held up towards rear, headway on outside over 2f out, stayed on well closing stages, never on terms
prominent, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened quickly
mid-division, headway on inside over 1f out, soon chasing leaders, weakened quickly
soon led, headed over 2f out, rallied and every chance over 1f out, faded final furlong
chased leaders, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra
steadied start, behind, headway on inside over 1f out, never on terms
slowly into stride, towards rear, headway over 1f out, soon chasing leaders, kept on same pace closing stages
in touch, headway over 1f out, chased leaders inside final furlong, stayed on same pace
mid-division, headway over 1f out, soon chasing leaders, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on
awkward start, behind, late headway, never nearer
chased leaders, hung right on bend well over 1f out, stayed on well closing stages, never able to challenge
Mercers landed a double before struggling off today’s mark in a higher grade sprint at Kempton when behind third-placed Porto Ferro. The latter has yet to win a handicap but has slipped down the weights and the same comment applies to ARAGON KNIGHT. The latter was having only his second start for Mick Appleby when placed at Chelmsford recently and gets the vote with further progress expected. Krazy Paving has been raised only 2lb for narrowly beating Noble Deed over track and trip and Your Pal Tal pops over from Ireland in the hope of ending a long losing run.
Mercers 14-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, soon not much room, faded inside final furlong, 5th of 8, 4 1/4l behind Pulsating (9-6) at Kempton 6f hcp fll (5) pol in Feb.
Aragon Knight 8-1 (9-6) Led, ridden and headed 1f out, chased winner but well held, lost 2nd final strides, 3rd of 10, 3 1/4l behind Good Business (9-3) at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Nag's Wag (IRE) 22-1 (9-7) Raced wide in touch, ridden halfway, weakened approaching final furlong, last of 11, 10 3/4l behind Swendab (9-5) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Wild Flower (IRE) 25-1 (9-6) Led briefly, chased leaders on inside, pushed along halfway, ridden and weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 9, 4 3/4l behind Bridge Builder (9-12) at Lingfield 6f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Krazy Paving 7-1 (9-10) Chased leaders, went 2nd over 1f out, every chance throughout final furlong, led on line, won at Lingfield 6f hcp (6) pol in Jan beating Shelneverwalkalone (9-10) by ns, 8 ran.
Gorgeous (FR) 50-1 (9-7) Held up towards rear, pushed along halfway, short of room briefly over 2f out, headway over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 9th of 11, 3 1/2l behind Mercers (9-7) at Kempton 6f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Malaysian Boleh 6-1 (9-11) Squeezed out leaving stalls, held up in rear, headway on outside over 2f out, lost place over 1f out, 9th of 10, 7 1/2l behind Sir Lancelott (9-2) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Frank The Barber (IRE) 40-1 (8-9) Behind, headway over 1f out, never dangerous, 8th of 9, 3 3/4l behind Lucky Lodge (9-4) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Your Pal Tal 6-1 (8-10) Dwelt, towards rear, headway and effort straight, kept on without threatening final furlong, 6th of 14, 2 1/2l behind Brave Display (9-6) at Dundalk 6f hcp pol in Dec.
Noble Deed 11-4fav (9-8) Held up in rear, headway on inside over 1f out, strong run inside final furlong, slightly hampered and squeezed through well inside final furlong, went never nearer 3rd towards finish, not quite get up, 3rd of 8, nk behind Krazy Paving (9-10) at Lingfield 6f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Monarch Maid 10-1 (8-2) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 7, 7 1/2l behind Magic Mirror (9-0) at Kempton 7f hcp fll (5) pol in Feb.
Porto Ferro (IRE) 20-1 (8-11) Mid-division, headway 3f out, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra towards finish, 3rd of 8, 3/4l behind Pulsating (9-6) at Kempton 6f hcp fll (5) pol in Feb.
