chased leaders, hard ridden, effort over 2f out, soon weakened
held up in mid-division, headway over 1f out, ran on to lead inside final furlong, all out
mid-division, headway over 1f out, soon not clear run, no danger after
led, hard ridden and headed inside final furlong, no extra
slowly into stride, mid-division, lost place after 3f, lost action and pulled up over 5f out
always behind
mid-division, headway over 1f out, ran on final furlong, never nearer
chased leaders, lost place 2f out
tracked leaders, hung right and effort over 1f out, weakened final furlong
slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway on inside over 1f out, soon chasing leaders, no extra final furlong
tracked leader, hard ridden to challenge over 1f out, stayed on same pace
tracked leaders, effort over 1f out, soon edged left, no impression
always behind
Division Two of the nine-furlong handicap looks slightly better than the first but with nothing jumping off the page we give KIRSTY'S LAD the chance to get back to winning ways now back to his last winning mark with Machinate also considered at a price and Wetherby Place should be a leading player. All four of the picks career wins have come at this venue and he's pretty much been solid since that win off this rating in late January. That was over course and distance so at the prices he might be worth risking. Machinate is another who likes it here and should be capable off this mark based on his old form. You have to take a leap of faith with him after his last performance but he looks the value each-way play. Wetherby Place was expected to go one better last time when only just missing out on gold. He was still a little keen that day and with just a pound added to his back he has a strong claim if settling better. Mountain Pass and Athboy Auction have to be looked at after winning last time out but sometimes in this game you have to take a risk and we take a calculated one with Kirsty's Lad.
Royal Society 12-1 (10-2) Prominent, chased leader over 2f out, until over 1f out, stayed on same pace, 5th of 12, 4 1/2l behind By Command (10-10) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f am hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Feb.
Provost 6-1 (8-1) Slowly into stride, in rear soon ridden along, never a factor, 7th of 11, 16l behind General Tufto (8-13) at Southwell 1m hacp 0-70 (5) fbs in Feb.
Wetherby Place (IRE) 7-4fav (8-7) Tracked leaders and keen, led over 1f out, soon headed, every chance inside final furlong, no extra towards finish, 2nd of 10, 3/4l behind Naledi (8-1) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (0-55) (6) pol.
Barodine 5-2 (9-1) Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, chased leading pair entering final furlong, kept on, 3rd of 9, 8l behind Sworn Tigress (8-6) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (0-55) (6) pol.
Angels Quest 3-1 (9-3) Held up mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on to chase winner towards finish, always held, 2nd of 13, 1l behind King Canute (9-3) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-50 (7) pol in Feb.
Machinate (USA) 12-1 (8-9) Held up in rear, headway over 1f out, soon no impression, 8th of 12, 4l behind Athboy Auction (8-1) at Lingfield 1m app hcp (0-55) (6) pol.
Mountain Pass (USA) 12-1 (9-3) Held up in touch, ridden to lead over 1f out, just held on, won at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-50 (7) pol beating Bold Diva (9-3) by hd, 11 ran.
Turkish Sultan (IRE) 4-1 (8-4) Prominent, led over 2f out, soon ridden, headed inside final furlong, no extra, 3rd of 12, 1 1/4l behind Athboy Auction (8-1) at Lingfield 1m app hcp (0-55) (6) pol.
Kirstys Lad 16-1 (9-0) Prominent, unable to quicken well over 1f out, soon beaten, 4th of 12, 8l behind Sworn Tigress (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-50 (7) pol.
Athboy Auction 33-1 (8-1) Held up towards rear, strong headway over 1f out, soon hard driven, stayed on strongly to lead inside final furlong, ran on well, won at Lingfield 1m app hcp (0-55) (6) pol beating Join Up (8-12) by 1l, 12 ran.
Flamestone 66-1 (8-8) Soon led, headed over 6f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 6, 8l behind Fremen (8-11) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f clm stks (6) pol.
Stoic Leader (IRE) 14-1 (8-2) Tracked leading pair, ridden 2f out, not quicken final furlong, 5th of 11, 3 1/2l behind Well Of Echoes (9-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f app hcp (0-58) (6) pol.
My Jeanie (IRE) 33-1 (8-5) Keen and tracked leader, led over 6f out, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 11, 8l behind Well Of Echoes (9-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f app hcp (0-58) (6) pol.
