tracked winner who went well clear from 4th, no impression when losing 2nd 3 out, left 2nd next, lost 2 places towards finish
made all, went well clear from 4th, unchallenged
mid-division, struggling 6th, tailed off
chased leaders, not fluent and no chance with winner 3 out, weakened before last, tailed off
held up in mid-division, headway before 3 out, no chance with winner, one pace
mid-division, in rear 6th, stayed on before last, went 2nd towards finish, no chance with winner
chased leaders, no chance with winner when taking 2nd after 3 out, mistake and unseated rider next
pulled hard, held up, pulled up after 2nd
held up towards rear, well beaten after 6th, tailed off
held up in rear, not fluent 3rd or 5th, tailed off before 3 out, pulled up before next
AKULA (NAP) hasn't won a race of any description since 2011 and was beaten in a seller at Market Rasen on Boxing Day. But he hasn't been disgraced on the all-weather in a couple of runs lately and this looks a very modest heat - in-form Alan Johns also claims a valuable 7lb. Baraboy has disappointed since winning at Sedgefield in December but Lean Burn is interesting. He often runs well here and beat Baraboy at Doncaster just over a year ago. The filly Shirocco Passion has been placed in her last two starts while Jumeirah Liberty won a Stratford seller last week, though is 8lb higher.
Persian Herald 10-1 (10-13) Tracked leaders, reminder before 6th, lost place after 2 out (usual 3 out), well beaten before last (usual 2 out), plugged on to take modest 4th before omitted last, 4th of 8, 17l behind Turtle Cask (10-11) at Sedgefield 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-120 (4) sft in Jan.
Akula (IRE) 9-4fav (11-9) Tracked leader, led after 3 out, soon headed, rallied last, stayed on well, 3rd of 10, 5l behind King's Road (11-5) at Market Rasen 2m 1f sel hcp hdl (0-100) (5) gs in Dec.
Blue Top 25-1 (10-11) Chased leading trio, not fluent 7th, soon struggling, weakened, lost poor 4th 3 out, tailed off, 5th of 6, dis behind The Darling Boy (11-4) at Huntingdon 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) sft in Feb.
Shirocco Passion 11-2 (9-11) Held up towards rear, headway 3 out, went 3rd from 2 out, kept on, 3rd of 9, 13l behind Beyondtemptation (9-11) at Hexham 2m cnd hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gs.
Baraboy (IRE) 10-1 (10-10) Held up towards rear, headway 3 out, ridden in 4th before last, soon weakened, 4th of 7, 28l behind Typhon (10-3) at Sedgefield 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gs.
Lean Burn (USA) 9-2 (11-5) Always towards rear, 7th of 10, 27l behind Galactic Power (10-10) at Huntingdon 2m ldys hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gd.
Jumeirah Liberty 8-1 (10-2) Held up in rear, headway 3 out, led approaching last, ran on strongly, won at Stratford 2m sel hcp hdle 0-100 (5) gd beating Symphony Of Pearls (9-9) by 4 1/2l, 8 ran.
Polvere D'oro 16-1 (10-1) Tracked leaders, ridden approaching 2 out, no extra last, 4th of 11, 14l behind Tanit River (11-1) at Warwick 2m hcp hdl 0-105 (4) sft.
Tennessee Bird 10-1 (9-9) Mid-division, fell heavily 4 out, in a race won by Old Pride (11-7) at Doncaster 2m nov hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gd in Feb, 12 ran.
Quite Sparky 33-1 (10-0) Held up towards rear, headway before 3 out, one pace, 5th of 11, 19l behind Cowslip (11-9) at Wetherby 2m 4f nov hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gd.
