led, ridden and headed inside final furlong, stayed on same pace
chased leader, pushed along over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, driven to lead inside final furlong, stayed on well
took keen hold chasing leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, faded inside final furlong
slowly into stride, soon in touch on inside, good headway on inner to chase leading pair over 1f out, challenged inside final furlong, soon not quicken
switched left after start, held up in rear, ridden over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders
took keen hold and held up in last pair, ridden and beaten over 1f out, never a factor
THE FIRM landed a double at Dundalk for Kevin Prendergast earlier in the year. He makes his debut for a new yard off the same mark as his latest win and is worth sticking with in this company. Skidby Mill scored over track and trip earlier in the year and has run well since without being quite good enough while Bloodsweatandtears went close in this grade at Kempton last month and can also figure. Cravat should have come on for a recent reappearance over 1m2f but it's hard to make a case for any of the remainder.
Bloodsweatandtears 16-1 (8-13) Slowly into stride, took keen hold and held up towards rear, ridden on outside and head high inside final 2f, moderate progress inside final furlong, 10th of 11, 5l behind High Time Too (9-7) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
Cravat 10-1 (8-13) Tracked leader, weakened over 1f out, 12th of 13, 9l behind Top Diktat (9-6) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Feb.
The Firm (IRE) 6-4fav (9-6) Chased leader in 2nd, ridden to lead 2f out, stayed on well under pressure final furlong, won at Dundalk 7f stks 0-70 pol in Feb beating Shabra Emperor (9-3) by 1/2l, 6 ran.
Alhaban (IRE) 20-1 (9-4) Mid-division in 4th, ridden and headway over 1f out, one pace, 5th of 7, 7l behind Arabian Heights (9-0) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Skidby Mill (IRE) 8-1 (8-10) Held up in rear, headway over 2f out on inner, ridden to lead 1f out, kept on and headed towards finish, 2nd of 6, 1/2l behind Serenity Spa (9-7) at Lingfield 1m fll hcp (0-75) (5) pol.
Titan Triumph 33-1 (8-11) Mid-division, weakened over 1f out, 10th of 11, 9l behind Club House (8-10) at Lingfield 1m hacp 0-70 (5) pol in Feb.
Lewamy (IRE) 33-1 (9-7) Mid-division, ridden 2f out, no impression, 8th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Ghost Train (9-6) at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.