chased leaders far side of group, led over 1f out, soon ridden, headed entering final furlong, weakened inside final furlong
chased leaders, hung left and led entering final furlong, headed inside final furlong, no extra
pulled hard, held up in rear, headway when not clear run then hampered over 1f out, hung left and ran on when in the clear inside final furlong, closed on 2nd but no chance with winner
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong
held up in mid-division, headway chasing leaders inside final 2f, led inside final furlong, soon clear and jinked right, flashed tail and jinked sharply left final 100 yards, ran on well
chased leaders, pushed along halfway, hung left and weakened inside final 2f
soon off the pace in last pair, pushed along halfway, never a factor
bumped and rider lost iron start, mid-division when rider kicked out other iron over 3f out, pushed along halfway, soon behind
chased leader, pushed along halfway, lost 2nd 2f out, weakened quickly
hampered start, soon chasing leaders near side of group, ridden inside final 2f, stayed on inside final furlong, never going pace to threaten
went right and bumped rivals start, mid-division, pushed along halfway, ridden and weakened soon after
NonRunner
No less than six of these won their latest starts. Dream For Gold won a novices race at Chelmsford and collateral form gives him the beating of Wolverhampton winner The Thames Boatman. But Jer Batt and ROSE KING both scored over course and distance with the latter taken to keep his unbeaten record intact with further progress likely now handicapping. Desert Cop won over 6f at Kempton while Rock Girl landed a handicap at Wolverhampton and Great State is not out of this either.
Dream For Gold (IRE) 4-5fav (9-7) Tracked leader, pushed along to lead inside final furlong, soon clear, won at Chelmsford City 5f stks (5) pol in Feb beating Erosion Risk (9-7) by 2 1/4l, 8 ran.
Jer Batt (IRE) Evensfav (8-12) Prominent, led over 2f out, edged left over 1f out, clear final furlong, comfortably, won at Southwell 5f mdn stks (4) pol in Feb beating Sugar Hill Babe (8-7) by 2 3/4l, 10 ran.
The Thames Boatman 6-4fav (9-10) Raced keenly tracking leader, ridden to challenge inside final furlong, ran on gamely to lead post, won at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (5) pol in Feb beating Erosion Risk (9-6) by ns, 7 ran.
Dickieburd 14-1 (9-5) Chased winner, outpaced over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 6, 11 1/4l behind Democracy Dilemma (9-0) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (4) pol in Feb.
Great State 4-1 (9-8) Chased leaders, headway to challenge and joined winner 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, no extra and lost two places final 50yds, 4th of 11, 1 1/4l behind Quintus Arrius (9-1) at Newcastle 6f stks (4) pol in Feb.
Rock Girl (IRE) 12-1 (9-8) Prominent, ridden over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, led towards finish, won at Wolverhampton 5f (5) pol in Oct beating Grace Angel (9-4) by 3/4l, 11 ran.
Omniqueen 16-1 (9-4) Mid-division, outpaced over 1f out, no impression, 7th of 8, 4 1/2l behind Michaela's Boy (9-10) at Chelmsford City 5f (4) pol in Dec.
Raven's Up (IRE) 10-1 (8-12) Held up in touch near side of group, pushed along halfway, weakened inside final 2f, 6th of 7, 7 3/4l behind Rogue Spirit (9-7) at Haydock 5f (2) gs in Sep.
Rose King (IRE) 13-8 (9-7) Made all, pushed along passing halfway, responded well when briefly challenged inside final 110 yards, ridden out, won at Southwell 5f stks (4) pol in Feb beating Cuban Grey (9-2) by 1/2l, 5 ran.
Match Play 22-1 (8-4) Prominent, ridden and weakened from over 2f out, last of 8, 14 1/4l behind Betweenthesticks (8-4) at York 5f (3) gs in Oct.
Lily In The Jungle (IRE) 12-1 (8-6) Led, pushed along and headed over 2f out, edged left and weakened over 1f out, 7th of 10, 12 1/2l behind Bonny Angel (8-9) at Doncaster 7f fll (2) gd in Sep.
Desert Cop 11-2 (9-1) Made all, shaken up over 2f out, kept on strongly inside final furlong, unchallenged, won at Kempton 6f mdn stks (5) pol in Feb beating Sharp Power (9-1) by 1 3/4l, 12 ran.
