chased winner until halfway, weakened quickly, tailed off
raced on stand rail, made all, pushed out final furlong, easily
behind, made some late headway
chased leaders on outside, ridden and stayed on same pace from over 1f out
took keen hold, tracked leading pair, chased winner halfway, ridden over 1f out, no impression
mid-division, pushed along halfway, weakened over 2f out
always towards rear
started slowly, effort on outside over 2f out, soon no further progress
slowly into stride, soon chased leaders on rail, ridden and weakened over over 1f out
close up on outside, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
behind, not clearest of runs and switched left to outside over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 3rd near finish
Division Two of the maiden that opened the card doesn't look as strong and although now perhaps a little exposed in this company we go for SHEER FORCE who is guaranteed to be fit after a couple of runs this season while Cansili Star and Music Maestro have strong claims based on their juvenile form. Although with a bit to do on the ratings we at least know the pick has trained on this season and there's no denying that his stable are having a good start to the season. Music Maestro has found just the one too good in two of four starts showing plenty of promise on the way. The form from his latest outing looks strong but he is yet to race on ground this quick. Cansili Star, on the other hand, will like the conditions and he too has gone close a couple of times. His form isn't quite as strong has the one we've just mentioned but if he's as good this year as he was last he has every chance. Richard Hughes looks an eye-catching booking on Jeremy Noseda's Macie so we can expect a big run from her but with fitness in the bag Sheer Force is a tentative pick.
Bravo Tango 33-1 (9-3) Dwelt, outpaced in rear, tailed off halfway, last of 10, 30l behind Aetos (9-3) at Lingfield 6f 3yo mdn stks (5) pol in Apr.
Cansili Star 7-4 (9-3) Tracked leader, ridden 2f out, soon pressed leader and every chance, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 7, 4 1/2l behind Bint Doyen (8-12) at Folkestone 7f 2yo mdn (5) gd in Oct.
Explorator (IRE) 100-1 (8-12) Towards rear, headway on outside over 2f out, kept on one pace, 4th of 10, 7l behind Fazza (9-3) at Lingfield 7f 2yo mdn stks (6) pol in Dec.
Music Maestro (IRE) 12-1 (9-3) In touch, headway over 1f out, ridden to lead 1f out, headed final 75 yards, kept on, 2nd of 9, 1 1/4l behind Elspeth's Boy (9-3) at Wolverhampton 7f 2yo mdn stks (5) pol in Nov.
Sheer Force (IRE) 5-1 (8-13) Led 1f, tracked leaders, ridden and every chance over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 8, 6l behind Gold Rules (9-2) at Kempton 1m 3yo hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Apr.
Togoaviking 14-1 (8-13) Mid-division, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out, 10th of 11, 22l behind The Rectifier (8-13) at Folkestone 7f mdn stks (5) gf in Apr.
Acquaviva 16-1 (8-4) Chased leaders, ridden and weakened 2f out, 9th of 10, 15l behind Skylla (8-8) at Nottingham 5f 2yo fll mdn aut (5) gd in Jul.
Dilys Maud Auction House filly out of Dam Certain.
Macie (IRE) Green Desert filly out of Fatat Alarab.
Miss California 100-1 (8-2) Never better than mid-division, 11th of 12, 17l behind Hidden Fire (8-7) at Lingfield 7f mdn stks (5) pol in Apr.
Tap Dance Way (IRE) 100-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, behind, pushed along and no real headway final 2f, 10th of 14, 11l behind Magic Doll (9-0) at Kempton 7f 2yo mdn fll (4) pol in Sep.
