in touch, ridden and weakened over 2f out
in rear, ridden 2f out, never on terms
raced wide in touch, headway 2f out, ridden and stayed on towards finish
dwelt pulled hard towards rear, ridden and headway entering final furlong, nearest finish
tracked leader, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
tracked leader, pushed along 2f out, ridden to challenge inside final furlong, stayed on to lead towards finish
raced wide pulled hard towards rear, weakened 2f out
raced wide tracked leader until ridden 3f out, weakened final furlong
dwelt soon led, pushed along 2f out, ridden when pressed inside final furlong, headed towards finish
dwelt in touch, ridden and headway entering final furlong, no impression after
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Smiley Bagel won over track and trip last month and went close again over a longer distance last time. But he’s been upped a further 4lb and ATTAIN is preferred having also scored over course and distance twice already this year and winning off today’s mark last year. Betsalottie has also been winning here this year while Ready finished in front of Mullarkey when beaten less than a length over 1m2f last month. Malt Teaser has been competing on the ice at St Moritz since narrowly beaten at this venue in January.
Shimba Hills 5-1 (11-5) Chased leaders, not fluent and outpaced 6th, well beaten after 3 out, left 3rd 2 out, went 2nd towards finish, no chance with winner, 2nd of 6, 11l behind Bad Boy Du Pouldu (11-5) at Fontwell 2m 2f hcp (4) gd in Apr.
Ladurelli (IRE) 15-8fav (8-13) Keen tracked leader until 5f out, soon lost place, eased 2f out, tailed off, last of 6, dist behind The Lock Master (9-5) at Southwell 1m 4f stks (6) pol in Mar.
Smiley Bagel (IRE) 9-4fav (9-4) Held up in last pair, good headway on outside in 2nd and hung left over 2f out, led well over 1f out, hung right inside final furlong, headed post, 2nd of 7, shd behind French Mix (8-12) at Lingfield 1m 5f hcp (5) pol in Feb.
Fanoulpifer 4-1 (8-13) Dwelt keen tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, one pace final furlong, 3rd of 6, 1 3/4l behind The Lock Master (9-5) at Southwell 1m 4f stks (6) pol in Mar.
Mullarkey 7-2fav (9-7) Tracked leaders, slightly lost place 5f out, outpaced in 6th over 2f out, plugging on when not clear run over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 5th of 11, 1 3/4l behind Unit of Assessment (9-5) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Feb.
Attain 7-1 (8-13) In touch, wide and headway 2f out, effort inside final furlong, stayed on to lead towards finish, won at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Mar beating Widnes (8-11) by nk, 10 ran.
Silver Mountain 50-1 (8-10) Steadied start, took keen hold, held up in last pair, pushed along and struggling over 3f out, soon well behind, last of 11, 14 1/2l behind Weetles (9-3) at Windsor 1m 2f hcp (4) gs in Apr.
Malt Teaser (FR) 3-1 (9-6) Held up in touch in rear until 3f out, smooth headway entering final furlong but nowhere to go, got gap and switched right towards finish, ran on, not reach winner, 2nd of 6, nk behind Oregon Gift (9-7) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Ready (IRE) 25-1 (8-13) Keen, pressed leader 3f, tracked leaders, led 5f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, ridden to lead again inside final furlong, headed and lost 2 places towards finish, 4th of 11, 3/4l behind Unit of Assessment (9-5) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Feb.
Dolphin Village (IRE) 5-1 (9-6) In rear, ridden 3f out, never on terms, 7th of 8, 22 1/4l behind Sunshineandbubbles (9-6) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Betsalottie 7-2 (9-1) Held up in 5th, headway on inside 2f out, soon chasing leaders, ridden over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 5th of 7, 4 3/4l behind French Mix (8-12) at Lingfield 1m 5f hcp (5) pol in Feb.
