tracked leaders, keen, ridden to lead approaching 2 out, headed approaching last
tracked leaders, driven from 4th, soon behind
in rear, stayed on from 3 out
led and keen, headed approaching 2 out, led briefly again approaching last, no extra
prominent, hampered after 6th, one pace
mid-division, mistake first, weakened 6th, pulled up before 7th
always towards rear
mid-division, behind from 6th
soon prominent, ridden and weakened 3 out
held up towards rear, headway after 5th, ridden 3 out, weakened 2 out
towards rear, ridden 3rd, headway 5th, outpaced 3 out, rallied again to chase leaders 2 out, one pace
tracked leaders, ridden and weakened 3 out
mid-division, ridden 5th, weakened 3 out
towards rear, ridden 3rd, never a danger
always towards the rear, tailed off from halfway
mid-division, weakened 6th
held up mid-division, headway after 3 out, not clear run on bend soon after, ridden approaching 2 out, switched left approaching last, quickened up well to lead and soon clear
Martin Pipe's Mantras has been off the track for a long time since last being seen in France, while stablemate Killer Cat needs to improve on recent evidence and preference is for Time Marches On, who gets the vote over Hattington. The last mentioned looked beaten when falling at Exeter last time but will be better suited by today's faster ground, while Half Inch is entitled to improve again having had just two runs since the autumn. Antigiotto is less exposed than most and few yards are in better form at present than that of Peter Bowen's so the four-year-old has to be respected but Time Marches On created a favourable impression when scoring at Plumpton last time and is taken to defy a 6lb rise in the weights.
Mantras (FR) (10-10) 3rd of 12, 2l behind Ryback (10-12) at Auteuil 2m 1f ch gd in Sept '03.
Hamadeenah 10-1 (10-13) Behind from 5th, 6th of 14, 31l behind Prince of Persia (11-7) at Worcester 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-115 (D) gs in Apr.
Hattington 12-1 (11-7) Held up in touch, headway after 7th, ridden after 3 out, weakening in 3rd when fell at the last in race won by Monger Lane (11-8) at Exeter 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-115 (D) hvy in Apr, 8 ran.
Half Inch 25-1 (10-1) Behind, still plenty to do 2 out, ran on flat, nearest finish, 4th of 15, 6l behind Swift Swallow (11-3) at Worcester 2m hcp hdl 0-130 (C) gf.
Time Marches On 7-2 (10-5) In touch, mistake 4th, tracked leader next, led narrowly 9th, joined 2 out, pushed clear flat, easily, won at Plumpton 2m 5f amt hcp hdl 0-110 (E) gd beating Polar Scout (11-10) by 5l, 9 ran.
Knightsbridge King 10-1 (10-11) Held up in rear, headway on inside 10th, weakened 2 out, 3rd of 8, 16l behind Hoh Nelson (9-11) at Fakenham 2m 7f hcp hdl 0-115 (D) gd in Feb.
Antigiotto (IRE) 12-1 (10-12) Held up, headway 4th, weakened 2 out, 4th and beaten when not fluent last, 4th of 10, 17l behind Natal (10-12) at Worcester 2m 4yo nov hdl (E) gf.
Alessandro Severo 3-1fav (11-4) Tracked leaders, pecked 4th, led after 6th, ridden approaching last, stayed on well, won at Exeter 2m 3f cnd nov hcp hdl (F) hvy beating My Lady Link (11-3) by 2 1/2l, 14 ran.
