soon led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden along over 2f out, switched right and headway over 1f out, ran on to lead inside final furlong, kept on
held up behind leaders, ridden along over 2f out, driven and every chance approaching final furlong, kept on same pace
outpaced and behind, soon chased along, some late headway, never troubled leaders
in touch, driven to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra close home
chased leaders, ridden along halfway, weakened final furlong
mid-division, ridden along halfway, headway over 1f out, kept on final furlong
towards rear, never dangerous
John Dunlop and Seb Sanders can complete a double on the card here with Alsadeek, while Atlantic Beach is very much respected. Alsadeek showed a fair bit of promise on his first two starts when making the frame on both occasions last summer, before disappointing in a Nottingham maiden last backend. He'd have to have shown a fair bit of speed to be kept to this trip and with a winter break behind him he looks to have a good opportunity to break his duck. Atlantic Beach was thrashed on his seasonal return but should benefit from that run and is related to winners at this age and over this trip, so he can't be ruled out. Bertie Vista has not shown a great deal so far but is from a very capable yard and first-time blinkers are applied so improvement may well be imminent. Tangerine Trees did not get the best of the draw at Thirsk and ran a promising debut nonetheless. Better ground should be a plus where he is concerned and he is another with first-time headgear which may have a positive effect. Even so, Alsadeek gets the nod here.
Alsadeek (IRE) 8-1 (9-3) Prominent and led over 4f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon weakened and eased, 10th of 14, 9l behind Prohibit (9-3) at Nottingham 6f 2yo mdn (5) gf in Oct.
Atlantic Beach 10-1 (9-0) Held up, headway well over 1f out, no impression, 4th of 14, 20l behind Solar Spirit (8-11) at Pontefract 6f mdn stk (5) gs in Apr.
Bertie Vista 40-1 (8-13) Chased leaders, one pace final 2f, 4th of 15, 8l behind Celtic Lynn (8-11) at Doncaster 6f mdn aut stk (5) gs.
Mr Rio (IRE) Captain Rio gelding out of winning miler Amoras.
Tangerine Trees 7-2fav (9-0) Mid-division, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace, no impression, 7th of 16, 8l behind My Kaiser Chief (8-11) at Thirsk 6f mdn aut stk (5) gs in Apr.
Cabopino (IRE) Captain Rio filly, half-sister to numerous winners from 5f-1m.
Dhahab (USA) 20-1 (8-9) Chased leaders over 4f, 9th of 11, 13l behind Musical Bar (9-0) at Newbury 7f 3yo mdn fll (4) gs in Apr.
Fizzy Lover 66-1 (8-11) Mid-division, effort halfway, no impression, 14th of 16, 38l behind Khazina (9-0) at Pontefract 6f 3yo mdn (5) gs in Mar.
Your Golf Travel 80-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders to halfway, 8th of 10, 27l behind Centenerola (8-12) at Doncaster 7f mdn fll (4) gs in Apr.
