raced wide tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 3f out
close up, pressed leader over 2f out, led over 1f out, ridden and stayed on final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
slow into stride, raced wide well in rear, ridden 3f out, stayed on final furlong, never nearer
dwelt in touch, ridden and effort over 1f out, kept on one pace
led, ridden 3f out, headed over 1f out, stayed on
dwelt towards rear, pushed along and headway halfway, ridden 3f out, no impression
ridden along towards rear, eased over 1f out
tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace
outpaced
KIpchak won as he liked over 1m3f here last week and is likely to make another bold bid from the front. The shorter trip is no problem, as he's won five times over a mile, but today's opposition might be. Ubenkor won over C&D in November but has been treading water off a higher mark in handicaps since. This drop in class will help his cause, but preference goes to KAMMAMURI. Frank Sheridan's charge went close at Wolverhampton last month, but won on heavy ground in Italy and France for his former trainer, and there's a chance he may return to his best form on this surface. Eastern Hills makes most appeal of the remainder.
Novay Essjay (IRE) 66-1 (9-2) Soon steadied into mid-division, lost place over 4f out, soon behind, 9th of 10, well behind Majuro (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f clm stks (5) pol in Feb.
Count Bertoni (IRE) 17-2 (9-5) Held up in rear, pushed along over 2f out, soon weakened, last of 5, 11l behind Dungannon (9-7) at Folkestone 7f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Aug.
Eastern Hills 10-1 (8-3) Keen mid-division, ridden over 3f out, soon outpaced, rallied over 1f out, 6th of 8, 9l behind Thrust Control (9-0) at Southwell 1m app hcp 0-75 (5) fbs.
Lucayan Dancer 12-1 (8-13) Held up in rear, ridden over 3f out, soon no impression, 10th of 14, 9l behind Eijaaz (9-4) at Catterick 1m 4f app clm stks (6) gd in Oct.
Ubenkor (IRE) 3-1fav (9-7) Held up in touch, headway over 2f out, ridden and soon led, headed 1f out, driven and lost 2nd inside final furlong, 3rd of 13, 2 3/4l behind Zarius (9-0) at Southwell 7f hcp 0-65 (6) fbs in Feb.
Kipchak (IRE) 11-8fav (8-11) Made all, clear over 2f out, unchallenged, eased close home, won at Southwell 1m 3f sell stks (6) fbs beating Davana (8-10) by 1l, 12 ran.
Kammamuri (IRE) 12-1 (9-3) Soon led, headed over 6f out, led over 5f out until over 3f out, every chance inside final furlong, stayed on, 2nd of 8, 1l behind Cyril The Squirrel (9-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f app hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Feb.
Jasmin Rai 33-1 (8-9) Close up, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 11, 19l behind Irish Jugger (8-13) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) fbs in Feb.
St Ignatius 9-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, ridden to challenge over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 2nd of 12, 3 1/2l behind Angelena Ballerina (9-2) at Southwell 7f hcp 0-52 (6) fbs.
Tiger Hawk (USA) 20-1 (8-7) Tracked leader, under pressure over 4f out, soon lost place, 10th of 12, 34l behind Kipchak (8-11) at Southwell 1m 3f sell stks (6) fbs.
