made all, set steady pace until quickened 5 lengthes clear over 6f out, strongly challenged from well over 1f out, hard driven, held on gamely
tracked leader, effort over 2f out, soon hung left, no extra final furlong
tracked leaders, headway over 2f out, soon ridden to challenge, stayed on well, never reached winner
Sharakti and Nolecce have both been in action already this year but the former has shown little in his two starts at Doncaster and Beverley while the latter was put up by the handicapper after scoring at Kempton in March and was well beaten back on turf at Pontefract last time. LOCUM stays further than this so may be forced to make his own pace but he won off a higher mark around here on his reappearance last year and can score again now.
Sharakti (IRE) 13-2 (9-6) Chased leaders on outer, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 15, 7l behind Tribal Myth (8-9) at Beverley 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
Nolecce 6-1 (9-0) Raced wide in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on, never nearer, 6th of 12, 11l behind Hits Only Jude (8-2) at Pontefract 1m hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
Locum 7-2fav (9-11) Tracked leaders, chased winner over 2f out untio over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 13, 6l behind Prickles (8-12) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Nov.
