in touch, ridden over 3f out, edged left over 1f out, one pace inside final furlong
slowly into stride, mid-division, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened
with leader, led after 1f, ridden over 2f out, headed and not quicken inside final furlong
slowly into stride, held up, ridden and headway over 3f out, one pace from over 1f out
towards rear, headway when not much room over 2f out, ridden when not much room again over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, ran on
held up and pulled hard, ridden and headway when edged right over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, ran on
in touch, headway over 5f, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out
started slowly, always behind
led 1f, chased leader to 6f out, ridden over 2f out, edged left over 1f out, led inside final furlong, driven out
chased leaders, went 2nd 6f out, ridden and every chance over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
The step up in trip is expected to suit Mr Rein, who gets the nod over March Orchid and Hawkes Run, who have both shaped as if a race of this nature is within them if they get the breaks in running. The last named has plenty of experience over hurdles and is probably much better in that sphere. However, he ran a blinder over course and distance last month and should be capable of going close with a similar effort today. Day One has three lengths to find with the top weight on that run and, despite being open to improvement, he is hard to fancy today. So too is Opera Knight, in spite of the step up in trip being in his favour. He obviously suffered some sort of training set-back before his reappearance and is one to be wary of for the time being. Not so with Mr Rein, who has learnt a good deal from his three previous starts and we consider it significant enough that he is given another try in this company before moving on to the stiffer task of handicaps
Hawkes Run 4-1 Dwelt, held up, tracked leader 6f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed just inside final furlong, no extra, 4th of 11, 2 1/2l behind Turn 'n Burn at Lingfield 1m 4f mdn stk (D3) pol in Jan.
Blue Hills 16-1 Keen, pressed leader, ridden 5f out, weakened rapidly, 11th of 13, 38l behind Paradise Flight at Lingfield 2m hcp (E3) pol in Jan.
Day One 13-2 Tracked leader, ridden 3f out, weakened quickly, 9th of 11, 18l behind King of Knight at Lingfield 1m 2f mdn stk (D3) pol in Jan.
Marsh Orchid 14-1 Slowly into stride, behind, ridden and headway over 2f out, one pace final furlong, 3rd of 13, 7l behind Westcote at W'hampton 1m 1f mdn stk (D3) pol.
Freefall (IRE) 16-1 In touch, switched right 4f out, soon ridden, weakened 2f out, 9th of 13, 15l behind Westcote at W'hampton 1m 1f mdn stk (D3) pol.
Sunshine On Me 11-2 Chased leaders over 8f, 12th of 16, 11l behind Stormy Day at Lingfield 1m 4f stk (F3) pol in Oct.
Detroit City (USA) 8-1 Ran green, outpaced in rear, some headway under pressure over 1f out, never nearer, 9th of 14, 12l behind Grand Seigneur at Lingfield 1m 2f 3yo mdn (D3) pol in Jan.
Mr Rein (IRE) 16-1 Held up, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, 2nd of 10, 2l behind Self Respect at W'hampton 1m 1f 3yo mdn (D3) pol in Jan.
