held up in rear, headway under pressure over 1f out, 3rd and one pace inside final furlong, dropped to 4th near finish
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong
chased leaders, pushed along 3f out, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
in touch in mid-division, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on into modest 3rd near finish
took keen hold, in touch in mid-division, headway over 2f out, 2nd inside final 2f, ridden to challenge over 1f out, stayed on under pressure to lead final 100 yards
chased leaders, pushed along over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened and eased final furlong
chased leader, went to far rail and led 2f out, ridden and pressed over 1f out, headed and no extra final 100 yards
always towards rear, never involved
took keen hold, in touch in mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, weakened 2f out
steadied start, held up in last trio, never involved
led, ridden and headed 2f out, chased leader until well over 1f out, weakened quickly, eased when beaten final furlong
Nonrunner
HEEZARARITY arrives on the back of a victory at Lingfield. He won this race in 2014 in soft ground off a similar mark and another bold bid is expected. Roly Tricks won three times at Brighton last year and is 5lb higher on her return to action while Niblawi went close in maiden races on more than one occasion last term. Top Diktat has been competing in a higher grade since winning at Nottingham in November while Fire And Passion has tumbled down the weights on the all-weather and may do better back on this surface.
Top Diktat 9-1 (9-1) Tracked leaders in 3rd, not much room on inner over 1f out, one pace after, 3rd of 4, 3 1/2l behind Buckland Beau (9-3) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp (4) pol in Feb.
Rightway (IRE) 10-1 (9-7) Held up mid-division, faded inside final furlong, 9th of 13, 7 1/4l behind Whinging Willie (9-5) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Bohemian Rhapsody (IRE) 33-1 (9-8) In rear, pushed along 4f out, never on terms, 8th of 10, 20 1/2l behind Knight Music (9-6) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Mar.
Niblawi (IRE) 9-2 (9-5) Held up, effort over 3f out, no impression, hung left over 1f out, 6th of 10, 4 1/2l behind Our Queenie (9-7) at Chepstow 1m hcp (5) gf in Sep.
Bazooka (IRE) 33-1 (9-7) Keen, led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 10, 23 1/2l behind Knight Music (9-6) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Mar.
Saint Honore 10-1 (9-1) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, 4th of 9, 1 1/2l behind Fern Owl (9-0) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Feb.
Ttainted Love 9-2 (9-3) Held up, ridden over 2f out, never nearer, 5th of 10, 11 3/4l behind Interconnection (9-10) at Leicester 1m 2f hcp (5) gs in Oct.
Heezararity 6-1 (9-4) Made all, ridden over 1f out, held on towards finish, won at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Mar beating I'm Harry (9-6) by 1/2l, 8 ran.
Bridey's Lettuce (IRE) 7-1 (9-3) Led, ridden over 2f out, headed 2f out, weakened last 100 yards, 9th of 13, 5 1/4l behind Sixties Love (9-9) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Sep.
Roly Tricks 9-2jfav (9-12) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, led inside final 2f, stayed on well, ridden out, won at Brighton 1m 2f hcp (6) gs in Oct beating Loving Your Work (9-7) by 1 1/4l, 15 ran.
Altaira 8-1 (9-4) Tracked leader, quickly weakened over 2f out, last of 7, dist behind Celtic Ava (8-13) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Feb.
Chief Spirit 12-1 (10-7) Held up towards rear, pushed along before 4 out, never dangerous, 5th of 10, dist behind Baltic Storm (11-0) at Fakenham 2m mdn (4) gd in Mar.
Fire And Passion 11-4fav (10-0) Prominent early, tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, outpaced from over 1f out, 5th of 8, 6 1/4l behind Burcan (10-0) at Kempton 1m mdn stks (5) pol in Mar.
