never nearer than mid-division
led, joined 2f out, soon headed, lost 2nd over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
slowly into stride, headway on inside over 1f out, ran on, never nearer
chased leaders 4f, weakened inside final 2f
held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, kept on final furlong, not reach leaders
mid-division on inside, weakened over 2f out
walked to post, chased leaders, weakening when hampered just inside final 2f
towards rear, headway on inside chasing leaders over 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, led inside final furlong, headed and not pace of winner close home
always about same place in mid-division
chased leaders, kept on inside final furlong, not pace to challenge
prominent on rail, led inside final 2f, ridden and headed inside final furlong, no extra towards finish
chased leaders on outside, weakened inside final 2f, behind and eased over 1f out
mid-division on outside, headway 2f out, weakened over 1f out
slowly into stride, towards rear, some headway over 1f out, never reached leaders
chased leader, every chance 2f out, soon ridden, weakened inside final furlong
slowly into stride, outpaced in rear, no impression
outpaced towards rear, headway on outside over 1f out, strong run inside final furlong, led close home
NonRunner
The draw will likely play a part in this big field with recent Windsor winner Incentive drawn high along with last month’s Kempton third Red Tycoon and Lingfield scorer Met By Moonlight. With the ground riding fast, a low number may be preferable but Sir Roderic’s third at Leicester came over a mile. SPRING ROMANCE won four handicaps last year, one on Turf. He’s probably still on a fair mark and looks capable of defying top weight. Bounty Pursuit and The Lacemaker may need this but are worth a market check.
Spring Romance (IRE) 10-1 (9-8) Raced keenly, held up mid-division on outside, pushed along over 2f out, no headway, 9th of 12, 6 1/4l behind Ballyquin (9-7) at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (5) pol in Mar.
Little Palaver 25-1 (9-6) Raced wide close up, ridden over 1f out, kept on one pace, 5th of 14, 1 3/4l behind First Link (8-12) at Lingfield 7f hcp (5) pol in Mar.
Field of Vision (IRE) 50-1 (8-7) Mainly towards rear, never on terms, 9th of 16, 6 3/4l behind Bernardo O'Reilly (9-3) at Newbury 6f hcp (3) gs in Oct.
Bounty Pursuit 14-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, every chance over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 3rd of 13, 3 3/4l behind Blaze Of Hearts (9-3) at Kempton 7f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Sir Roderic (IRE) 11-1 (9-7) Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, chased leaders inside final furlong, no extra closing stages, 3rd of 8, 2l behind Ventura Gold (9-6) at Leicester 1m hcp (5) gd in Apr.
The Lacemaker 8-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders, went 2nd 3f out until inside final furlong, no extra towards finish, 4th of 13, 3 3/4l behind Walk On Walter (9-8) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Met By Moonlight 7-1 (9-3) Made most, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and pressed inside final furlong, ran on, won at Lingfield 7f hcp fll (5) pol in Apr beating Diamond Lady (9-1) by 3/4l, 10 ran.
The Groove 4-1 (10-13) Led early, mid-division, ridden over 1f out, no impression, 7th of 12, 6 1/4l behind Steelriver (11-3) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (5) pol in Apr.
Harry Beau 33-1 (8-8) Raced wide, outpaced and always behind, 12th of 13, 6 1/2l behind Bellevarde (8-10) at Windsor 5f hcp (4) gd in Apr.
Crystal Casque 4-1 (9-7) Prominent, effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 12, 11 1/4l behind Gossiping (9-7) at Kempton 1m hcp (5) pol in Mar.
Cent Flying 4-1fav (9-10) Mid-division, outpaced over 2f out, ridden and kept on under pressure final furlong, never able to, 8th of 13, 8 3/4l behind Silver Swift (9-3) at Salisbury 6f hcp (6) gf in Sep.
Black Medick 11-1 (9-9) In touch, outpaced over 2f out, stayed on under pressure, 6th of 8, 5 3/4l behind Zmhar (9-12) at Lingfield 7f hcp (5) pol in Mar.
Incentive 6-1 (9-7) Raced on near side rail, chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, led final strides, won at Windsor 6f hcp (6) gd in Apr beating Trotter (9-4) by hd, 15 ran.
Red Tycoon (IRE) 16-1 (9-6) Went left start, in touch, pushed along and headway approaching final furlong, switched right inside final furlong, kept on one pace, 3rd of 11, 2 1/4l behind Secret Potion (9-5) at Kempton 6f hcp (6) pol in Apr.
John Betjeman 20-1 (9-9) Led, edged left 2f out, soon ridden, headed over 1f out, lost 2nd inside final furlong, weakened and lost 2 places close homed, 4th of 15, 4 1/4l behind Tone The Barone (8-6) at Windsor 6f hcp (5) gd in Apr.
Pastfact 9-1 (9-7) Dwelt keen towards rear, ridden 2f out, not trouble leaders, 7th of 11, 4 1/2l behind Secret Potion (9-5) at Kempton 6f hcp (6) pol in Apr.
Air Of York (IRE) 11-1 (9-5) In touch on outside, ridden 2f out, never on terms, weakened 1f out, 11th of 12, 12 1/4l behind Mooroverthebridge (9-1) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Goldino Bello (FR) 40-1 (9-0) Keen always in rear, 11th of 12, 5 1/4l behind Probability (9-0) at Kempton 6f hcp (4) pol in Mar.
