held up towards rear, headway on outer from over 1f out, kept on final furlong, never near leaders
keen, soon led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
always in rear
in touch, improved 3f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed and one pace inside final furlong
mid-division, ridden and weakened 3f out
in touch, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace from over 1f out
mid-division, headway on inside from over 1f out, driven to lead inside final furlong, ran on
in rear, ridden and headway 2f out, kept on, never near leaders
steadied start, soon switched left, held up in last place, headway 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
mid-division, headway to chase leaders 2f out, weakened final furlong
tracked leader until over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
towards rear, ridden 2f out, never dangerous
keen, tracked leader, ridden and led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong
A wide open race this where we hold a marginal preference for CARLTON SCROOP ahead of Sir Liam and Make Amends. The selection can be a bit of a monkey having reared up and unseated his rider as the stalls opened last time but before that was in a decent run of form. Retaining the same mark he carried when narrowly missing out over a longer trip two starts ago he is just as affective over this distance and should go well. Sir Liam hails from the in-form Jim Boyle yard and has held his form well since scoring under a four pound lower mark in January. Probably at his best over a longer journey he can go well over this one and he should be in the mix. Make Amends is showing some improved form and should go well off this rating while Zalkani is perhaps a little over exposed these days but has been running well at this level for some time and looks good for place money. A very tight one to call this but Carlton Scoop can deliver the top prize.
Zalkani (IRE) 13-2 (9-2) Set steady pace, quickened over 3f out, ridden 2f out, headed close home, 2nd of 8, nk behind Shanafarahan (8-6) at Lingfield 1m 5f hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
Moonshine Creek 11-1 (9-0) In touch, headway to lead over 3f out, ridden 2f out, headed over 1f out, edged left well inside final furlong, 4th of 13, 8l behind Mount Lavinia (9-4) at Salisbury 1m 6f hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Oct.
Our Kes (IRE) 11-1 (8-10) Raced wide, mid-division, pushed along 4f out, gradually weakened from over 2f out, 9th of 11, 6l behind Vinces (8-7) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
Pelham Crescent (IRE) 7-1 (8-12) Chased leaders, switched left over 1f out, stayed on same pace well inside final furlong, 4th of 11, 2l behind Star Choice (9-4) at W'hampton 1m 4f hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Wizard Looking 11-2 (9-12) Mid-division, ridden 4f out, one pace final 2f, 5th of 13, 9l behind Swords (8-3) at Southwell 1m 4f hcap (6) fbs in Jul.
Penang Cinta 4-1 (9-1) Behind, headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not pace to reach leaders, 6th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Agilete (8-10) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Feb.
Carlton Scroop (FR) 6-1 (9-4) Reared as stalls opened and unseated rider in race won by Prince Charlemagne (9-3) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) pol, 13 ran.
Sir Liam (USA) 4-1 (8-13) Held up in last place, ridden over 1f out, ran on to take 3rd close home, too much to do, 3rd of 8, 1/2l behind Shanafarahan (8-6) at Lingfield 1m 5f hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
Thorny Mandate 20-1 (8-5) Steadied start, settled towards rear, steady headway on inner from 2f out, stayed on final furlong, nearest finish, 4th of 10, 6l behind Eseej (8-7) at W'hampton 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Feb.
Cape of Luck (IRE) 4-1fav (8-8) Held up, headway under pressure 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 13, 5l behind Apotheosis (8-13) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Adversane 50-1 (9-2) Slowly into stride, headway to mid-division 8f out, ridden and weakened over 3f out, 11th of 13, 39l behind Elliwan (8-12) at Southwell 1m 4f app hcp (6) fbs.
Make Amends (IRE) 10-1 (9-2) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, kept on, 3rd of 10, 2l behind Waldorf (9-1) at W'hampton 1m 1f app hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Captain Mainwaring 12-1 (10-4) Soon led, headed over 3f out, ridden and weakened 2f out, 9th of 11, 26l behind William's Way (10-10) at W'hampton 1m 6f amt hcp (5) pol.
