raced keenly, held up, good headway on outside chasing leader over 1f out, hung left and led inside final furlong, headed post
led over 5f out, ridden and hung right over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra (disqualified and placed 5th)
quickly away, led until over 5f out, chased leader until ridden 2f out, chased leaders weakened final furlong
chased leaders, went 2nd 2f out, ridden and lost 2nd over 1f out, weakened final furlong
held up in last pair, not clear run over 1f out, not clear run and switched left inside final furlong, stayed on towards finish, not reach leaders (promoted to 3rd)
slowly into stride, soon chasing leaders on outside, headway chasing leaders over 1f out, hung left inside final furlong, soon badly hampered, no chance after (promoted to 4th)
chased leaders, pushed along halfway, weakened over 1f out
NonRunner
Madrinho is back on Tapeta for the first time since second off a 15lb higher mark here just over a year ago. If he’s anywhere near his best, he should take all the beating but JOHNNY REB has been lightly raced by comparison and may be capable of following up a recent victory at Kempton if handling the drop back to 6f. Big Lachie is best over this trip so a run over 5f at Newcastle can be ignored. Tabaahy is a dual course winner over 5f but this extra furlong has now proved too far on three occasions. Bugler Bob is having a first run here but goes well at Newcastle so can’t be ignored.
Tabaahy 4-1 (9-5) In rear, headway over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, just held close home, 2nd of 8, hd behind Mutabaahy (9-1) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (5) pol in Feb.
Big Lachie 7-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, outpaced 2f out, lost place over 1f out, ridden and beaten inside final furlong, 10th of 14, 6 1/2l behind Aloysius Lilius (9-6) at Newcastle 5f hcp (5) pol in Feb.
Johnny Reb 10-1 (9-7) Made all, clear over 2f out, just held on, won at Kempton 7f hcp (6) pol in Feb beating True Belief (9-9) by hd, 10 ran.
Bugler Bob (IRE) 6-1 (9-6) Chased leader, ridden over 1f out, lost 2nd inside final furlong, weakened soon after, 4th of 9, 4l behind Knowing Glance (9-4) at Lingfield 7f hcp (5) pol in Feb.
Desert Land (IRE) 8-1 (8-11) Held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 10, 12 1/4l behind Brigham Young (9-6) at Kempton 7f hcp (4) pol in Feb.
Calin's Lad 12-1 (8-12) Held up behind, outpaced when hampered over 1f out, never involved, 10th of 11, 10 1/4l behind I Know How (8-10) at Newcastle 6f hcp (5) pol in Feb.
Madrinho (IRE) 11-2 (9-7) Slowly into stride, in rear, switched towards outside after 1f, outpaced over 2f out, ridden and stayed on into never nearer 4th inside final furlong, 4th of 6, 5 1/4l behind Global Humor (9-2) at Southwell 6f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Isabella Ruby 16-1 (8-10) Held up towards rear, ridden over 1f out, never dangerous, 5th of 7, 9l behind Gorgeous General (9-4) at Southwell 6f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Slowmo (IRE) Evensfav (9-3) Quickly away, made all, clear over 1f out, ran on well unchallenged, won at Wolverhampton 6f stks (6) pol in Jan beating Sybil Grand (8-0) by 2 1/4l, 7 ran.
