mid-division, headway over 1f out, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, stayed on
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
keen, towards rear, wide into straight 2f out, headway approaching final furlong, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on
raced wide, tracked leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, faded towards finish
tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
close up, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace
held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on towards finish
in touch, pushed along over 2f out, ridden to lead briefly inside final furlong, kept on
held up, never a factor
dwelt, in rear, ridden and stayed on final furlong, nearest finish
close up, ridden when weakened over 1f out
raced wide, held up, never a factor
Chookie Royale has run well here but is better at Wolverhampton. Grey Mirage, on the other hand, has now won three times around here and should confirm recent running with George Guru and Alfred Hutchinson. George Guru subsequently had Highland Knight back in sixth when scoring over course and distance but Andrew Balding's seven-year-old is now 12lb better off and capable of decent form on his day. Frontier Fighter gave weight and a beating to Noble Citizen at Southwell last time while Sirius Prospect has won two of his four starts on the all-weather and won a Listed race at Kempton when last seen. He can start slowly so a high draw may have done him a favour. ANACONDA is back over his best trip after two runs over 1m2f, in which he wasn't disgraced. Tom Dascombe's gelding can come good again, though Captain Cat isn't to be ignored on his run against Robin Hoods Bay here last time.
Alfred Hutchinson 5-1fav (9-7) Keen tracked leaders, ridden to lead narrowly over 1f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 13, 2l behind Whispering Warrior (9-1) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-105 (2) pol in Mar.
Anaconda (FR) 25-1 (9-0) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 10th of 14, 8l behind Robin Hoods Bay (9-0) at Lingfield 1m 2f Group 3 (1) pol in Mar.
Captain Cat (IRE) 11-10fav (9-4) Held up in mid-division, headway 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, ridden and went 2nd inside final furlong, stayed on under pressure to lead final 50 yards, caught final strides, 2nd of 10, hd behind Robin Hoods Bay (9-7) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcap (2) pol in Jan.
Chookie Royale 22-1 (9-13) Held up mid-division, weakened over 2f out, last of 17, 47l behind Ocean Tempest (9-3) at Doncaster 1m hcp (4yo+) (2) sft in Mar.
Frontier Fighter 7-4fav (9-6) Tracked clear leader, closed on leader 3f out, led over 2f out, ridden out, cosily, won at Southwell 7f hcap (2) fbs in Mar beating Noble Citizen (8-11) by 1 1/2l, 6 ran.
George Guru 4-1fav (9-3) In touch, headway 2f out, led over 1f out, soon edged left and rider dropped whip, just held on, won at Lingfield 1m hcap (2) pol in Mar beating Brocklebank (8-3) by shd, 10 ran.
Grey Mirage 2-1fav (9-6) Slow into stride soon in touch, headway entering final furlong, led inside final furlong, ridden and ran on, won at Lingfield 7f hcap (2) pol in Feb beating George Guru (9-1) by 3/4l, 14 ran.
Highland Knight (IRE) 12-1 (9-12) Pressed leader, led 2f out, ridden and soon headed, weakened final furlong, 6th of 10, 8l behind George Guru (9-3) at Lingfield 1m hcap (2) pol in Mar.
Moonday Sun (USA) 25-1 (8-12) Raced centre, in touch, headway and every chance over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 18th of 23, 11l behind Gabrial's Kaka (8-12) at Newbury 1m hcp (2) gd.
Noble Citizen (USA) 3-1 (8-11) Dwelt in rear, headway entering final 2f, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, no impression final furlong, 2nd of 6, 1 1/2l behind Frontier Fighter (9-6) at Southwell 7f hcap (2) fbs in Mar.
Silverheels (IRE) 11-4fav (9-1) Chased leaders, went 2nd on outside over 1f out, led 1f out, driven clear, won at Kempton 1m hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Mar beating Appease (8-12) by 2 1/4l, 11 ran.
Sirius Prospect (USA) 8-1 (9-4) Took keen hold tracking leaders, went 2nd 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, strongly pressed inside final furlong, held on gamely, all out, won at Kempton 1m Listed stks (1) pol in Nov beating Bertiewhittle (9-2) by hd, 10 ran.
