raced wide tracked leaders, pushed along 2f out, led inside final furlong, ridden and ran on
tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
in rear, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, ran on, nearest finish
dwelt raced wide towards rear, never a factor
dwelt mid-division, ridden 2f our, switched right and headway over 1f out, ran on, nearest finish
towards rear, wide into straight 2f out, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, stayed on towards finish
mid-division, weakened over 1f out
tracked leader until ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong
slowly away in rear, never on terms
led, ridden 2f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra
raced wide in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
towards rear, headway and switched right over 1f out, never nearer
Most of these have been competing against each other over the winter. Pretend could have been better drawn but landed a double over track and trip before running way below par behind Trojan Rocket at Chelmsford last time. The latter has also run poorly since then while Tarooq, though successful this in 2013, was all out to win a lowly claimer at Lingfield last month. BASIL BERRY found Mappin Time too good over 5f here on his latest start. But it may be a different story over this longer trip and Chris Dwyer's charge gets a tentative vote in a typically open sprint with Ballista and Fear Or Favour others to consider.
Pretend (IRE) 11-8fav (9-3) Held up towards rear, headway to chase leaders over 1f out, soon weakened, 8th of 11, 6l behind Trojan Rocket (8-10) at Chelmsford City 6f hcap (2) pol in Jan.
Go Far 6-1 (9-0) Raced wide close up, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 8th of 10, 12l behind Rivellino (9-0) at Lingfield 6f Listed stks (1) pol in Feb.
Trojan Rocket (IRE) 3-1fav (9-5) Held up in touch, lost place 4f out, driven over 1f out, went 4th inside final furlong, no impression, 4th of 7, 8l behind Chookie Royale (10-1) at Chelmsford City 6f hcap (2) pol in Feb.
Boomerang Bob (IRE) 40-1 (9-2) Held up towards rear, headway 2f out, carried right and well beaten over 1f out, 14th of 15, 22l behind Lightning Moon (9-1) at Ascot 6f Grp 3 (1) sft in Oct.
Steelriver (IRE) 7-1 (9-6) Steadied start, held up in rear, good headway when not clear run entering final furlong, ran on, not reach leaders, 5th of 11, 1 1/4l behind Mappin Time (9-1) at Wolverhampton 5f hcap (2) in Feb.
Tarooq (USA) 8-13fav (8-13) Raced wide led early, prominent, pushed along halfway, ridden to lead entering final furlong, driven out, won at Lingfield 5f clm stks 0-65 (6) pol in Feb beating Picansort (9-11) by 3/4l, 6 ran.
Basil Berry 5-1 (9-3) Towards rear, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, ran on, not reach winner, 2nd of 11, nk behind Mappin Time (9-1) at Wolverhampton 5f hcap (2) in Feb.
Mappin Time (IRE) 12-1 (9-1) Towards rear, headway over 1f out, ridden and ran on to lead towards finish, won at Wolverhampton 5f hcap (2) in Feb beating Basil Berry (9-3) by nk, 11 ran.
Nocturn 33-1 (9-3) Raced wide in touch, ridden and weakened over 1f out, last of 7, 18l behind Baddilini (8-13) at Lingfield 6f hcap (2) pol in Feb.
Age Of Innocence (9-2) 6th of 8, 8l behind Suedois (9-2) at Chantilly(FR) 7f 3yo stks fbs in Oct.
Ballista (IRE) 7-1 (8-10) Tracked winner, driven over 1f out, no impression inside final furlong, lost 2nd towards finish, 3rd of 7, 2 1/2l behind Chookie Royale (10-1) at Chelmsford City 6f hcap (2) pol in Feb.
Fear Or Favour (IRE) 5-1 (8-1) Chased leaders, effort over 1f out, faded final furlong, 6th of 11, 4 1/2l behind Trojan Rocket (8-10) at Chelmsford City 6f hcap (2) pol in Jan.
Invincible Ridge (IRE) 10-1 (8-8) Slowly into stride, in touch over 3f out, ridden halfway, headway over 1f out, kept on same pace, 6th of 11, 1 1/4l behind Mappin Time (9-1) at Wolverhampton 5f hcap (2) in Feb.
