chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
pushed along towards rear, headway 3f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong
held up towards rear, weakened over 1f out
slowly away, in rear, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on towards finish
led, headed over 2f out, soon weakened
close up, led over 2f out, held on well towards finish
towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on and no impression
mid-division, soon tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on and held towards finish
in touch, headway over 2f out, kept on towards finish
Lethal Guest is looking a little exposed but would have some sort of chance in a race like this. BELLEPOWER didn’t show much last year but appears to have improved over the winter and found only one too good back on Turf at Cork last month. She’s the one to beat on that form getting 9lb from Truckingby, who has been racing over longer trips. Three Castles and Born Fighting are less exposed than Jazz Hands so look the pick of the remainder.
Lethal Guest 6-1 (9-8) Led early, tracked leaders on inside, headway into 2nd over 1f out until 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 9, 5 1/4l behind Hermocrates (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Truckingby 7-1 (9-7) In touch, chased leaders over 3f out, stayed on same pace approaching final furlong, 4th of 12, 2 3/4l behind Ignatius (9-0) at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp (6) gf in Apr.
Be Proud (IRE) 18-1 (8-9) Chased leaders 2f out, mid-division, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, never able to challenge, 7th of 11, 7 3/4l behind Shagalla (9-9) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f (5) pol in Nov.
Three Castles 66-1 (9-2) Towards rear, ridden over 2f out, never a factor, 6th of 8, 14 1/4l behind Forest Of Dean (9-2) at Newcastle 1m 2f stks (5) pol in Feb.
Born Fighting (IRE) 100-1 (9-5) Prominent, soon led, pressed straight, headed from 2f out, no extra from over 1f out, 6th of 15, 15 1/4l behind Kastasa (9-0) at Clonmel 1m 2f mdn Yielding in Apr.
Jazz Hands (IRE) 5-1 (9-0) Mid-division, under pressure over 3f out, no impression, 10th of 12, 6 3/4l behind Ignatius (9-0) at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp (6) gf in Apr.
Royal Countess 200-1 (9-0) Dwelt in rear, outpaced over 2f out, 9th of 10, 27 3/4l behind Dancing Vega (9-0) at Doncaster 1m mdn fll stks (5) gs in Oct.
Bellepower (IRE) 14-1 (8-6) Chased leader, 7th halfway, progress under 3f out, ridden in 5th over 2f out, 4th 1f out, headway to 2nd final 150 yards, ran on well, not trouble winner, 2nd of 18, 1 1/4l behind The Names Jock (9-4) at Cork 1m hcp gd in Apr.
Arriba De Toda (IRE) 40-1 (8-8) Held up, never dangerous, 11th of 12, 7 1/4l behind Ignatius (9-0) at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp (6) gf in Apr.