slowly away in rear, ridden over 1f out, never on terms
dwelt in touch, headway 2f out, no impression final furlong
tracked leaders, effort to press leader on inner over 1f out, unable to quicken inside final furlong
awkwardly away raced wide in touch, ridden and headway entering final furlong, stayed on to lead final strides
raced wide tracked leaders, went 2nd 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, headed final strides
dwelt towards rear, never on terms
dwelt towards rear, headway and edged left over 1f out, ridden and ran on, not reach leaders
led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra and lost 3rd close home
tracked leader until ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out
in touch, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out
Many of these could go round here blindfold and it's just a question of who turns up today. It Must Be Faith scored a first success since the autumn of 2014 at Chelmsford recently and it will be fascinating to see if he can back that up just eight days later after such a fallow period. He's obviously a player along with Porto Ferro who has put in good efforts the last twice and makes considerable appeal. However, he's narrowly passed over in favour of MIGHTY ZIP in the hope that the Williamson inmate can reproduce the level of his latest run when only going down to the gambled-on Irish raider, Independence Day. He's not the most consistent but can hopefully give this a good shot. Sandfrankskipsgo and Mossgo would both have respectable chances here if returning to something around their best.
It Must Be Faith 14-1 (10-0) Chased leaders on outside, went 2nd approaching final furlong, led inside final furlong, ran on, won at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (5) pol in Mar beating Bogart (11-3) by 1l, 8 ran.
Mossgo (IRE) 20-1 (9-0) Led, ridden 2f out, headed inside final furlong, soon weakened, 7th of 11, 4 3/4l behind Anonymous John (9-4) at Lingfield 6f hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Porto Ferro (IRE) 8-1 (8-13) Tracked leaders, effort on inner over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, ran on, just held, 2nd of 10, shd behind Strategic Heights (9-7) at Kempton 6f hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Red Invader (IRE) 10-1 (9-8) Slowly away, always behind, 10th of 11, 9 1/4l behind Jorvik Prince (10-1) at Chelmsford City 5f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Sandfrankskipsgo 10-1 (9-2) Slowly into stride, held up in last trio, headway chasing leaders over 1f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, weakened and lost 2 places towards finish, 5th of 8, 2 3/4l behind Roundabout Magic (9-4) at Lingfield 5f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Nuzha 33-1 (9-0) Held up in rear, headway over 1f out, never nearer, 7th of 13, 5 3/4l behind A Sure Welcome (9-4) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Gorgeous (FR) 16-1 (9-1) Steadied start, behind, headway on inside over 1f out, never on terms, 9th of 11, 5 1/4l behind Your Pal Tal (8-13) at Lingfield 6f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Mighty Zip (USA) 16-1 (8-12) Led, ridden over 1f out, soon headed, no extra, 2nd of 12, 3 1/2l behind Independence Day (9-6) at Chelmsford City 5f hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Mostashreqah 10-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 6th of 12, 3l behind Toni's A Star (9-6) at Chepstow 5f hcp (6) gd in Jul.
Louis Vee (IRE) 50-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride, always behind, 10th of 11, 7 3/4l behind Major Assault (9-10) at Lingfield 6f hcp (7) pol in Feb.
