held up, headway and edged right over 2f out, ridden to challenge 1f out, every chance well inside final furlong, not quite pace of winner
in touch, ridden to challenge and hung left over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
slowly into stride, always towards rear and outpaced over 2f out
held up, headway over 1f out, kept on final furlong, never nearer
led narrowly to halfway, weakened from 2f out
went right start, switched left and held up behind, some late headway from over 1f out, never dangerous
mid-division, bumped on outer over 2f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on steadily final furlong to lead towards finish
always outpaced in rear
chased leaders to 2f out, weakened over 1f out
mid-division, headway 2f out, kept on final furlong, not reach leaders
pressed leader, led halfway, hard-pressed and headed well inside final furlong, weakened near finish
steadied start, always behind, never a danger
Double M can land a poor race in which Grand View, Detonate, and Hill Of Almhuim can be considered for a place. This poor contest looks well within the scope of Double M who is on a retrieval mission after his controversial defeat at Kempton in January. The Lydia Richards-trained 10-year-old looked all set to prevail when his rider Richard Thomas eased up near the line, resulting in Must Be Keen mugging him. The trainer keeps faith with the errant pilot today, and you can be sure that there will not be a repeat, if as expected, Double M is involved in the finish again. Grand View is the old man of the party, and although successful over the course-and-distance in the past, is not able to muster enough energy these days. Detonate was not beaten far by Wiltshire at Kempton last time, but needs to find more to figure, while Hill Of Almhuim faded over seven furlongs at Kempton last month, and should at least be suited by the drop back in trip. Other than that, he is hard to fancy as well, with preference for Double M.
Detonate 9-1 (8-6) Behind, headway over 1f out, soon chasing leaders, switched inside final furlong, never nearer, 7th of 11, 2l behind Wiltshire (8-12) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-50 (6) pol in Feb.
Double M 12-1 (9-0) In touch, headway to lead well over 1f out, 2 lengths clear 1f out, idled and momentarily eased near finish, caught on line, 2nd of 12, shd behind Must Be Keen (9-0) at Kempton 6f Stks (41-45) (7) pol in Jan.
Feminist (IRE) 22-1 (9-0) Chased leaders to halfway, 13th of 14, 10l behind Dodaa (9-0) at Southwell 5f Stks (41-45) (7) fbs in Feb.
Grand View 16-1 (8-12) Led, headed over 4f out, led again over 2f out, headed over 1f out, faded well inside final furlong, 6th of 12, 2l behind Desert Light (8-12) at W'hampton 6f sll (6) pol.
Hill of Almhuim (IRE) 8-1 (9-0) Behind, headway over 1f out, soon hung right, kept on same pace, 4th of 13, 2l behind Firework (9-0) at Kempton 7f Stks (41-45) (7) pol in Feb.
Spinetail Rufous (IRE) 33-1 (8-11) With leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, last of 6, 8l behind Night Prospector (9-8) at Lingfield 5f clm (6) pol in Jan.
Tiny Tim (IRE) 20-1 (8-7) Quickly away, crossed over from wide draw and soon led on rail, headed over 1f out, weakened quickly final furlong, 9th of 14, 8l behind A Teen (9-0) at Kempton 7f Stks (41-45) (7) pol in Jan.
Tuscan Flyer 20-1 (8-3) Led early, chased leader till weakened over 3f out, 8th of 11, 9l behind Soba Jones (8-9) at Southwell 6f hcp (6) fbs in Feb.
