led in start, raced wide, headway to lead 3rd, headed 6th, chased winner until approaching 2 out, soon weakened
keen early, held up in rear, headway 2 out, chased clear winner last, ridden and kept on flat, no impression when lost 2nd towards finish
held up towards rear, headway under pressure approaching 2 out, soon ridden, stayed on to go 2nd towards finish, no impression with winner
pulled hard, tracked leaders, outpaced 3 out, weakened next, tailed off
held up towards rear, headway into mid-division 5th, chased leaders after 3 out, chased clear winner approaching 2 out until last, no impression
mid-division, mistake 4th, outpaced 3 out, 6th and beaten when mistake next
always prominent, led 6th, driven clear approaching 2 out, ridden before last, stayed on well, eased near finish
led to 3rd, chased leaders, outpaced 3 out, weakened next
THE STARBOARD BOW has to concede weight to all of his rivals but his latest third at Musselburgh came in a much better race than this and he may be up to the task. Prince Of Dreams was just touched off from today's mark at Taunton in December but has been well beaten in both starts since and Dizzy River has struggled off higher marks since winning at Musselburgh. The ground may be too soft for Knight Valliant, while Pinerolo lacks a recent run and Victor Echo and Open De L'Isle have been below their best this season.
The Starboard Bow 18-1 (10-11) Not much room 1st, mid-division, headway 5th, not fluent next, went 3rd 2 out, no impression on leading piar, stayed on same pace, 3rd of 9, 12l behind Cape Dutch (11-2) at Musselburgh 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-130 (3) gs in Feb.
Prince Of Dreams 7-2 (11-12) Held up, headway 5th, soon went 3rd, weakened from 2 out, 3rd of 8, 22l behind Malanos (11-1) at Huntingdon 2m hcp hdl 0-115 (4) hvy.
Dizzy River (IRE) 4-1 (10-3) Held up, headway approaching 3 out, switched left before last, not able to challenge, 4th of 11, 2 1/4l behind Everaard (10-0) at Musselburgh 3m hcp hdl 0-140 (3) gs in Feb.
Lord Kennedy (IRE) 100-1 (11-2) Held up mid-division, headway before 2 out, ridden before last, kept on, 5th of 13, 13l behind Sunny Ledgend (11-1) at Towcester 2m nh nov hdl (4) gs in Feb.
Knight Valliant 14-1 (11-1) Mid-division on outer, effort 3 out, never dangerous, 8th of 16, 33l behind Markadam (10-1) at Carlisle 2m 4f cond hcp hdl 0-1115 (4) sft.
Victor Echo (IRE) 12-1 (11-2) Tracked leader, with leader 3rd, led 4th, blundered 5th, headed 6th, weakened before 2 out, 10th of 14, 35l behind Bold Chief (11-2) at Warwick 2m 3f NH nov hdl (4-7yo) (4) gd in Feb.
Pinerolo 9-4fav (10-12) Led narrowly to after 3rd, with leader until lost place next, soon ridden and outpaced, behind from 4 out, 5th of 6, 14l behind Yahrab (11-8) at Huntingdon 2m hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gs in Dec.
Open de L'Isle (FR) 8-1 (11-1) Tracked leaders, ridden before 3 out, soon weakened, 4th of 8, 31l behind Nowurhurlin (11-3) at Carlisle 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-120 (4) hvy in Feb.
