mid-division, closed 3rd, lost place before 3 out
held up in rear, headway approaching 3 out, 3rd when blundered 2 out, no extra flat
held up towards rear, headway 3 out, went 3rd before last, kept on
took keen hold, prominent, led after 3rd, wandered and headed 4th, lost place before 4 out, soon behind, pulled up before 3 out
held up in rear, headway on outside after 5th, lost place before 3 out
held up towards rear, not fluent 3rd, well beaten before 3 out
led, headed after 3rd, led next, hard pressed from 4th, headed approaching 3 out, weakened 2 out
tracked leaders, lost place 4 out, soon weakened
tracked leaders, challenging when not fluent 5th, led going well before 3 out, not fluent 2 out, shaken up and headed last, ridden and no impression on winner flat
held up in rear, mistake and unseated rider 5th
mid-division, headway approaching 4 out, went 2nd next, led last, ridden and stayed on well flat
mid-division, not fluent 2nd, pushed along after next, well beaten before 3 out
2nd early, chased leaders, challenged 5th until before 3 out, soon beaten
held up towards rear, modest effort 3 out, weakened 2 out, mistake last
Wot A Shot won in a higher grade here in January and is only 2lb higher. With Brian Hughes doing the steering, the top weight is unlikely to be far away again. There is a future winner hiding in Farlam King but it is reluctant to show its face. Gemologist wasn’t beaten far in a maiden here on her first run for Lucinda Russell and makes her handicap debut. OROMO (NAP) is a long-standing maiden but has shown more than enough to suggest he could win a race like this having been in decent form on the all-weather since the turn of the year. Daryl Jacob has travelled up to ride the Irish raider, who looks the pick of the weights.
Wot A Shot (IRE) 5-1 (10-5) Mid-division, headway 4 out, no impression, 5th of 9, 24 1/2l behind Manamite (11-7) at Musselburgh 2m hcp (4) gd in Feb.
Weapon Of Choice (IRE) 7-2 (11-13) Held up in rear, headway on wide outside into remote 2nd 2 out until between last 2, weakened before last, 5th of 8, 26l behind Hey Bob (10-0) at Catterick 2m hcp (5) gs in Mar.
Gemologist (IRE) 33-1 (10-1) Held up towards rear, headway 5th, on outside 3rd before 3 out, challenged went right and bumped 3 out, every chance when bumped next, hampered last, switched left and kept on run-in, 3rd of 11, 1l behind Chingachgook (10-8) at Musselburgh 2m mdn (4) gs in Mar.
Classic Seniority 16-1 (11-5) Well in rear, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out, at Wetherby 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Feb.
Wor Verge 28-1 (11-10) Held up and behind, headway on outside 5th, ridden and weakened approaching 3 out, behind when pulled up before 2 out, at Newcastle 2m 5f hcp (5) gs in Mar.
Great Colaci 12-1 (11-10) Led, headed before 5 out, ridden before 2 out, one pace and no impression, 4th of 8, 22 3/4l behind Shanroe Tic Tec (12-10) at Huntingdon 2m hcp (5) gs in Mar.
Elysian Prince 16-1 (10-3) Tracked leaders on inside, ridden and weakened before 2 out, 4th of 6, 20 1/2l behind Wishfull Dreaming (11-8) at Musselburgh 2m 1f hcp (4) gs in Mar.
Newstart (IRE) 25-1 (10-12) Chased clear leader to 4th, weakened 3 out, 7th of 11, 18 1/4l behind Tim Rocco (11-11) at Newcastle 2m hcp (4) gs in Mar.
Oromo (IRE) 18-1 (8-8) Towards rear early and raced towards outer, improved to chase leaders approaching straight, kept on same pace from over 1f out, 5th of 12, 10 1/2l behind Chaparral Dream (9-1) at Dundalk 1m 4f hcp pol in Feb.
Fillydelphia (IRE) 14-1 (9-0) Raced wide towards rear, headway over 3f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 10th of 11, 18 1/4l behind Queen Adelaide (8-11) at Catterick 1m 6f hcp (6) sft in Oct.
Side Of The Road (IRE) 11-2 (10-5) Held up towards rear, headway 5 out, chased leaders after next, never able to challenge, 4th of 11, 10l behind Christmas In Usa (10-10) at Ayr 2m hcp (5) gs in Feb.
Farlam King 12-1 (10-5) Chased leader, led before 2 out (normal 3 out) headed approaching last, rallied to lead again run-in, headed and weakened final 100 yards, 4th of 17, 3 3/4l behind First Of Never (10-0) at Wetherby 2m hcp (5) gd in Feb.
Rioja Day (IRE) 13-2 (10-3) Prominent in chasing group until 4 out, soon pushed along and outpaced, hit last, plugged on run-in, 6th of 14, 10 1/2l behind Frame Rate (11-1) at Musselburgh 2m 4f hcp (5) gs in Mar.
My Valentino (IRE) 33-1 (8-10) Raced wide outpaced, 10th of 12, 15l behind Fly True (8-9) at Southwell 7f hcp (6) pol in Mar.
