chased leaders, lost place 2f out
in rear, lost place over 4f out
with leader, led over 4f out, headed well over 1f out, soon weakened
in touch, took keen hold, not much room and checked on bend over 4f out, headway over 2f out, led well over 1f out, soon headed, weakened inside final furlong
mid-division, headway on inner over 3f out, challenged and every chance inside final furlong, kept on not pace of winner
held up towards rear, headway and not much room over 2f out, ran on to lead well inside final furlong, kept on well
towards rear and outpaced, ridden over 2f out, kept on from over 1f out
prominent, ridden and weakened over 1f out
held up in touch, checked when not much room over 4f out on bend, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
held up towards rear, effort over 2f out, never dangerous
led, headed over 4f out, ridden 2f out, soon weakened
tracked leaders, clipped heels over 4f out on bend, lost place over 3f out
tracked leaders, pushed along and weakened over 2f out
held up mid-division, pushed along over 4f out, headway over 2f out, led approaching final furlong, headed well inside final furlong, kept on
chased leaders, every chance on inner over 2f out, weakened final furlong
held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, kept on
Tim Easterby has won two of the last three renewals and should make another strong challenge with The Fun Crusher and Maven. The former hasn't raced since making a winning debut at Thirsk last April and the latter has been in fine form on the Polytrack recently. Knowe Head, Gritstone and Qaraaba have also been winning on the all-weather though last month's Wolverhampton winner Reachforthebucks is less exposed and makes more appeal. DARING INDIAN is another with plenty of scope as he didn't stay 1m4f last time but beat subsequent dual winner Emma's Gift at Kempton before that and he gets the speculative vote in a wide-open handicap with Yojimbo, City Ground and Landaman others to consider.
Kaolak (USA) 33-1 (9-3) Tracked leader, pushed along 4f out, dropped to 3rd inside final 3f, ridden over 2f out, lost well held 3rd entering final furlong, weakened, last of 7, 8l behind Verdant (8-10) at Sandown 1m 2f hcp 0-100 (2) gf in Jul '10.
Indian Ocean (IRE) 14-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, effort over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 10th of 15, 13l behind Crowded House (9-0) at Doncaster 1m 2yo Grp 1 (1) gd in Oct '08.
Yojimbo (IRE) 9-4fav (9-4) Took keen hold, chased leader, led approaching final 2f, ridden inside final furlong, stayed on, headed last strides, 2nd of 10, hd behind Uppercut (9-3) at Leicester 1m hcp 0-80 (4) gf in Oct.
Landaman (IRE) 7-2 (9-4) Led, driven over 2f out, headed inside final 2f, chased winner until 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 9, 7l behind Area Fifty One (9-1) at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Oct.
Reachforthebucks 9-4fav (9-4) Steadied start, held up in rear, headway over 2f out, ridden to chase leader entering final furlong, ran on to lead towards finish, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Feb beating Standpoint (8-13) by 1/2l, 10 ran.
Qaraaba 9-1 (9-4) Dwelt, in rear, good headway over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, kept on to lead towards finish, won at Kempton 1m hcp 0-80 (4) pol beating Zafeen's Pearl (9-4) by shd, 13 ran.
The Fun Crusher 33-1 (8-8) Held up in rear, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, strongly challenged inside final furlong, kept on well close home, won at Thirsk 1m 4f mdn stks (5) gd in Apr beating Kadoodd (8-8) by 1/2l, 11 ran.
Gritstone 7-2fav (9-2) Chased leading pair, went 2nd over 2f out, ridden and lost 2nd over 1f out, weakened towards finish, 4th of 13, 4l behind Patriotic (8-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
Veroon (IRE) 13-2 (9-2) Raced wide in mid-division, pushed along halfway, weakened over 3f out, 10th of 13, 15l behind Patriotic (8-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
Imaginary World (IRE) 9-2 (9-0) Dwelt, behind, ridden over 1f out, never dangerous, 7th of 11, 12l behind Metropolitain Miss (9-6) at Musselburgh 1m flls hcp 0-130 (3) gf in Sep.
City Ground (USA) 14-1 (8-12) Set steady pace, ridden and headed entering final 2f, kept on one pace, 4th of 7, 5l behind Queen Of Denmark (9-1) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Feb.
Beat Of The Blues 7-2 (8-10) Tracked leader, lost place over 2f out, 5th of 7, 19l behind Junoob (9-5) at Lingfield 1m 2f clm stks (6) pol in Dec.
Ailsa Craig (IRE) 20-1 (9-0) Held up in touch, came stand side over 4f out, soon weakened, 13th of 16, 28l behind Licence To Till (9-6) at York 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Oct.
Knowe Head (NZ) 7-2fav (8-8) Led early, prominent, led well over 1f out, edged right inside final furlong, ran on, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Feb beating Just Bond (9-1) by 1/2l, 9 ran.
Maven 7-1 (9-5) Keen close up, ridden 2f out, chased winner entering final furlong, kept on, no chance with easy winner, 2nd of 4, 3l behind Newport Arch (8-8) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) fbs.
Embsay Crag 8-1 (9-7) Slowly into stride and went left start, always in rear, last of 15, 14l behind Tartan Gigha (9-10) at Leicester 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Oct.
Daring Indian 7-1 (8-10) Towards rear, plugged on inside final furlong no threat, 7th of 10, 11l behind Tappanappa (9-7) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
