held up and behind, going well when not clear run briefly over 1f out, barged way through and headway soon after, led inside final furlong, soon clear, easily
held up towards rear, halfway, headway on inside over 1f out, ran on same pace inside final furlong, no chance with winner
slowly into stride, headway on outside chasing leaders 2f out, ridden and one pace when carried head high inside final furlong
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong
slowly into stride, raced keenly, soon steadied towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, some late headway, never troubled leaders
chased leaders on outside, weakening when hampered over 1f out
chased leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace, no chance with winner
chased leaders on outside, pushed along over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
rearing in stalls, pulled hard and prominent, ridden and weakened inside final furlong
restless in stalls, chased leaders and keen, weakened inside final furlong
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Steelriver’s frustrating attempts to end a losing run stretching back to 2014 continued at Newcastle last week when beaten a neck. He’ll be in the mix again, however, while Indian Affair beat Fantasy Justifier when winning over track and trip last month but a high draw has done him no favours. Alaskan Bay is proving best over 5f and scored over the minimum trip here in December while Brockey Rise was due to run at Lingfield yesterday. INVISIBLE STORM struggled drawn wide at Chelmsford last time but went close on her last visit to this venue in December and it could be her turn today having tumbled down the weights in the last year.
Steelriver (IRE) 11-2 (9-7) Steadied start, held up in last pair, headway and switched right 2f out, ran on under pressure inside final furlong, went 2nd towards finish, not reach winner, 2nd of 9, nk behind Rockley Point (9-5) at Newcastle 6f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Always Amazing 20-1 (9-5) Held up behind, outpaced over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, never involved, 9th of 11, 9 1/2l behind Always A Drama (9-9) at Kempton 6f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Major Crispies 12-1 (9-2) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 6th of 9, 4l behind Muatadel (9-7) at Newcastle 6f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Tiger Lyon (USA) 5-1 (9-3) Steadied start, raced keenly, held up in rear, wide on home turn, headway on outside over 1f out, never troubled leaders, 7th of 9, 4 1/4l behind Jorvik Prince (9-5) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Fantasy Justifier (IRE) 11-1 (9-4) Towards rear and keen, headway over 1f out, kept on same pace, 8th of 10, 2 1/2l behind Indian Affair (9-2) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Indian Affair 14-1 (9-2) With leader, ridden over 1f out, kept on to lead post, won at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (6) pol in Jan beating Dodgy Bob (8-9) by ns, 10 ran.
Admiral Rooke (IRE) 20-1 (9-5) Led until over 2f out, lost place over 1f out, 11th of 12, 14 1/2l behind Astrospeed (9-6) at Kempton 7f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Snooze Button (IRE) 16-1 (10-0) Tracked leader, outpaced well over 1f out, no extra final furlong, 4th of 8, 9 1/4l behind Cockney Hill (8-13) at Kempton 6f stks (5) pol in Feb.
Bahango (IRE) 9-1 (9-7) Slowly into stride, mid-division, headway over 2f out, driven to chase leader inside final 2f, soon ridden and one pace, never on terms, lost place final furlong, 5th of 10, 2 1/2l behind Encoded (8-9) at Newcastle 5f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Marble Bar 9-1 (9-9) Tracked leaders on inside, not clear run inside final 2f, driven and kept on same pace final furlong, no impression, 4th of 13, 2l behind Fairway To Heaven (9-2) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (7) pol in Feb.
Brockey Rise (IRE) 11-1 (9-8) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, not clear run and switched right over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, never nearer, 5th of 12, 2 1/2l behind Foreign Legion (9-3) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Alaskan Bay (IRE) 11-2 (9-11) Raced wide close up, pushed along 2f out, faded inside final furlong, 6th of 9, 2 1/4l behind Sandfrankskipsgo (10-0) at Lingfield 5f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Invisible Storm 8-1 (9-12) Mid-division, headway on outside over 1f out, never dangerous, 7th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Red Stripes (9-9) at Chelmsford City 5f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
