held up in rear, headway 2f out, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, no extra in 3rd final 100 yards
tracked leaders in 4th, driven over 2f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, edged left and every chance inside final furlong, kept on, just held
held up in 5th, headway over 2f out, led narrowly approaching final furlong, soon ridden and hard pressed, just held on
tracked leader, outpaced 3f out, soon ridden, lost place inside final 2f, behind over 1f out
led, headed 2f out, lost place when ridden 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
tracked leading pair, challenged 3f out, led when hung left towards far side rail 2f out, headed approaching final furlong, soon ridden and weakened
Nonrunner
A high draw did for Pontefract winner Master Of Finance at Ripon next time but he won't enjoy this fast ground. Razor Wind has yet to win on Turf and let supporters down at Lingfield last time while this may be too sharp for Southwell winner Tacticus. Kempton winner Made With Love tries this longer trip for the first time but his second to Dream Spirit at Newmarket last year was decent form and he could figure if lasting home. AJMAN BRIDGE didn't win last year but ran some fine races in defeat. He hasn't been seen since August and would benefit from a drop in the weights but it would be no surprise to see him go very close on his reappearance. Warrior Of Light is preferred to Ventura Quest of the others.
Warrior Of Light (IRE) 7-1 (9-3) Held up, ridden 3f out, never on terms, 13th of 14, 15l behind Latenightrequest (8-1) at Haydock 1m 4f hcp 0-100 (2) gs in Sep.
Ajman Bridge 7-2fav (9-7) Held up mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, one pace and no impression, 5th of 15, 5l behind Queensberry Rules (9-8) at York 1m 2f hcp 105 (2) gd in Aug.
Razor Wind (IRE) 10-11fav (9-3) Tracked leaders, effort to press leader entering final furlong, unable to quicken and weakened towards finish, 6th of 8, 2l behind Ansaab (9-4) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-95 (3) pol in Feb.
Tacticus (USA) 7-2 (9-5) Tracked leader, pushed along over 2f out, no impression when lost 2nd over 1f out, weakened and lost well held 3rd well inside final furlong, 5th of 7, 9l behind Norab (8-8) at Chelmsford City 1m 5f hcp 0-100 (2) pol.
Made With Love 15-8fav (9-1) Keen, led over 6f out, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, soon hung left, kept on, 4th of 10, 2l behind Realize (8-11) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-105 (2) pol.
Ventura Quest (USA) 11-4 (9-5) Chased leaders, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and effort over 1f out, weakened final furlong, last of 4, 4 1/2l behind Majeed (9-1) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Mar.
Master Of Finance (IRE) 9-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, weakened over 2f out, last of 12, 35l behind Chancery (9-1) at Ripon 1m 2f hcp 0-95 (3) gs.
