held up, ridden and headway over 3f out, kept on from over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong
chased leaders, led over 3f out, headed over 2f out, hard ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
in touch, weakened well over 2f out
led, headed over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
held up in rear, headway over 4f out, ridden to lead over 2f out, stayed on under pressure
chased leader, weakened well over 2f out
Yes One overcame an absence from the track since October when running out the convincing winner of a handicap at Wolverhampton on his return last month and Kevin Ryan's colt is taken to follow up on his Fibresand debut, getting the verdict ahead of Ansells Pride and Steig. The last mentioned has shown a consistent level of form in recent starts on the Polytrack and has to be respected on his debut on this surface. Rock Anthem needs to improve on the form of his two runs this year, while neither King of The Moors nor Jord make much appeal, although the latter has at least got winning form on the Fibresand. Bryan Smart's Ansells Pride is less exposed than his rivals and has solid claims if fit for his reappearance but preference is for Yes One.
Ansells Pride (IRE) 40-1 (8-10) Made all, ridden over 2f out, driven out, won at Musselburgh 1m hcp 0-80 (4) gd in Nov beating Esoterica (8-9) by 1l, 10 ran.
Yes One (IRE) 7-2 (8-11) Always prominent, led 1f out, ran on well, won at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Feb beating Safari Sundowner (9-4) by 3/4l, 7 ran.
King of The Moors (USA) 16-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, soon beaten, 6th of 7, 7l behind Justcallmehandsome (8-5) at W'hampton 1m 1f app hcp (5) pol in Feb.
Jord (IRE) 12-1 (9-3) Missed break, held up, short-lived effort over 2f out, soon beaten, 6th of 7, 10l behind Yes One (8-11) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Feb.
Rock Anthem (IRE) 12-1 (8-10) Held up in rear and keen, headway on outer over 2f out, wide into straight over 1f out, ridden and one pace, 5th of 8, 4l behind Emperor Court (8-8) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Feb.
Steig (IRE) 7-2 (8-7) Led, headed over 1f out, one pace, 2nd of 7, 2 1/2l behind Morbick (8-12) at W'hampton 1m 1f app hcp (5) pol in Feb.