led until 4f out, led again over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra close home
pulled hard in midfield, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, kept on under pressure closing stages
chased leaders, weakened over 1f out
raced freely tracking leader, led 4f out, headed over 2f out, soon lost place
steadied start, held up in rear, never dangerous
held up towards rear, headway on wide outside well over 2f out, chased leaders from over 1f out, no extra towards finish
chased leaders, headway over 2f out, led inside final furlong, driven out
tracked leader, weakening when short of room well over 1f out
held up in rear, headway over 1f out, never on terms
steadied start, always behind
pulled hard in rear, never a factor
Six of these won their latest starts, though Vroom's success at Kempton came back in December. Willsy and Broughtons Fancy are upped in class after scoring at Kempton and this venue respectively while the top three in the weights only won maiden races. Papou Tony scored over a mile at Kempton and Rocket Power won easily on the Fibresand at Southwell but IKERRIN ROAD is preferred. John Quinn's colt beat a subsequent winner over course and distance last month and he gets the nod on that form.
Ikerrin Road (IRE) 13-8fav (8-9) Led, driven over 2f out, hard ridden when challenged inside final furlong, ran on well, won at Wolverhampton 7f mdn stks (5) pol in Feb beating Torreon (9-12) by 1 1/4l, 11 ran.
Rocket Power 2-1 (8-10) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, led and edged right over 1f out, clear inside final furlong, comfortably, won at Southwell 7f mdn stks (5) pol in Feb beating Phantom Flipper (8-10) by 4 1/2l, 8 ran.
Papou Tony 16-1 (8-9) Led early, tracked leaders, led over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, kept on well, won at Kempton 1m mdn stks (5) pol in Feb beating I Can't Stop (8-4) by 1 1/4l, 10 ran.
Vroom (IRE) 9-2 (9-4) Made all, pushed clear 2f out, hard ridden 1f out, ran on under pressure, unchallenged, won at Kempton 6f (5) pol in Dec beating Song Of Paradise (9-3) by 1 3/4l, 9 ran.
Englishwoman 13-8fav (10-3) Behind, soon outpaced, ridden over 1f out, never able to challenge, last of 6, 5 1/2l behind Pink Martini (9-7) at Lingfield 5f hcp (5) pol in Feb.
Lucymai 10-1 (9-7) Towards rear, not clear run over 2f out, headway when short of room approaching final furlong, switched left inside final furlong, ran on, not reach leaders, 3rd of 12, 2 1/4l behind Willsy (9-1) at Kempton 7f hcp (5) pol in Feb.
Secret Insider (USA) 13-8fav (9-6) In rear, headway when not clear run over 1f out, never able to challenge, 10th of 12, 3 1/2l behind Willsy (9-1) at Kempton 7f hcp (5) pol in Feb.
Ilzam (IRE) 7-4 (9-5) Tracked leaders, effort 2f out, one paced final furlong, 3rd of 8, 2 1/4l behind Blacklister (9-5) at Lingfield 1m mdn stks (5) pol in Feb.
Mostashreqah 12-1 (9-2) Soon led, ridden 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 6, 7 1/4l behind Mariee (9-3) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (4) pol in Jan.
Willsy 33-1 (9-1) In touch, headway to lead over 1f out, ridden and joined inside final furlong, ran on, won at Kempton 7f hcp (5) pol in Feb beating Santiburi Spring (8-8) by hd, 12 ran.
Billy Roberts (IRE) 16-1 (8-10) Held up in rear but in touch, outpaced over 2f out, headway approaching final furlong, kept on under pressure, 4th of 6, 10 3/4l behind Good Run (9-7) at Newmarket 1m 1f (4) sft in Oct.
Broughtons Fancy 13-8fav (8-7) Made all, ridden over 1f out, kept on well, won at Wolverhampton 7f stks (6) pol in Feb beating Sahalin (9-5) by 2 3/4l, 6 ran.
