led, headed 4th, led again 4 out, ridden and headed last, no extra flat
mid-division, headway 4 out, ridden and outpaced next, soon next
mid-division inside, headway 3 out, stayed on well to lead last, ridden out
tracked leaders, ridden and effort 2 out, one pace last
behind, ridden and headway approaching 3 out, kept on same pace, no impression
tracked leaders, effort 3 out, outpaced next, 5th and beaten when blundered last
tracked leader, led 4th, headed 4 out, weakening when blundered next
in touch when fell 4th
in touch, outpaced 4 out, weakened next
mid-division, lost place 4th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
mid-division, headway 4 out, effort next, ridden and no impression approaching last
mid-division when hampered and lost place 4th, no danger after
raced wide, held up, headway and in touch 5th, outpaced 3 out, soon weakened
behind, headway 3 out, effort when hit next, soon ridden, kept on
in touch, headway 4 out, effort next, weakened 2 out
It will be interesting to see how Villon performs on his first start for 456 days and while the long absence is not of great concern, the lack of testing ground is, so preference is for Double Vodka with Locksmith rated the best of the rest. The selection has been running consistently well under similar conditions of late and is fully entitled to be thereabouts. Sunisa has been performing similarly well of late and cannot be discounted but she would probably prefer a soft surface, while The Ring deserves to get his head in front following some respectable efforts but may just be a shade high in the weights. The consistent Sunday City and Brave Vision, who would probably prefer more testing ground, are others to consider along with top weight Locksmith. Double Vodka has done little wrong of late though and he gets the vote to resume winning ways.
Locksmith 7-2 (11-12) Led to 8th, led again 12th to 13th, one pace from 3 out, 2nd of 6, 14l behind Silver Jack (10-9) at Kelso 2m 6f hcp chs 0-135 (3) hvy.
Astronomic 10-1 (11-7) Mid-division, headway on outside after 4th, chased winner after 3 out to next, soon ridden and weakened, 6th of 7, 49l behind Torkinking (11-8) at Wetherby 2m hcp hdl (2) hvy in Jan.
Double Vodka (IRE) 9-1 (11-4) Mid-division, ridden and outpaced 3 out, kept on well flat, just failed, 2nd of 15, nk behind Bogus Dreams (10-9) at Musselburgh 2m hcp hdl 0-130 (3) gs in Feb.
Sunday City (JPN) 7-2 (10-8) Tracked leaders, led approaching 3 out, ridden 2 out, jumped right last and headed soon after, faded, 3rd of 8, 2 1/2l behind Kickahead (10-1) at Ludlow 2m hcp hdl 0-135 (3) gd in Feb.
Adopted Hero (IRE) 28-1 (10-9) Always behind, 10th of 15, 13l behind Forthright (10-0) at Musselburgh 2m hcp hdl 0-140 (2) gd in Feb.
Tous Chez (IRE) 11-2 (10-10) Chased winner, weakened after 2 out, 5th of 7, 15l behind Through The Rye (11-3) at Newcastle 2m hcp hdl 0-135 (3) hvy in Feb.
Sunisa (IRE) 9-4 (11-3) In touch, led approaching 2 out, headed flat, one pace, 2nd of 7, 3 1/2l behind The Kop End (11-9) at Haydock 2m hcp hdl 0-120 (3) hvy in Dec.
Industrial Star (IRE) 13-2 (11-11) Tracked leaders, ridden and headway to lead 3 out, headed next and soon one pace, 4th of 17, 7l behind Bogus Dreams (11-7) at Musselburgh 2m hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd in Dec.
The Ring (IRE) 7-2 (11-9) Soon chasing winner, ridden approaching 2 out, no impression, 2nd of 15, 30l behind Bywell Beau (11-6) at Kelso 2m nov hdl (4) sft in Feb.
Stainley (IRE) 25-1 (10-12) Always behind, last of 9, well behind Bywell Beau (11-6) at Kelso 2m 2f nov hdl Grd 2 (1) hvy.
Carrietau 10-11fav (11-5) Towards rear, pushed along and headway approaching 3 out, ridden and one pace from next, 3rd of 9, 11l behind Soubriquet (10-9) at Kelso 2m 4yo nov hdl (4) hvy.
Singhalongtasveer 25-1 (11-11) Tracked leaders, hit 8th, ridden and weakened from 2 out, 9th of 16, 21l behind Kyber (10-6) at Musselburgh 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gd in Feb.
St Pirran (IRE) 50-1 (10-0) Behind, ridden after 6th, kept on from next, 4th of 15, 4 1/2l behind Bogus Dreams (10-9) at Musselburgh 2m hcp hdl 0-130 (3) gs in Feb.
Calculaite 13-2 (10-12) Behind, ridden and headway from 3 out, 4th and 3 lengths down when fell at the last in race won by Bogus Dreams (11-7) at Musselburgh 2m hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd in Dec, 17 ran.
Fair Shake (IRE) 9-1 (10-13) Mid-division, outpaced 3 out, soon weakened, 4th of 8, 21l behind Troll (11-3) at Sedgefield 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) sft in Dec.
Villon (IRE) 7-2 (11-3) Held up, smooth headway after 7th, led approaching 2 out, ran on well, won at Uttoxeter 2m beg chs (E) hvy in Dec '05 beating Roman Ark (11-0) by 6l, 10 ran.
Kentucky Blue (IRE) 9-2 (11-4) Held up, headway after 3 out, no impression approaching last, 3rd of 6, 16l behind King Revo (11-4) at Hexham 2m beg chs (4) sft in Feb.
Brave Vision 9-2 (9-10) Held up in rear, ridden after 4 out, weakened last, 4th of 7, 11l behind Through The Rye (11-3) at Newcastle 2m hcp hdl 0-135 (3) hvy in Feb.
