretty impressive when scoring under Kieren Fallon at Southwell just three days ago, which also suggests he has good claims of handling underfoot conditions. Party Line failed to beat a single rival in two of her three juvenile runs but showed promise on the soft when fifth at Newcastle in an ordinary contest. As a daughter of the late Montjeu, she'll appreciate the step up in trip too. Flashman was not supported in any of his three outings last term for his top yard and is another obvious improver for a longer trip, likewise Spanish Fork, although the latter has yet to encounter this ground. Fine Resolve hasn't been seen since disappointing when a short-priced market leader at Lingfield in early January but shouldn't be written off yet.
Cape Safari (IRE) 5-1 (9-1) Held up in touch, pushed along over 3f out, ridden to challenge when slightly short of room over 1f out, led inside final furlong, edged right and stayed on strongly, eased last 50 yards, won at Southwell 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) fbs beating Quixote (9-2) by 2l, 5 ran.
Time To Dance 11-4 (8-7) Tracked winner,ridden over 2f out, effort to press winner over 1f out, edged right towards finish, 2nd of 7, 3/4l behind Captivity (8-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn auc stks (6) pol in Feb.
Spanish Fork (IRE) 12-1 (9-3) Outpaced, 8th of 10, 32l behind Expert Fighter (9-3) at Brighton 1m 2yo mdn aut (5) gf in Oct.
Fine Resolve 5-4fav (8-8) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, one pace, 4th of 8, 8l behind Flash Crash (8-8) at Lingfield 1m mdn auc stks (6) pol in Jan.
Party Line 100-1 (9-0) Outpaced, behind from halfway, last of 18, well behind Samitar (9-0) at Newmarket 7f 2yo flls auc (2) gf in Oct.
Flashman 50-1 (9-3) Held up in rear, never dangerous, 8th of 13, 5l behind Shihab (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 2yo mdn stks (5) pol in Nov.
Like Clockwork 200-1 (8-7) Close up, weakened over 1f out, 13th of 15, 15l behind Ellaal (9-0) at Newmarket 7f 2yo mdn (4) gd in Oct.
Grand Gold 6-1 (9-2) Keen in touch, headway 3f out, ridden and every chance 1f out, edged left and kept on one pace, 3rd of 12, 2 3/4l behind Whipcrackaway (8-13) at Nottingham 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gs.
