led, headed 3 out, ridden before 2 out, weakened before last
tracked leader, pushed along and challenged 3 out, ridden to chase winner before last, no extra
tracked leaders in 3rd, headway to lead 3 out, clear before last, eased towards finish
in rear, weakened from 4 out, soon pulled up
Dessie Gray has done nothing to suggest he can be competitive but the remaining trio look closely matched. Carters Rest was raised 6lb for his C&D success in early January and was unfortunate to bump into an improver on a return visit later in the month. See The Legend appeared to enjoy this trip when scoring here last month and an 8lb rise, coupled with the drop back to the minimum, might see her struggle for pace. STANLEY BRIDGE has run 18 times over timber but ran his best race to date when scoring under a fine Lucy Alexander ride at Wetherby last month. His 5lb rise is negated by the rider here and a double looks on the cards.
Carters Rest 9-4 (11-1) Tracked leaders and keen, ridden before 2 out, kept on well to take towards finish, 2nd of 7, 1 3/4l behind Ros Castle (11-10) at Ayr 2m hcp hdl 0-105 (4) sft in Jan.
See The Legend 6-1 (10-11) Held up in touch, challenging when left in lead 3 out, headed before 2 out, led run-in, just held on, won at Ayr 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-95 (5) sft in Feb beating Ancient Times (10-9) by shd, 14 ran.
Stanley Bridge 8-1 (10-13) Held up, not fluent 5th, headway after 6th, challenged 2 out, edged left and led last, driven out, won at Wetherby 2m cnd hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gs in Feb beating Harry Handsome (11-8) by 1/2l, 10 ran.
Dessie Gray (IRE) 100-1 (11-5) Towards rear, never a factor, 7th of 9, well behind Getting Ready (11-5) at Ayr 2m mdn hdl (5) sft in Jan.
