pressed leader 2f, tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, weakened entering final furlong
raced wide in touch, pushed along 4f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on towards finish
keen in touch, pushed along 2f out, ridden and headway to chase leading pair, kept on one pace
led, ridden over 1f out, edged right and headed inside final furlong, ran on
dwelt in rear, pushed along 2f out, headway entering final furlong, ridden and stayed on towards finish
raced wide tracked leader, pushed along and every chance over 1f out, ridden to lead and edged left inside final furlong, driven out
Subjective Value has been thereabouts since scoring over track and trip on his reappearance but Havana Goldrush is upped in class after coming out best in a match here. Neat And Dandy completed a double at the track in December but CITY RUNNER is preferred. The latter was having his first outing since August when scoring at Southwell on his handicap bow and there looks more to come over this extra distance. Bastogne has a shout on last year’s second at Newmarket as he debuts on the all-weather but Manhattanville has yet to race over this far.
Bastogne (IRE) 5-1 (9-2) Led, headed 3f out, kept on one pace, 4th of 7, 3 3/4l behind Zelda (8-12) at Chantilly 7f lst stks hvy in Oct.
Neat And Dandy (IRE) 2-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 4, 5 1/2l behind Base Note (9-0) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (4) pol in Feb.
Manhattanville (IRE) 10-1 (9-6) Tracked leader, driven inside 3f, outpaced and weakened inside 2f, made no impression, 4th of 5, 7 1/2l behind Noisy Night (9-7) at Kempton 7f (4) pol in Sep.
City Runner (IRE) 8-1 (9-6) Close up, ridden and headway over 1f out, soon every chance, led towards finish, won at Southwell 7f hcp (5) pol in Jan beating Leap Abroad (9-4) by 3/4l, 9 ran.
Havana Goldrush 4-1 (9-7) Tracked leader, ridden to challenge over 1f out, hung left inside final furlong, joined post, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (4) pol in Feb beating Golden Sands (9-1), 2 ran.
Subjective Value 6-4fav (9-12) Tracked leaders, pushed along over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, edged right and headed close home, 2nd of 7, nk behind El Bello (9-11) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (5) pol in Feb.