raced in last place, switched right 3f out, ridden and headway when hung left over 1f out, stayed on to go 2nd near finish, no chance with winner
led after 2f, headed 3f out, soon ridden, weakened 2f out
in rear, headway on outer 4f out, ridden 3f out, stayed on to go 3rd inside final furlong
held up, switched right 3f out, ridden and headway 2f out, soon went 3rd, driven to chase winner inside final furlong, no extra and lost 2 places near finish
tracked leaders, ridden and lost place 4f out, rallied final furlong
led 2f, tracked leader, led again 3f out, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened final furlong
in touch, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
in touch, progress 4f out, chased leaders over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
tracked leaders, led 2f out, ridden clear final furlong
Nonrunner
A tough staying handicap now but the vote goes to SPRING BREEZE ahead of Spiders Star and Sendali. John Quinn's yard is certainly in good form as is Spring Breeze. The selection was turned over by an 80-1 horse when last seen but may not have been as big a fluke as first expected. That horse, Alloro, runs in the 3.50 at Ayr today so he may give a pointer to the form. That run was over course and distance and Spring Breeze stuck on well and he should remain competitive of this mark. The promising Ian Brennan takes five off so a big run is expected. Spiders Star needs serious monitoring even off top weight. He ran in a much better race than this 20 days ago and the form has since been well franked. His past record shows he only needs the one run to get fit so Paul Pickard's mount needs consideration. Sendali has been in decent form of late but the ground is a concern. He has gone well on it before but any rain would be appreciated. Aaman and Drop The Hammer are others with chances but we'll return to Spring Breeze for the victory
Spiders Star 11-2 (9-0) Behind, never a factor, 6th of 9, 9l behind Spruzzo (8-2) at Ripon 2m hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
Aaman (IRE) 8-11fav (9-6) Chased leader, led after 4f, headed well over 3f out, weakened 2f out, 7th of 12, 30l behind Sinbad The Sailor (9-4) at Wolverhampton 2m hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Feb.
They All Laughed 12-1 (8-12) Held up behind, headway on outside over 3f out, ridden and stayed on to lead well inside final furlong, ran on, won at Catterick 2m hcp 0-65 (6) fm beating Drop The Hammer (8-9) by 3 1/2l, 12 ran.
Sendali (FR) 4-1 (9-2) Mid-division, ridden and headway on inside 4f out, staying on when not much room 1f out, switched right inside final furlong, kept on, no impression, 4th of 12, 6l behind They All Laughed (8-12) at Catterick 2m hcp 0-65 (6) fm.
Mt Desert 16-1 (8-0) Raced wide close up, ridden to chase leader 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 10, 14l behind That'll Do Nicely (8-7) at Catterick 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Apr.
Spring Breeze 4-1 (8-8) In touch, ridden along on outside 3f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, went 2nd near finish, never able to challenge, 2nd of 10, 3 1/2l behind Alloro (8-8) at Newcastle 2m hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
Drop The Hammer 33-1 (8-9) Led, ridden well over 1f out, stayed on, headed well inside final furlong, no extra, 2nd of 12, 3 1/2l behind They All Laughed (8-12) at Catterick 2m hcp 0-65 (6) fm.
Cripsey Brook 40-1 (9-7) Held up in rear, weakened over 3f out, 11th of 13, 9l behind Nakoma (10-1) at Newcastle 1m 4f am hcp (6) gs in Oct.
Perez (IRE) 33-1 (8-5) In touch, driven and effort on outside over 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on same pace final furlong, 4th of 10, 7l behind Tillietudlem (8-2) at Musselburgh 1m 6f app hcp (6) gf.
Silent Lucidity (IRE) 9-2 (8-8) Close up, headway to chase winner and hung left over 2f out, driven and no impression over 1f out, lost 2nd near finish, 3rd of 10, 4l behind Alloro (8-8) at Newcastle 2m hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
River Danube 40-1 (8-11) Slowly into stride, held up, headway over 6f out, ridden over 4f out, weakened over 3f out, 6th of 9, 20l behind Merrion Tiger (9-1) at Southwell 1m 6f hcp 0-60 (6) fbs in Dec.
