with leader early, close up over 5f out, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
prominent early, tracked leaders over 5f out, ridden and weakened over 2f out
headway to lead over 5f out, 3 lengths clear 4f out, ridden 3f out, pressed from 2f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on
dwelt raced wide in touch in rear, ridden and headway to chase leading pair over 2f out, stayed on towards finish
in touch in rear, cajoled over 2f out, pushed along and headway over 1f out, carried head high and led inside final furlong, ridden edged left and ran on
led, headed over 5f out, tracked leader, ridden and every chance from over 1f out until no extra inside final furlong
The front-running Repetition ran way below par here last week having gone close on his previous start. Cape Of Hope finished last on his Fibresand debut while multiple course winner Sofias Number One remains out of sorts, though on a decent mark if back to his best. IMAGINARY WORLD raced up with pace when scoring over a mile here last month so the drop back in trip shouldn't be too much of an inconvenience. She's preferred to recent Wolverhampton winner Khajaaly, but five-time course and distance winner Alpha Tauri is not easily dismissed.
Repetition 4-1 (9-0) Led, ridden 3f out, headed 2f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 7, 13l behind Patriotic (9-4) at Southwell 1m app hcp 0-75 (5) fbs in Feb.
Cape of Hope (IRE) 9-2 (9-6) Tracked winner until 3f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out, last of 7, 15l behind Ace Master (9-4) at Southwell 7f hcp 0-75 (5) fbs in Jan.
Sofias Number One (USA) 5-2 (8-9) In rear, outpaced over 3f out, soon ridden, stayed on towards far side rail from over 1f out, just failed for 3rd, no chance with leaders, last of 4, 10l behind Tellovoi (9-6) at Southwell 1m clm stks (6) fbs in Jan.
Imaginary World (IRE) 5-1 (8-13) Close up, pressed leader 3f out, led 2f out, edged left entering final furlong, ridden out, won at Southwell 1m fll hcp (0-75) (5) fbs in Feb beating Hot Right Now (8-9) by 1 1/4l, 5 ran.
Khajaaly (IRE) 9-2 (8-12) Tracked leaders, went 2nd over 4f out, led over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, stayed on well, won at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Feb beating Polar Kite (9-7) by 1 1/2l, 8 ran.
Alpha Tauri (USA) 3-1fav (9-2) In touch, headway to chase winner entering final 2f, driven and upsides winner just inside final furlong, no extra towards finish, 2nd of 13, 1/2l behind Star Up In The Sky (9-4) at Southwell 6f hcp 0-65 (6) fbs in Feb.