led 1f, remained handy, rallied over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
chased leaders, weakened over 2f out
chased leader, effort over 1f out, never on terms
steadied start, held up, never dangerous
chased leaders, driven to challenge over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on
held up in rear, some late headway, never on terms
prominent, led after 1f, headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace
Sir Hector has gone close again since winning over track and trip last month with Hornby back in third. But the latter re-opposes on better terms today and is also preferred to Jonnysimpson, who struggled last time having been raised 10lb for an earlier success at Kempton. ROCK ON BAILEYS carries 6lb extra today but she scored by five lengths over the minimum trip at Wolverhampton last week when defying an 11lb hike in the weights. Chris Dwyer’s progressive filly looks worth sticking with until beaten.
Sir Hector (IRE) 7-2 (9-9) Tracked leaders on outside, ridden over 1f out, went 2nd and kept on inside final furlong, not pace of winner, 2nd of 6, 3l behind Grandfather Tom (9-2) at Lingfield 5f stks (6) pol in Feb.
Alaska (IRE) 20-1 (8-12) Behind, outpaced halfway, 13th of 14, 27 1/2l behind Daddies Girl (9-7) at Nottingham 6f (3) gs in Oct.
Jonnysimpson (IRE) 20-1 (8-7) Went right start, chased leaders, outpaced over 3f out, well beaten over 1f out, 5th of 7, 10 1/2l behind Global Academy (9-3) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (4) pol in Jan.
Pranceabootthetoon (IRE) 16-1 (9-10) Held up and always last, last of 5, 6 1/2l behind Becker (9-7) at Kempton 5f hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Rock On Baileys 7-4fav (9-8) Tracked leader, led over 1f out, kept on strongly inside final furlong, won at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (6) pol in Feb beating Sienna Says (9-7) by 5l, 7 ran.
Hornby 10-1 (8-11) Keen raced wide tracked leaders, ridden and unable to quicken over 1f out, stayed on to go 3rd near finish, 3rd of 6, 1 3/4l behind Sir Hector (9-4) at Lingfield 5f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Warrior's Valley 100-1 (9-2) Led, ridden and headed entering final furlong, soon weakened, 7th of 10, 12 1/4l behind Towelrads Boy (9-2) at Wolverhampton 5f stks (5) pol in Nov.