always rear, never in contention
held up in rear, steady headway from over 1f out, stayed on to take 3rd final strides, nearest finish
started slowly, held up behind, kept on from over 1f out, no impression on leaders
mid-division, ridden and weakened well over 1f out
steadied start, held up towards rear, steady headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, nearest finish
in touch, every chance entering final furlong, chased winner after, always held
chased leaders, ridden and effort 2f out, no impression 1f out, kept on one pace
pressed leader, hanging badly left from well over 1f out and losing place, soon behind
started slowly, behind, some headway over 1f out, never dangerous
chased leaders to over 2f out, weakened quickly over 1f out
Digital is capable of taking the honours in this contest but Mick Channon's gelding tends to find at least one too good and looks booked for a place at best again with a better bet looking to be HEREFORD BOY, who gets the verdict ahead of Ten Down. Mick Quinn's gelding was a good winner at Lingfield last time and a 2lb rise for that success looks perfectly fair so he has to be respected on his return to turf. Bill Turner's The Lord ran better at Lingfield last time and has slipped to a decent mark but he has not won for some time and looks best watched. Our Piccadilly is less exposed than most of these but he may want more testing ground, while Drifting Gold has been running well in races on the Polytrack of late and has to be considered back on turf. Kyle is capable but inconsistent and may be best watched on his reappearance but preference is for Hereford Boy. Dean Ivory's gelding is another that has been going well on the Polytrack of late and returns to turf on a fair mark so he looks worth chancing.
Memphis Man 20-1 (8-9) Raced keen, held up, headway to chase leader over 4f out, lost 2nd well over 1f out, soon outpaced, 5th of 9, 3l behind Bahamian Lad (8-10) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Mar.
Kyle (IRE) 8-1 (8-11) Always in rear, 12th of 13, 12l behind Artistic License (8-12) at Great Leighs 6f hcp (4) pol in Sep.
Zowington 16-1 (8-9) Mid-division, ridden and hanging right over 2f out, kept on under pressure from over 1f out, never nearer, 6th of 16, 7l behind Judge 'n Jury (9-0) at Ascot 5f app hcp (4) gs in Oct.
Hereford Boy 18-1 (8-13) Soon ridden in mid-division, driven halfway, ran on inside final furlong, 4th of 12, 2 3/4l behind Bookiesindex Boy (8-12) at Kempton 5f hcp (5) pol in Dec.
Efistorm 6-1 (9-2) Soon outpaced, 8th of 9, 13l behind Grimes Faith (8-10) at Southwell 5f hcp 0-75 (5) fbs in Mar.
Digital 14-1 (9-6) Towards rear, ridden over 1f out, soon not clear run, switched right and driven inside final furlong, kept on to go 2nd post, 2nd of 13, 2l behind Haajes (9-1) at Hamilton 5f hcap (4) sft in Sep.
Our Piccadilly (IRE) 4-1fav (8-12) Close up, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on, 4th of 13, 1 3/4l behind Harlech Castle (9-0) at Nottingham 5f 3yo hcp (5) gs in Oct.
The Lord 10-1 (8-11) Outpaced in mid division of main group, driven and headway over 1f out, kept on to go 3rd final furlong, 3rd of 10, 4l behind The Magic Blanket (8-10) at Lingfield 5f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Mar.
Drifting Gold 7-2fav (9-10) Held up, headway over 1f out, ridden and ran on inside final furlong, 4th of 7, 2l behind Welsh Opera (8-9) at Wolverhampton 5f fll hcp (0-75) (3yo+) (5) pol in Mar.
Ten Down 5-1 (8-10) Broke smartly, made all, unchallenged, won at Lingfield 5f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Mar beating Bo McGinty (8-12) by 1 1/4l, 9 ran.
Brandywell Boy (IRE) 12-1 (8-3) Soon well outpaced, never a factor, 7th of 8, 11l behind Al Gillani (9-1) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Mar.
Nusoor (IRE) 16-1 (8-13) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 7th of 18, 4l behind Namir (9-6) at Newmarket 5f hcap (5) gf in Sep.
