quickly away, led, ridden over 1f out, headed post
chased leaders, ran on inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders
mid-divisi0n on inside, headway ran on inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders
chased leader, ran on gamely inside final furlong, led post
chased leaders, driven over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
slowly into stride, off the pace towards rear, good headway towards inside over 1f out, edged left and ran on inside final furlong, not reach leaders
off the pace in mid-division, headway out wide over 1f out, strong run inside final furlong, not quite pace to challenge
switched left after start, raced keenly in rear, pushed along halfway, ridden on inside over 1f out, never on terms
sweating, off the pace in mid-division, pushed along halfway, soon weakened
switched left after start, held up in last pair, never involved
NonRunner
Atiyah finished in front of The Thin Blue Line when fourth at Newcastle and well ahead of Vandad when runner-up at Southwell earlier. Lilkian is back on a winning mark on his first outing since November but Sarah's Verse returns to action still looking for a first win on the all-weather. Cuban Breeze can make another bold bid after scoring at Chelmsford but MUTABAAHY is 14lb lower than when winning over track and trip last March and can include this race in 2020 among his seven course wins so far.
Atiyah 12-1 (9-7) Raced far side, led, ridden and headed over 1f out, still every chance inside final furlong, stayed on, 4th of 10, 1 3/4l behind Lazyitis (9-6) at Newcastle 5f hcp (5) pol in Feb.
Lilkian 2-1jfav (9-7) Chased leaders on inside, ridden and unable to quicken over 1f out, no extra in 4th inside final furlong, 4th of 10, 4 1/2l behind Fauvette (9-7) at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Sarah's Verse 7-1 (9-3) Held up in touch, headway under 2f out, pressed leader over 1f out and every chance entering final furlong, kept on until outpaced by winner closing stages, 2nd of 7, 1 3/4l behind Ruby Cottage (8-9) at Bath 6f hcp (4) gd in Sep.
The Thin Blue Line (IRE) 11-4fav (9-5) Close up, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 10, 3 1/4l behind Lazyitis (9-6) at Newcastle 5f hcp (5) pol in Feb.
Buy Me Back 10-1 (8-9) Mid-division, headway over 1f out, soon ridden, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 10, 4 3/4l behind Lucky Ava (8-10) at Chelmsford City 5f hcp (3) pol in Feb.
Seraphinite (IRE) 14-1 (8-8) Not much room start, soon switched left, held up towards rear, tried to close on inside from over 1f out, no impression, 8th of 10, 5 1/2l behind Lucky Ava (8-10) at Chelmsford City 5f hcp (3) pol in Feb.
Cuban Breeze 13-2 (9-11) Made all, clear when shaken up over 1f out, ridden and ran on well final furlong, unchallenged, won at Chelmsford City 5f hcp (6) pol in Feb beating Porfin (9-12) by 3/4l, 10 ran.
Scale Force 9-4 (10-0) Tracked leader, led halfway, ridden and headed inside final furlong, stayed on, 2nd of 3, 3/4l behind Desert Lime (9-5) at Southwell 5f stks (5) pol in Feb.
Perfect Sign (IRE) 150-1 (8-13) Awkward start, towards rear, ridden 2f out, always behind, 7th of 8, 10 1/2l behind Mellys Flyer (9-7) at Kempton 6f hcp (5) pol in Feb.
Mutabaahy (IRE) 25-1 (9-2) Led on near side rail, ridden and headed over 1f out, lost 2nd inside final furlong, weakening when hampered and snatched up final 110 yards, 7th of 11, 4 1/2l behind Khabib (9-7) at Newcastle 5f hcp (5) pol in Feb.
Vandad (IRE) 25-1 (9-3) Outpaced, 9th of 10, 5 3/4l behind Fine Wine (8-13) at Southwell 5f hcp (4) pol in Jan.
