in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on towards finish
dwelt, towards rear, ridden over 1f out, never dangerous
tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, weakened last 100 yards
mid-division, ridden inside final furlong, kept on same pace
made all, ridden inside final furlong, held on well towards finish
slowly into stride, tracked leaders, ridden inside final furlong, no extra towards finish
in touch, ridden over 1f out, kept on to take 2nd place towards finish
held up towards rear, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened
Compton Prince won at Chelmsford earlier this month and should be thereabouts again raised only 3lb. But ENCAPSULATED is preferred on his placed effort off today's mark here three weeks ago having won over track and trip in December with Rigolleto back in fourth. Autumn Tonic has only won a maiden race so far though continues to slip down the weights, while Pharoh Jake is also back on a winning mark but failed to win a race last year.
Whaleweigh Station 5-1 (9-5) Raced wide tracked leader, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 10, 5 3/4l behind Elusive Ellen (9-3) at Lingfield 6f hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Dusty Blue 50-1 (9-0) Always behind, last of 8, 5 3/4l behind Rich Again (9-5) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (5) pol in Feb.
Best Trip (IRE) 6-1 (8-13) Outpaced in rear, never a factor, last of 10, 17l behind Bapak Bangsawan (9-0) at Southwell 5f hcp (5) pol in Dec.
Encapsulated 6-1 (9-5) Led after 1f, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 11, 1 1/4l behind Seamster (9-9) at Lingfield 6f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Rigolleto (IRE) 12-1 (9-5) Led, ridden over 2f out, headed 1f out, soon weakened, 8th of 10, 5 1/4l behind Nasri (9-3) at Kempton 6f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Compton Prince 5-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, driven out, won at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (6) pol in Feb beating Eljaddaaf (9-4) by nk, 9 ran.
Pharoh Jake 8-1 (9-7) Switched left after start, outpaced in last pair, never a factor, 9th of 10, 6 3/4l behind Bubbly Bailey (9-7) at Lingfield 5f hcp (6) pol in Sep.
Autumn Tonic (IRE) 9-2 (8-12) Mid-division but in touch, headway over 1f out, chased leaders approaching final furlong, never a threat, 5th of 8, 3 1/4l behind New Rich (9-4) at Lingfield 6f hcp (6) pol in Feb.