held up towards rear, headway on inside and squeezed through over 3f out, stayed on to 3rd over 1f out, edged right and stayed stayed on same pace inside final furlong
in touch in 5th, pushed along 5f out, driven and outpaced inside final 3f, stayed on again to 4th inside final furlong, kept on towards finish
mid-division on outside, ridden along 4f out, weakened over 3f out
took keen hold and held up in mid-division, headway over 2f out, chased leader over 1f out, ridden to lead final 150 yards, stayed on
chased leaders, went 2nd over 2f out, led entering final 2f, driven over 1f out, headed and unable to quicken final 150 yards
led, ridden and headed entering final 2f, weakened over 1f out
steadied and awkward leaving stalls, held up in rear, never involved
chased leaders, went 2nd over 4f out until ridden over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong
chased leader until ridden over 4f out, weakened over 3f out
held up in last pair, ridden and struggling 4f out, plugged on but never on terms after
took keen hold, held up in last trio, ridden on outside and some headway over 1f out, never going pace to get involved
Celtic Charlie landed a double over 1m4f here earlier in the year, including a dead-heat with El Libertador that gives him the beating of Perfect Shot. He should figure if staying the extra, while Six Of Clubs also has claims on his second over C&D in February when Galiotto finished well behind. Talbot Green has scope for improvement stepping up in trip, but the vote goes to top weight CLOUDY START. Jamie Osborne's charge has yet to race over the distance but is only 2lb higher than when scoring at Southwell recently and this looks less competitive than his recent tasks.
Cloudy Start 11-8fav (9-4) Held up, lost place over 3f out, in rear when hampered approaching 3f out, headway over 1f out, never near leaders, 5th of 8, 2 3/4l behind Putin (8-2) at Southwell 1m 4f app hcp 0-60 (6) fbs in Mar.
Galiotto (IRE) 4-1fav (9-10) Held up, kept on, never near leaders, 7th of 13, 8l behind Waldsee (9-3) at Lingfield 2m hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Feb.
Perfect Shot (IRE) 8-1 (9-10) Held up, ridden 2f out, no impression, 6th of 7, 9l behind Corvette (9-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Mar.
Six of Clubs 8-1 (8-13) Took keen hold, held up in mid-division, smooth headway to track leaders 6f out, went 2nd 4f out, led well over 1f out, hung left and hung fire over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, weakened towards finish, 4th of 11, 1 3/4l behind Blue Cossack (9-2) at Wolverhampton 2m hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Mar.
Talbot Green 7-1 (9-3) Keen tracked leader, ridden 2f out, every chance over 1f out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 4, 2l behind Ostentation (8-11) at Lingfield 1m 5f clm stks (6) pol in Mar.
Celtic Charlie (FR) 7-4fav (9-0) Taken to post early, in touch, pushed along over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, no impression over 1f out, driven and stayed on to go 3rd near finish, 3rd of 7, 1 1/4l behind Prince Blue (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 5f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Mar.
Sahara Sunshine 20-1 (11-0) Dwelt, always behind, tailed off, last of 11, well behind Bugsy's Boy (11-12) at Goodwood 2m hcp 0-70 (5) gs in Oct '10.
Bute Street 13-2 (9-3) Held up in rear, struggling 3f out, never on terms, 7th of 12, 14l behind Broughtons Bandit (9-0) at Kempton 2m hcp (0-55) (6) pol in Mar.
Henry Holmes 9-1 (9-1) Tracked leader, led after 5f, headed over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 10th of 13, 29l behind Steady Gaze (9-7) at Kempton 2m hcp (0-55) (6) pol in Jan.
Mymateeric 50-1 (8-9) Chased leaders, weakened over 2f out, 6th of 12, 12l behind Broughtons Bandit (9-0) at Kempton 2m hcp (0-55) (6) pol in Mar.
The Catenian (IRE) 8-1 (8-6) Held up in rear, still plenty to do 2f out, headway into mi-division over 1f out, kept on, never reached leaders, 7th of 11, 13l behind Bilidn (8-11) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Mar.
