held up in touch, headway far side 2f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong
slight lead, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
with leader, ridden to lead briefly inside final furlong, headed and not pace of winner final 150 yards
chased leaders on near side of group, pushed along halfway, ridden and weakened 2f out
slowly into stride, outpaced
prominent near side of group, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace in 3rd
in touch, shaken up and headway over 1f out, led final 150 yards, soon clear
chased leaders, pushed along halfway, ridden and weakened 2f out
PIAZON has been expertly placed to score nine times in 57 starts and loves it around here. He was conceding Gorgeous General a stone when beaten just over a length on his penultimate start and with Paul Hanagan taking over from an apprentice can gain victory number ten. Toni's A Star is another with a superb strike-rate for a moderate performer and gained his tenth victory on his 53rd start at Wolverhampton though he's only run here twice and didn't show much on either occasion. Astraea won at Newcastle in December but didn't run as well on a return visit and hasn't shown much in two starts here. Fly True won over 6f here in November and seems best at that trip.
Gorgeous General Evensfav (9-10) Chased leaders, went 2nd 2f out, ridden to lead well inside final furlong, ran on, won at Southwell 5f hcp (6) pol in Feb beating Twentysvnthlancers (9-11) by 3/4l, 13 ran.
Toni's A Star 10-1 (8-13) In touch, headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on, won at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (6) pol in Feb beating Secret Potion (9-5) by 1 1/2l, 10 ran.
Piazon 6-1 (9-9) Chased leaders, driven over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 10, 2 1/4l behind Warrior's Valley (9-7) at Southwell 5f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Letmestopyouthere (IRE) 7-1 (9-6) Held up in rear, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, never a threat, 7th of 11, 6 3/4l behind Always A Drama (9-9) at Kempton 6f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Astraea 3-1fav (9-5) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 6th of 11, 2 1/2l behind Archimedes (9-6) at Newcastle 5f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Fly True 13-2 (8-6) Towards rear, headway on inside over 4f out, no extra inside final furlong, 7th of 13, 5 1/4l behind Newstead Abbey (9-3) at Southwell 6f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Bluella 33-1 (8-11) Led, ridden 2f out, rider dropped whip and headed just over 1f out, weakened well inside final furlong, 4th of 8, 5 1/2l behind Poet's Pride (9-2) at Wolverhampton 5f stks (5) pol in Feb.
Kath's Boy (IRE) 25-1 (9-0) Mid-division, ridden and kept on same pace inside final furlong, 6th of 14, 3 3/4l behind Catapult (9-3) at Lingfield 7f mdn hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Ritas Legacy 50-1 (8-7) Chased leaders, ridden halfway, weakened and eased over 1f out, 13th of 14, 20 1/4l behind Divine Call (8-11) at Southwell 5f hcp (6) pol in Dec.