led early, in touch, headway entering final furlong, ridden and kept on one pace
towards rear, pushed along 2f out, not pace to challenge
soon led, headed 4f out, tracked leaders, short of room and taken back approaching 2f out, soon weakened
dwelt close up, headway to chase clear leader over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on
wide and headway to lead 4f out, ridden 3 lengths clear over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on
went right start, in rear, ridden and headway entering final furlong, nearest finish
taken to post early, pulled hard, tracked leader, edged left approaching 2f out, weakened final furlong
switched left start, keen towards rear, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, never nearer
in touch, pushed along and headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
in touch, pushed along and weakened 2f out
Diligent Harry lost his unbeaten record over track and trip last month but only by a short-head. He’ll need to take another step forward in this company while Apollo One steps back down in trip having landed a Listed race over 7f here with Yazaman well beaten. MIGHTY GURKHA has beaten Zamaani on the last two occasions they’ve met including a Listed contest at Kempton last time when Bravado finished third. Archie Watson’s charge looks set for another bold bid and can reverse earlier running at Wolverhampton with Victory Heights re-opposing on more favourable terms. The latter has the measure of Bakersboy while Water Of Leith has switched yards since placing here on his handicap debut.
Apollo One 11-1 (9-2) Keen early, raced wide in touch, headway to lead 2f out, ridden inside final furlong, all out, won at Lingfield 7f lst stks (1) pol in Mar beating Megallan (9-2) by shd, 8 ran.
Bakersboy 20-1 (9-2) Midfield, ridden over 2f out, switched left over 1f out, kept on final furlong, 5th of 7, 1 1/2l behind Victory Heights (9-2) at Wolverhampton 6f stks (2) pol in Dec.
Bravado (FR) 4-1 (9-0) Keen, chased leaders far side of group, ridden to challenge over 1f out, no extra towards finish, 4th of 5, 1l behind Snash (9-0) at Newcastle 6f stks (3) pol in Feb.
Diligent Harry 2-1fav (9-3) Slowly into stride, raced keenly and forced to race wide in last trio, headway between horses and strong run inside final furlong, closed all the way to the line, just failed, 2nd of 8, shd behind Rohaan (9-4) at Lingfield 6f hcp (3) pol in Mar.
Mighty Gurkha (IRE) 11-4 (9-7) Good speed to lead from wide draw and keen, ridden over 1f out, narrowly headed inside final furlong, rallied to lead again towards finish, won at Kempton 6f stks (2) pol in Jan beating Zamaani (9-2) by nk, 5 ran.
Victory Heights (IRE) 11-2 (9-2) Midfield, in touch when ridden 2f out, pressed leader entering final furlong, stayed on strongly to lead final strides, won at Wolverhampton 6f stks (2) pol in Dec beating Mighty Gurkha (9-9) by ns, 7 ran.
Water Of Leith (IRE) 5-4fav (9-6) Reluctant and led to post, tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, no impression, last of 3, 3 1/4l behind Twilight Heir (8-9) at Lingfield 6f hcp (3) pol in Feb.
Yazaman (IRE) 11-1 (9-2) Went right start, in rear, pushed along over 2f out, never on terms, 7th of 8, 3 3/4l behind Apollo One (9-2) at Lingfield 7f lst stks (1) pol in Mar.
Zamaani (IRE) 7-4fav (9-0) Raced keenly, prominent, led inside final furlong, soon ridden, headed and outpaced towards finish, 2nd of 5, 3/4l behind Snash (9-0) at Newcastle 6f stks (3) pol in Feb.
Silent Queen (IRE) (8-10) 10th of 11, 26 1/4l behind Hastalavistababy (8-10) at Chantilly 5f lst stks in Mar.
