close up in 4th, pushed along 3f out, ridden 2f out, not trouble leaders
tracked leader, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace
dwelt keen tracked leaders, pushed along 3f out, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, stayed on to lead final strides
led, pushed along 2f out, ridden and headed final strides
Meagher's Flag won a Gowran handicap for Jim Bolger last summer and has presumably joined Paul Nicholls for jumping. Casement has run two fine races at Pontefract in-between a poor run on Fibresand, scoting there in April before runner-up to the very well supported Kripke from tonight's mark. GEETANJALI ended last season winning a Sandown handicap and was returning from a long break in a Class 3 handicap at Brighton so with that under her belt she looks the one to beat. Billy Roberts ran well when runner-up at Wolverhampton in February and attracted plenty of support at Pontefract next time but ran poorly and will need to bounce back.
Meagher's Flag (IRE) 8-1 (9-5) Chased leader until pushed along over 2f out, weakened soon after, 6th of 9, 13 1/4l behind Hareeq (9-5) at Bath 1m 4f hcp (4) gf in Apr.
Casement (IRE) 3-1 (9-5) Led, ridden over 1f out, headed and no extra final 75 yards, 2nd of 7, 1 1/2l behind Kripke (9-5) at Pontefract 1m hcp (4) gf in May.
Geetanjali (IRE) 9-2 (8-10) Quickly away, steadied into 4th, raced alone on inside final 2f, ridden and looked held when hung left over 1f out, weakened, 5th of 6, 4l behind Ashazuri (8-2) at Brighton 1m 2f hcp fll (3) gf in Apr.
Billy Roberts (IRE) 11-4jfav (9-5) Raced wide tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 10th of 12, 18 1/4l behind Mont Kinabalu (9-6) at Pontefract 1m hcp (5) gf in Apr.
