tracked leader, ridden approaching 3f out, weakened final 2f
held up, headway approaching 3f out, ridden approaching 2f out, led final furlong, kept on and headed inside final furlong
chased leaders, ridden approaching 3f out, weakened approaching final furlong
in touch, ridden approaching 3f out, kept on final furlong
held up in rear and keen, headway on inner over 3f out, soon ridden, weakened inside final furlong
towards rear, ridden and headway on out over 2f, soon weakened
slowly away, soon in touch, ridden approaching 2f out, challenged final furlong, every chance inside final furlong, no extra close home
mid-division, pushed along over 4f out, ridden over 3f out, headway over 2f out, kept on to lead inside final furlong
led, ridden approaching 2f out, headed final furlong, weakened inside final furlong
chased leaders, went 2nd over 4f out, ridden 3f out, weakened final 2f
very slowly away, good headway on outer after 5f to track leaders, ridden 4f out, weakened final 3f
A trappy finale but Starry Lodge looked a handicapper to follow last time and gets the vote ahead of Polish Corridor, Archie Babe and Sporting Gesture. Luca Cumani's Starry Lodge was backward as a juvenile but has clearly thrived during the winter months judged on a convincing victory on his handicap debut at Warwick last month. The form has worked out well with the runner-up occupying the same position in a competitive handicap at Pontefract yesterday and the unexposed Starry Lodge is taken to defy a 6lb penalty against his elders. Sporting Gesture had Polish Corridor back in third when successful at Pontefract last time and there should be little to separate the pair once again but both look vulnerable to an improving type. Archie Babe landed an apprentice event at Doncaster in Marchbut had his limitations exposed when beaten next time off the same mark and may struggle here having been raised 5lb since.
