in touch, headway over 1f out, led approaching final furlong, driven out
tracked leaders, hampered over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
mid-division, headway over 1f out, hung left inside final furlong, stayed on well
led until over 3f out, hampered over 2f out, weakened entering final furlong
prominent, led over 3f out, edged left over 2f out, headed over 1f out, faded final furlong
mid-division, under pressure over 3f out, headway over 1f out, weakened final furlong
mid-division, weakened over 1f out
chased leaders, effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
held up towards rear, never dangerous
slowly into stride, always behind
held up, headway over 1f out, never on terms
NonRunner
La Fortuna has the inside berth which isn't certain to suit as she was held up before finishing with a flourish to land a similar low-class handicap at Chelmsford. If she gets the breaks she can go close to defying a 3lb rise. However, CLERGYMAN, who landed an apprentice's race at Wolverhampton on Friday, went close to completing a double on the same track the following day where he got no sort of run in a better race. From the same mark here he can go in again. Blistering Dancer hasn't won for almost two years and never on an artificial surface and though he went close at Southwell last time he's been put up 2lb. Frank The Barber is generally thereabouts from this sort of mark but rarely wins while Noble Deed's long losing run goes back two years.
Major Assault 100-1 (9-3) Keen led 1f, tracked leader until 4f out, tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong, last of 11, 14 1/2l behind Grey Destiny (9-3) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Frank The Barber (IRE) 11-1 (9-0) In touch, headway over 1f out, chased leaders inside final furlong, stayed on same pace, 4th of 11, 1 3/4l behind Your Pal Tal (8-13) at Lingfield 6f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Noble Deed 10-1 (8-12) Awkward start, behind, late headway, never nearer, 7th of 11, 3 1/4l behind Your Pal Tal (8-13) at Lingfield 6f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Clergyman 4-1 (9-2) Prominent early, chased leaders, hampered and lost place 3f out, closed 1f out, ran on, 3rd of 11, 1 1/2l behind World Of Good (9-7) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Blistering Dancer (IRE) 12-1 (8-12) Led, hard pressed from over 1f out, headed well inside final furlong, rallied and every chance closing stages, just failed, 2nd of 9, shd behind Coiste Bodhar (9-4) at Southwell 6f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
La Fortuna 6-1 (9-5) Chased leaders, not much room and lost place 4f out, switched right and headway over 1f out, challenged inside final furlong, led close home, won at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (7) pol in Feb beating Roy's Legacy (9-10) by nk, 11 ran.
Justice Rock 7-1 (9-3) Tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, faded inside final furlong, 5th of 9, 4 3/4l behind Win Lose Draw (9-7) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Taurean Gold 50-1 (10-0) Chased leaders early, pushed along in rear over 3f out, readily outpaced over 2f out, ridden and stayed on to take 3rd towards finish, never on terms, 3rd of 4, 4l behind Nomorecalls (9-7) at Lingfield 5f stks (5) pol in Feb.
Head Space (IRE) 50-1 (10-5) Mid-division on outside, closed over 3f out, lost place over 2f out, last of 11, 11 1/2l behind Ambitious Boy (10-5) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Louis Vee (IRE) 66-1 (9-0) Not much room soon after start, led over 6f out, headed over 4f out, lost place over 2f out, last of 10, 12 1/4l behind Sir Lancelott (9-2) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Swift Fox 5-1 (8-8) Tracked leader, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 9, 3 1/2l behind Something Lucky (9-10) at Lingfield 5f hcp (7) pol in Jan.
Secret Asset (IRE) 50-1 (8-5) Tracked leader, driven to challenge soon lost place, last of 8, 4 1/2l behind Gnaad (9-6) at Sandown 5f hcp (5) gd in Sep.
