raced wide, close up, pushed along 3f out, ridden and weakened final furlong
held up towards rear, pushed along and headway approaching final furlong, ran on, nearest finish
tracked winner until ridden approaching final furlong, no extra inside final furlong
made all, ridden and ran on
dwelt, in rear, pushed along 3f out, soon struggling, never a factor
raced wide tracked leaders, pushed along to chase winner approaching final furlong, stayed on one pace
close up, pushed along halfway, weakened over 1f out
anticipated start and hit front of gate and briefly stopped, in rear, never on terms
raced wide in touch, ridden 2f out, never a factor
close up, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace
Gannon Glory faced a tougher task when sent off favourite at Lingfield. He won his maiden over track and trip last year and has every chance. Refuge still looks high enough in the weights but the returning Mereside Angel is back on a winning mark. Reigning Profit has yet to win on Turf but High Security scored off a similar mark at Beverley last season. A chance, however, is taken on SQUEEZEBOX. The latter raced four times in Ireland last year when posting his best efforts over the minimum trip and debuts for Mick Appleby’s yard with Danny Tudhope on board.
Gannon Glory (IRE) 2-1fav (8-13) Handy, pushed along and could not go pace of leader over 1f out, no extra final 100 yards, 5th of 7, 2 1/2l behind Lihou (9-8) at Lingfield 5f hcp (4) pol in Mar.
Mereside Angel (IRE) 6-1 (9-4) Held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, no impression, 5th of 7, 7 1/4l behind Bang On The Bell (9-5) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (5) pol in Aug.
Refuge 14-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on one pace, 4th of 10, 5l behind Ey Up It's Maggie (9-11) at Doncaster 5f hcp (5) sft in Apr.
Reigning Profit (IRE) 2-1fav (9-9) Chased leaders on outside, ridden 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 7, 2 3/4l behind Level Up (9-9) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (5) pol in Apr.
Squeezebox (IRE) 16-1 (9-8) Slowly into stride and towards rear, ridden into 7th over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong, 4th of 17, 3/4l behind Magical Vision (9-3) at Navan 5f mdn hvy in Oct.
Showalong 18-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, well beaten over 1f out, 9th of 10, 6 1/2l behind May Blossom (9-6) at Leicester 5f hcp (4) gf in Oct.
Glory Hallelujah (IRE) 33-1 (9-7) Mid-division on far side of group, outpaced over 2f out, soon weakened, 10th of 11, 8 3/4l behind Our Absent Friends (9-11) at Newcastle 5f hcp (5) pol in Mar.
John Kirkup 14-1 (9-6) Held up, pushed along halfway, weakened approaching final furlong, 10th of 14, 5 1/4l behind Blazing Hot (9-9) at Southwell 5f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
High Security 33-1 (8-13) Soon led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, held towards finish, 4th of 11, 1/2l behind Our Absent Friends (9-11) at Newcastle 5f hcp (5) pol in Mar.
Show Compassion 9-1 (8-13) Chased leader, pushed along halfway, soon lost place, weakened quickly and slightly hampered over 1f out, soon behind and eased, last of 17, 29 1/4l behind Sarah's Verse (9-9) at Bath 5f hcp fll (5) sft in Apr.
