raced keenly, soon led, pushed along over 2f out, headed inside final 2f, weakened into 3rd final furlong
led early, chased leader until 2f out, rallied into 2nd again final furlong, no chance with easy winner
held up in 4th, pushed along inside final 2f, soon weakened
held up in last pair, smooth headway near side of group 3f out, went 2nd 2f out, led inside final 2f, pushed readily clear final furlong, easily
steadied and went left start, raced keenly in rear, never a factor
chased leaders, pushed along and weakened over 2f out
ZAKRAM is 0-9 on Turf but his reappearance at Bath 10 days ago was too bad to be true. His stable won this 12 months ago and he has form on soft ground. Khangai hasn’t been pulling up any trees on the all-weather but is unexposed on this surface. So is Tollerton Forest, who has won on Tapeta and Polytrack, but Leap Year Lad has run seven times in handicaps and is still seeking a first victory.
Leap Year Lad (IRE) 3-1fav (9-6) Raced wide, keen soon tracked leader, ridden and every chance over 1f out, stayed on to press winner towards finish, 2nd of 11, 1/2l behind Na Scoitear (9-1) at Southwell 1m mdn hcp (6) pol in Apr.
Khangai 17-2 (8-8) Always towards rear, weakened 2f out, 8th of 9, 19 1/2l behind Dutch Kingdom (9-11) at Kempton 1m hcp (5) pol in Mar.
Zakram (IRE) 11-1 (9-4) Held up in mid-division, headway chasing leaders halfway, weakened over 2f out, soon behind, 13th of 14, 36l behind Johnjay (9-5) at Bath 1m hcp (6) sft in Apr.
Concorde 20-1 (9-4) In rear, pushed along over 2f out, made no impression, 8th of 10, 16 1/4l behind Think Climate (9-4) at Chelmsford City 7f stks (5) pol in Nov.
Tollerton Forest 12-1 (8-13) Led, pushed and headed before 3f out, ridden before 2f out and soon beaten, 3rd of 4, 12l behind Krona (9-10) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Feb.
The Go To (IRE) 200-1 (8-11) In touch, outpaced over 2f out, soon weakened, 8th of 12, 12 3/4l behind Harry's Hero (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks (5) pol in Nov.