held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, ran on into 2nd inside final furlong, nearest finish
chased leaders, every chance over 1f out, weakened final furlong
led, soon joined, keen, headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
mid-division, headway over 2f out, soon short of room, chased winner approaching final furlong, kept on same pace
chased leaders, driven to lead over 1f out, ran on well
held up in rear, not clear run over 2f out, late headway, never threatened
with leader, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, faded final furlong
mid-division, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, weakened final furlong
mid-division, weakened 2f out, eased
behind, some late headway, never dangerous
Plenty with a shout judged on recent placed efforts. Champion Brogie finished in front of Kraka when third over track and trip while Violet's Lads won here in November and has gone close since. Mount Wellington has done all his winning on the all-weather at Wolverhampton so far while Bullington Boy’s recent form has been over a mile. Sonnet Rose is yet another with a chance on placed efforts at Chelmsford but WATAKI actually won a race when successful over course and distance a fortnight ago and may be worth sticking with given she scored with something left to spare.
Mount Wellington (IRE) 9-4 (9-7) Tracked leader, effort well over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 5, 2 1/4l behind Royal Dynasty (9-5) at Lingfield 6f hcp (5) pol in Feb.
Champion Brogie (IRE) 3-1fav (9-8) Held up in mid-division, headway over 2f out, chased winner over 1f out, no impression final 100 yards, lost 2nd well inside final furlong, 3rd of 8, 1 3/4l behind Broughtons Flare (9-7) at Kempton 7f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Bullington Boy (FR) 10-1 (9-4) Raced keenly in front, ridden and joined over 1f out, stayed on but headed well inside final furlong, 2nd of 12, 1/2l behind Velvet Vision (9-5) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Violet's Lads (IRE) 10-1 (9-5) Held up towards rear, headway when not clearest of runs and switched left inside final furlong, one pace and no impression when in the clear, 6th of 10, 2 1/2l behind Swissal (8-13) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Sonnet Rose (IRE) 7-1 (9-4) Chased leader 2f, chased leaders, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, chased winner, no extra towards finish, 2nd of 10, 3/4l behind Swissal (8-13) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Onebaba (IRE) 16-1 (9-7) Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, never on terms, 5th of 10, 5 1/4l behind Johnny Reb (9-7) at Kempton 7f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Kraka (IRE) 4-1 (9-5) Held up, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 4th of 8, 2l behind Broughtons Flare (9-7) at Kempton 7f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Molly Mai 14-1 (9-5) Mid-division, tracked leaders over 2f out, ridden to challenge 1f out, driven and outpaced inside final furlong, 7th of 13, 4 1/2l behind Swansdown (9-5) at Newcastle 1m hcp (6) pol in Nov.
The Groove 16-1 (9-4) Raced wide towards rear, never on terms, 8th of 10, 3 3/4l behind Swissal (8-13) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Waitaki (IRE) 6-1 (8-8) Held up towards rear, switched left over 2f out, headway and hung right over 1f out, led inside final furlong, soon clear, won at Kempton 7f hcp fll (5) pol in Feb beating Chloellie (9-1) by 2 1/2l, 9 ran.
Scorched Breath 11-1 (9-7) Led to over 3f out, chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on, gradually weakened inside final 100 yards, 7th of 11, 3l behind Patrick (8-13) at Newcastle 6f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
