dwelt and towards rear, headway over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
mid-division, ridden along over 3f out, one pace final 2f
headway over 3f out, driven 2f out, weakened final furlong
held up behind leaders, ridden and headway over 1f out, driven to lead inside final furlong, ran on
took keen hold behind leaders, led over 5f, driven over 1f, headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace
led, headed over 5f and remained in touch, driven to challenge and every chance approaching final furlong, hung left under pressure and one pace inside final furlong
took keen hold in touch, effort over 3f out, soon beaten
towards rear, never dangerous
always rear division
mid-division, effort over 3f out, no impression
HOUSE OF LORDS stands out at the weights in this seller and gets the vote, although both Dead Cat Bounce and Heart Of Dubai have to be taken seriously. The selection has joined Paul Midgley after spells with both Michael Bell and, more recently, National Hunt trainer Nick Gifford. His two jumping runs last winter proved abortive, and it may be that he is on a rapid slide. We will know more after today, but he is rated well clear of the rest here and if performing to anything like his mark he will take a bit of beating. Dead Cat Bounce is as inconsistent as you would expect for one in this grade, but did run second in a 10f Lingfield seller a couple of starts ago and the return to this trip looks a positive, so he shouldn't be far away. Heart Of Dubai won a 12f Lingfield maiden in June last year but the handicapper has been well in control ever since. The former Clive Brittain inmate is now with Micky Hammond and is pitched in at this lowly level for the first time. With the yard going well we expect a big run from him. Maddy appears to prefer it when she is in claming company, while Whaston is not in bad form in context, but needs to find plenty. Ollie Pears keeps a good strike rate and money for tongue-strapped Den Maschine would be interesting, but if you must have a bet then House Of Lords is the suggestion.
Den Maschine 66-1 (10-0) Behind, effort over 3f out never on terms, 7th of 8, 14l behind Warpedsenseofhumor (8-11) at Redcar 1m 1f mdn stks (5) fm.
Heart of Dubai (USA) 25-1 (8-10) Mid-division, ridden over 3f out, driven and weakened over 1f out, last of 8, 12l behind Destinys Dream (9-0) at Thirsk 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) fm.
Johnny Friendly 10-1 (9-11) Prominent, ridden halfway, weakened over 2f out, 13th of 14, 38l behind Splash The Cash (9-4) at Catterick 7f 3yo & 4yo sll (6) gf.
Southern Mistral 12-1 (8-10) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 10, 18l behind Siena Star (9-2) at Folkestone 1m 2f hcp 0-60 (6) gf.
Whaston (IRE) 28-1 (8-5) Steaded at start and always behind, 15th of 17, 12l behind Jebel Tara (8-12) at Thirsk 1m hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
Maddy 10-1 (8-1) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, headway approaching final furlong, kept on, nearest finish, 4th of 9, 3l behind Bombardier Wells (8-12) at Lingfield 1m 2f sell stks (6) pol in Feb.
Miss Understanding 28-1 (8-6) Held up in touch, effort over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 10, 17l behind Very Well Red (8-6) at Southwell 1m clm stks 0-55 (6) fbs in Mar.
Dead Cat Bounce (IRE) 10-1 (8-12) Prominent, weakened 2f out, 10th of 11, 45l behind Special Cuvee (9-3) at Yarmouth 1m 3yo sll (6) gd.
Ernies Keep 100-1 (8-7) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 9, 19l behind Masterofceremonies (9-10) at Musselburgh 1m 1f sell stks (6) gf.
Premier Krug (IRE) 40-1 (8-0) Always towards rear, 14th of 20, 17l behind El Dececy (9-5) at Redcar 7f sell stks (6) fm.
House of Lords (USA) 5-1 (9-4) Mid-division and keen, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, weakened inside, 7th of 10, 5l behind St Trinians (9-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 3yo hcp (5) pol in Sep.
