chased leaders, slightly pestered by loose horse and lost ground on front pair before 6th, soon niggled along, not fluent and behind 7th, well beaten after
fell 1st
led, ridden after 2 out, soon headed and beaten, stayed on same pace
ridden after 3 out, led after 2 out, clear and edged right before last, stayed on
Make It Happen races off the same mark as when taking this 12 months ago but lost his way last year and was pulled up on his reappearance. Lucinda Russell probably has stronger claims with ROYAL RESERVE, who was slightly hampered in a hot handicap here last month and still far from disgraced. The Herds Garden won at Catterick in January and is starting to slip down the weights again but Desert Island Dusk remains vulnerable off his current mark.
Royal Reserve 10-1 (10-7) Held up in rear, not clear run after 3 out, headway after 2 out, mistake last, no impression, 7th of 12, 7l behind Winston C (11-12) at Kelso 2m hcp (2) gd in Mar.
Desert Island Dusk 22-1 (10-9) Keen tracked leaders, lost place towards rear 3rd, ridden and effort 3 out, weakened next, 6th of 8, 19 1/2l behind Theatrebar (11-5) at Wetherby 2m 4f hcp (3) gd in Mar.
The Herds Garden 16-1 (11-4) Tracked leader, led before 3 out, headed approaching next, stayed on same pace, 3rd of 6, 15 1/4l behind Empire De Maulde (11-8) at Doncaster 2m 1f hcp (4) gd in Mar.
Make It Happen (IRE) 22-1 (11-10) Held up in rear, headway 3 out, weakened next, behind when pulled up before last, at Carlisle 2m 1f hcp (5) hvy in Mar.
