held up, headway 4 out, led after 2 out, headed last, ridden and kept on same pace, no extra towards finish
always behind, weakened and pulled up before 2 out
tracked leaders, led 3rd, headed after 4 out, stayed on to lead again last, headed flat, no extra towards finish
raced keenly in touch, 5th and outpaced 2 out, soon ridden, stayed on under pressure to lead flat, held on near finish
led to 3rd, with leader, led again after 4 out, ridden and headed after 2 out, weakened flat
soon in touch, ridden and outpaced after 2 out, stayed on under pressure to chase winner after last, kept on, no extra towards finish
chased leader, ridden and outpaced 3 out, weakened after next
mid-division, outpaced 3 out, ridden next, stayed on under pressure from last, nearest finish
chased leaders, outpaced 4 out, no impression from next
mid-division, headway 2 out, ridden and kept on under pressure flat, went 2nd near finish
Pay On has risen in the weights since his last victory but is taken to win again at the expense of Samizdat and Galiana. The selection was in winning form at Kelso when breaking his maiden tag. He was beginning to become quite frustrating but was well handicapped and was able to win a sub standard race. He still looks potentially well treated off a six pound higher mark and if running up to his best he ought to give his supporters a good run for their money. Samizdat has shown ability in the past to warrant respect here. He ran some fair races last summer without getting his head in front and has not been discredited on both outings this spring so any market moves should be noted. The same can be said about Galiana who is unexposed with only four runs under his belt and showed he was no rag when fourth of fifteen at a big price at Tramore on his latest outing. His trainer does well with his raiders on the main land so any market support is again worth noting. But for the winner we return to Pay On.
Nounou 25-1 (11-0) Chased leaders, led 6th, headed after 4 out, soon weakened, 9th of 11, 34l behind Brook No Argument (11-5) at Wetherby 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gs in Apr.
Galiana (GER) 50-1 (11-0) Soon mid-division, 8th after 3 out, kept on to moderate 6th before 2 out where left 5th, kept on same pace, 4th of 15, 15l behind Captain Conflict (11-12) at Tramore 2m 5yo mdn hdl gd in Apr.
Kristiansand 11-2 (10-9) Chased leaders, outpaced 4 out, soon weakened, last of 9, well behind Palomar (9-10) at Kelso 2m 2f hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gs in Nov.
Scutch Mill (IRE) 17-2 (11-12) Always behind, 12th of 17, 44l behind Little Bob (11-5) at Doncaster 2m nov hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gd in Mar.
Samizdat (FR) 2-1 (10-11) Led, headed before 2 out, ridden and weakened approaching last, 6th of 11, 21l behind Mr Jack Daniells (11-0) at Sedgefield 2m 4f mdn hdl (4) gs in Apr.
Besi 28-1 (11-8) Mid-division, weakened approaching 3 out, 13th of 20, 48l behind Random Native (11-9) at Doncaster 2m cnd hcp hdl 0-100 (4) gs in Jan.
Divvys Dream 16-1 (11-12) Raced keen, led after 3rd, mistake 4th, headed approaching 3 out, weakened next, 11th of 14, 40l behind Pay On (10-3) at Kelso 2m nov hcp hdl 0-100 (4) gs.
Lofty Leader (IRE) 20-1 (11-5) Led, headed after 4 out, weakened approaching next, 11th of 12, well behind Mr Midaz (11-2) at Wetherby 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-100 (4) gf.
Emotive 12-1 (10-13) Held up in touch, headway 3 out, ridden and one pace from next, 3rd of 8, 6l behind Storm Prospect (11-12) at Perth 2m clm hdl (4) gf.
Pay On (IRE) 6-1 (10-3) Tracked leaders, headway 3 out, ridden 2 out, led flat, kept on, won at Kelso 2m nov hcp hdl 0-100 (4) gs beating Beau Largesse (10-13) by 2l, 14 ran.
Nevsky Bridge 20-1 (11-1) Led to 8th, soon weakened, 10th of 11, well behind Barney (9-9) at Carlisle 2m hcp chs 0-100 (4) gs in Apr.
