in touch, ridden approaching 2f out, ran on well to lead close home
held up, ridden and weakened 3f out
keen, in touch, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out
mid-division, effort and headway when not clear run on bend 2f out, soon ridden, ran on towards finish
held up, headway 6f out, ridden to chase leaders 3f out, weakened 1f out
tracked leader to over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
tracked leaders, chased leader over 3f out, faded final furlong
mid-division, ridden 2f out, kept on
led, ridden 2f out, headed close home
mid-division, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened
held up on inside, driven 4f out, eased until outside, ran on strongly approaching final furlong, just failed
held up, closer order 4f out, soon ridden, no impression from over 1f out
always towards rear
Cyborg makes most appeal in a decent race, dangers include Calaficial, Spanish Cruise and Psychological. The selection ran a blinder in a strong race at Sandown on his racecourse debut and the Halling gelding should prove capable of going one better in this company with the all-weather surface unlikely to be a problem. Wiesenfurst was a long way behind that day but he had shown promise on debut, the winner has run well in a better race since, and he may be able to take closer order. Spanish Cruise won a junior bumper here on debut but never looked like getting competitive at Fontwell on soft ground next time; he's opposable. Psychological, Sheer Magnetism and Ashleys Poppy have all shown promise but need to improve and Calaficial may emerge as a bigger threat. He won here in December to confirm the promise shown on debut; his latest run was too bad to be true and he merits respect but he could struggle to concede weight to the selection, Cyborg.
Calaficial (IRE) 11-4 (11-11) In touch, effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 17, 33l behind Shalone (10-4) at Wincanton 2m nhf (5) gs in Jan.
Jethro Wheeler 20-1 (10-12) Towards rear, ridden 5f out, one pace, 7th of 10, 11l behind Won More Night (10-7) at N Abbot 2m 1f mdn nhf (6) gf in Jul.
Maderson Blue (IRE) Pistolet Bleu gelding out of Not A Bid.
Oujamaflip Vettori gelding, half-brother to numerous winners from 5f-1m.
Pivolant (FR) 33-1 (11-0) Raced keenly, held up, headway after 5f, struggling before halfway, tailed off, 10th of 11, well behind The Old Pretender (11-0) at Huntingdon 2m nhf (5) hvy in Jan.
Psychological 33-1 (10-7) In touch, ridden 4f out, chased leaders and one pace, 4th of 12, 7l behind Hold Em (11-0) at N Abbot 2m 1f nhf (6) gf in Sept.
Sheer Magnetism (IRE) 4-1 (11-2) Tracked leaders, led over 4f out, soon headed, edged left and ran green over 2f out, soon weakened, 4th of 13, 15l behind Jokers Legacy (11-2) at Uttoxeter 2m nhf (6) gs in Feb.
Spanish Cruise (IRE) 11-1 (11-0) Prominent, ridden 3f out, kept on same pace, 6th of 16, 24l behind Aboukir Bay (10-7) at Fontwell 1m 6f nhf (6) sft in Jan.
Ashleys Poppy (IRE) 5-1 (9-11) Led after 3f, ridden over 2f out, one paced when headed inside final furlong, 4th of 14, 4l behind Calaficial (11-0) at Lingfield 2m mdn nhf (6) pol in Dec.
Doubleexcel Roi de Rome mare out of a lightly-raced mare.
Grace Rowan King Charlemagne mare out of a moderate racemare.
Cyborg 8-1 (10-7) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, soon ridden, edged right and every chance inside final furlong, held near finish, 2nd of 13, 1/2l behind Cockney Trucker (11-2) at Sandown 2m nhf (5) gd in Feb.
Wiesenfurst (GER) 20-1 (10-7) Held up mid-division, headway over 4f out, ridden 3f out, weakened 1f out, 11th of 13, 13l behind Cockney Trucker (11-2) at Sandown 2m nhf (5) gd in Feb.
Imaydance 100-1 (9-13) Chased leader, ridden 4f out, soon weakened, last of 12, well behind Isintshelovely (11-2) at Fontwell 1m 6f mrs nhf (6) gd in Jan.
