slowly away, in rear, wide and headway over 2f out, ridden to lead just inside final furlong
keen tracked leaders, lost place 5f out, rallied over 1f out, edged right inside final furlong
in rear, ridden 2f out, keeping on when hampered inside final furlong
steadied start keen in rear, headway to track leaders over 4f out, ridden and weakened over 2f out
raced wide throughout, held up, headway over 2f out, kept on, never nearer
steadied start, raced wide in rear, headway to track leaders over 4f out, ridden and every chance 1f out, stayed on
mid-division, never a factor
tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
raced wide mid-division, headway to lead 7f out, ridden and hung left 2f out, headed just inside final furlong, no extra
mid-division, lost place 4f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, ran on towards finish
set steady pace, headed 7f out, tracked leader until ridden over 2f out
tracked leaders, ridden and every chance over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
The last race is a tricky little apprentice handicap with the majority of the field appearing to have a squeak but we feel the finish should be contested by PEINTRE D'ARGENT, Uncle Keef and Ghufa with the vote going to the first named. The selection won nicely on his last start and can hopefully continue the winning trend. He races from the same mark and has good form on other sharp tracks like Chester. The only negative is the draw as it will be harder for him to adopt his front running style from stall 4 but hopefully he can jump smartly. Uncle Keef could be the handicap good thing and if the money comes for Marcus Tregoning's horse, it should be noted. He was a 100,000 guineas purchase so should be up to winning from this mark. Ghufa ran nicely last time up and should enjoy this better ground. Barbirolli is a course and distance winner and could be a nice each-way punt for followers. It's a very open race but a tentative vote goes to Peintre D'argent.
Karky Schultz (GER) 13-2 (9-1) Held up towards rear, no impression over 2f out, 9th of 12, 10l behind Gargano (9-2) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Jan.
Uncle Keef (IRE) 50-1 (9-3) Soon pushed along and in mid-division, kept on one pace final 2f, 8th of 13, 10l behind King's Salute (9-3) at Kempton 1m 3f mdn stks (5) pol in Oct.
Ghufa (IRE) 14-1 (8-1) Held up, ridden and headway over 2f out, kept on one pace from over 1f out, 5th of 17, 4 1/2l behind Leslingtaylor (9-4) at Doncaster 1m 4f app hcp 0-70 (5) sft in Mar.
Mekong Miss 16-1 (8-11) Soon led, headed approaching 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 13, 18l behind Paint The Town Red (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Feb.
Comrade Cotton 28-1 (8-12) Always towards rear, ridden and struggling over 2f out, 10th of 13, 12l behind Quiet Mountain (8-12) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (0-55) (6) pol.
Act Three 33-1 (9-2) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 14, 11l behind Cape Marien (9-7) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (0-65) (6) pol in Oct.
Good Buy Dubai (USA) 8-1 (8-11) Held up in rear, headway 2f out, stayed on well nearest finish, 4th of 15, 5l behind Giant Sequoia (9-9) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Oct.
Achromatic 9-1 (9-0) Held up towards rear, headway 2f out, ridden over 1f out, no extra well inside final furlong, 8th of 12, 3 1/2l behind Grey Command (8-12) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-68 (6) pol in Jan.
Jiggalong 9-2 (9-4) Prominent, pushed along over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 12, 7l behind Lytham (10-4) at Kempton 1m 3f app hcp (0-50) (7) pol in Feb.
Barbirolli 10-1 (10-4) Chased leaders, went 2nd 7f out, led 4f out, headed over 2f out, soon ridden and weakened final furlong, 10th of 11, 12l behind Bright Sparky (10-8) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f Amateur Handicap (0-52) (4yo+) (6) pol in Feb.
Steady Gaze 7-2fav (8-2) Raced wide, intouch, lost place 7f out, ridden over 3f out, kept on from over 1f out, never dangerous, 6th of 12, 23l behind Golden Prospect (9-3) at Folkestone 1m 2f hcp 0-60 (6) hvy.
Six of Clubs 25-1 (8-6) Tracked leaders early, steadied over 5f out, headway over 2f out, chased winner over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 3rd of 11, 7l behind Dulce Domum (8-6) at Southwell 1m 4f app hcp (0-55) (6) fbs in Mar.
Peintre d'Argent (IRE) 3-1fav (8-7) Tracked leaders, went 2nd over 6f out, led over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, driven out, won at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) pol beating Largem (9-0) by 3/4l, 11 ran.
