held up, headway 10f out, pushed along and lost place 3f out, no impression after
slowly into stride, held up in last, headway over 3f out, pushed along when hampered and squeezed out 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
tracked leaders, pushed along and outpaced 3f out, no impression after
led, ridden and hung left 2f out, headed inside final furlong, held towards finish
held up, headway on inside 4f out, ridden and every chance when edged right over 1f out, no extra well inside final furlong
tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on well
held up, pushed along and headway on outside 4f out, outpaced when edged left over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong
The Lock Master looks high enough in the weights now while Declan Carroll's yard has gone a bit quiet since Hits Only Jude completed a quickfire double at Musselburgh and Pontefract last month and the eight-year-old only beat one home in a claimer last time. FRONTLINE PHANTOM still looks to be on an upward curve, however, and effectively races off a lower mark than when scoring at Doncaster six days ago when Elmfield Giant was among the also-rans. Elaine Burke's charge is fancied to complete the hat-trick with Destiny Blue likely to need this and The Winged Assasin much better on the all-weather.
The Lock Master (IRE) 20-1 (9-0) Held up mid-division, lost place over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, one pace, 8th of 12, 9l behind Bonfire Knight (9-7) at Doncaster 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Apr.
Destiny Blue (IRE) 4-1fav (9-6) In touch, awkward on bend and bumped over 8f out, pushed along 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 12th of 14, 11l behind Snow Magic (9-3) at Kempton 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Oct.
Elmfield Giant (USA) 13-2 (8-8) Tracked leaders, ridden and outpaced over 3f out, no impression final 2f, 5th of 7, 13l behind Frontline Phantom (8-7) at Doncaster 1m 2f app hcp (0-85) (4yo+) (4) gf in Apr.
Hydrant 14-1 (8-9) Tracked leader, ridden to lead over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 12, 7l behind Bonfire Knight (9-7) at Doncaster 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Apr.
The Winged Assasin (USA) 3-1 (9-2) Pressed leader, steadied into last over 7f out, headway on outside 3f out, led 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, ran on towards finish, 2nd of 6, nk behind Strong Vigilance (9-6) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Mar.
Frontline Phantom (IRE) 7-4fav (8-7) Tracked leader, led 4f out, ridden and hard pressed from well over 1f out, held on under pressure towards finish, won at Doncaster 1m 2f app hcp (0-85) (4yo+) (4) gf in Apr beating Sharakti (8-10) by 3/4l, 7 ran.
Hits Only Jude (IRE) 13-8 (9-10) Ridden along to chase leaders, driven and kept on one pace final 2f, 3rd of 4, 4l behind Royal Dignitary (10-0) at Southwell 7f clm stks (6) fbs in Apr.
