chased leaders, under pressure 4 out, gradually weakened, tailed off
held up in touch, outpaced 4 out, soon lost place, tailed off
always well in rear, never a factor, tailed off
held up in touch, chased leaders 3 out, weakened after next
mid-division, headway after 4 out, soon chasing leaders, led after 2 out, headed last, rallied towards finish
always in rear, never dangerous, tailed off
chased leaders, led approaching 6th, strongly challenged 3 out, headed after next, soon weakened
led until approaching 6th, weakened after next, soon behind
mid-division, headway to chase leaders 6th, soon ridden and weakened
held up towards rear, headway 4 out, soon no impression
behind, pushed along halfway, headway before 4 out, ridden to challenge 3 out, led before last, hard driven and kept on well under pressure
held up in rear, headway 6th, some late headway, never on terms
always in rear, struggling from 5th, pulled up after 3 out
always in rear, tailed off when pulled up after 3 out
SEA CLIFF gets the vote here. He won over C&D in January and conditional Ed Glassonbury negates most of his 10lb rise in the weights. Today's rival Classic Henri always looked held in second behind the selection despite being beaten only half-a-length and will do well to reverse the form on these terms, while fourth-placed Sam Patch also has a bit to find on that running. Sharadiyn's recent third at Wetherby was a return to form and he may be capable of better given he went close in this race last year, but Yes Mate probably needs a longer trip to show his best.
Sea Cliff (IRE) 14-1 (11-11) Tracked leaders, led before 2 out, ridden and under pressure last, held on well towards finish, driven out, won at Sedgefield 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-90 (5) gs in Jan beating Classic Henri (10-10) by 1/2l, 14 ran.
Sharadiyn 8-1 (11-0) Prominent, led before 3 out, ridden before last, weakened and lost 2nd place flat, 3rd of 14, 8l behind Lady Anne Nevill (10-0) at Wetherby 2m hcp hdl 0-100 (4) gs in Feb.
Sydney Cove (IRE) 18-1 (11-12) Held up towards rear on outer, pushed along and dropped to rear after 3rd, ridden after 4 out, soon weakened, 6th of 7, well behind Decent Lord (10-7) at Newcastle 2m hcp hdl 0-95 (5) hvy in Feb.
Zero Six Zoo (IRE) 16-1 (11-8) Chased leaders, reminders after 5th, weakened approaching 3 out, 7th of 12, 42l behind Just The Job (10-10) at Huntingdon 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gs in Nov.
Classic Henri 8-1 (11-0) In touch, led 4 out, headed before 2 out, a length down when hit last, kept on towards finish, 2nd of 12, 1 1/4l behind Sundown Trail (11-3) at Ayr 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-90 (5) sft in Feb.
Red Tanber (IRE) 33-1 (10-0) In rear, not fluent 4th, ridden approaching 6th, well beaten after 3 out, tailed off, 13th of 16, well behind Bocciani (10-7) at Catterick 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gs in Feb.
Sam Patch 7-1 (10-6) Held up behind, pushed along approaching 4th, ridden 3 out, plugged on from next, no impression, 5th of 12, 14l behind Pagan Lightning (10-11) at Sedgefield 2m 1f nov hcp hdl 0-90 (5) sft in Feb.
Lindseyfield Lodge (IRE) 22-1 (11-8) Led, headed after 2 out, soon hard driven, weakened approaching last, lost 3rd flat, 4th of 7, 20l behind Euro American (12-0) at Sedgefield 2m 5f hcp chs 0-95 (5) hvy in Feb.
Just Posh 16-1 (10-8) Held up mid-division, pushed along and lost place approaching 9th, soon weakened, pulled up before 3 out, in a race won by Vallani (10-11) at Musselburgh 3m hcp hdl 0-100 (4) sft in Feb, 13 ran.
Patrixtoo (FR) 20-1 (10-0) Held up towards rear, ridden and headway approaching 3 out, never dangerous, 7th of 16, 36l behind Legion D'honneur (11-9) at Huntingdon 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gs in May.
Amjad 33-1 (10-2) In rear, ridden 4th, never in contention, tailed off, 12th of 14, well behind Douglas Julian (10-11) at Hexham 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-90 (5) gs in Oct.
Yes Mate 40-1 (9-7) Chased leaders, led after 4 out, ridden and headed approaching last, no extra flat, 4th of 15, 7l behind Too Cool To Fool (11-3) at Ayr 3m nov hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gs in Jan.
Soneva Gili (IRE) 50-1 (10-0) Close up, reminder approaching and weakened 10th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out, in a race won by Vallani (10-11) at Musselburgh 3m hcp hdl 0-100 (4) sft in Feb, 13 ran.
Some Catch (IRE) 9-2 (10-0) Held up towards rear, headway to chase leaders before 3 out, kept on same pace, 4th of 11, 8l behind King Benny (11-12) at Wetherby 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-90 (5) gs in Jan.
