towards rear, headway 2f out, weakened final furlong
in touch, ridden over 1f out, not pace to challenge
in rear, ran on, not reach leaders
tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, stayed on to lead post
steadied start in rear, headway approaching final furlong, soon chased leading pair, no impression towards finish
held up, ridden over 3f out, never a factor
tracked leader, led over 1f out, ridden and caught post
tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out
Fallon has another good chance in this on board Ocean Legend, successful over the trip at Kempton five weeks ago and only 4lb higher. But the versatile LIGHT BURST continues to impress and it says much that he'd had three months off before winning at Southwell in February. Even more effective on a faster surface, he should take all the beating here with Thomas Brown's claim a major plus. Seek The Fair Land is starting to come down the weights and shouldn't be ignored while there should be more to come from Johnno this year. Ortac Rock has disappointed in a couple of recent runs, however, while Afkar is better on Turf.
Seek The Fair Land 20-1 (8-13) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, soon one pace, 8th of 11, 3l behind Khawatim (9-5) at Kempton 6f hcp (0-90) (3) pol in Mar.
Light Burst (USA) 2-1fav (9-2) Raced wide tracked leaders, headway 2f out, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, asserted near finish, won at Southwell 7f hcp 0-80 (4) fbs in Feb beating Hellbender (8-7) by 3/4l, 10 ran.
Johnno 15-2 (9-5) Led, edged right inside final 2f, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on same pace, no extra when lost 3rd towards finish, 4th of 11, 2 3/4l behind Rustic Deacon (9-4) at Sandown 7f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Aug.
Mr David (USA) 33-1 (8-5) In touch on inside pushed along halfway, weakened over 2f out, 12th of 15, 11l behind Grey Mirage (8-8) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-105 (2) pol.
Roninski (IRE) 25-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, every chance over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 7, 12l behind Dubai Hills (9-7) at Southwell 1m hcp 0-95 (3) fbs in Mar.
Ortac Rock (IRE) 7-2fav (8-10) Led, ridden when headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 10th of 11, 6l behind Monsieur Chevalier (9-6) at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-95 (3) pol.
Jungle Bay 11-2 (8-6) In touch, driven to challenge over 2f out, led over 1f out, headed well inside final furlong, no extra, 2nd of 11, 3/4l behind Cockney Dancer (9-2) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Nov.
Ocean Legend (IRE) 8-1 (9-2) Held up, pushed along and headway over 2f out, challenged over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on, won at Kempton 7f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Mar beating Al Khan (9-5) by nk, 8 ran.
Afkar (IRE) 13-2 (8-12) Chased leading pair until 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 11th of 12, 11l behind Ree's Rascal (8-11) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Mar.
