Crete held up, headway over 4f out, ridden to lead and edged right inside final furlong, ran on

Up In Arms chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, stayed on

Selkirk Grace held up, headway over 4f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed and unable to quicken inside final furlong

Adorabella held up, headway under pressure over 2f out, stayed on

Effigy chased leaders, ridden and every chance over 1f out, not clear run inside final furlong, no extra

Grande Caiman led, headed over 8f out, chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, stayed on same pace approaching final furlong

Rustic Gold held up, headway under pressure over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong

Kingdom Of Dreams held up, ridden over 3f out, hung right over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

Cat De Mille chased leaders, lost place over 4f out, never dangerous after

Darghan held up, shaken up and not clear run over 1f out, soon weakened

Manhattan Boy soon chasing leaders, led over 7f out, clear 5f out, hung right from over 3f out, headed and weakened over 1f out

Duelling Banjos chased leader, led over 8f out, headed over 7f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out

Phone Call slowly into stride, always in rear, behind when hung left final furlong

A modest apprentices' handicap run at just a steady gallop, but the long-absent CRETE put up a fine performance in winning, even if he did not appear that willing under pressure. He had been progressive until getting struck by injury, but was able toreturn off a 7lb lower mark and was given a good ride. There would be some factors prompting one to oppose him next time, namely the dreaded ‘bounce' and his awkward head carriage, but he should remain well weighted on old form.

Up In Arms, winnerof a claimer at the course two starts back, came with his challenge stands' side and ran a lot better than when fifth at Folkestone last time, but was not quite able to get past the winner.

Selkirk Grace opted to race down the centre and bounced back from a disappointing effort at Lingfield last time. He likes this sort of ground and is generally a consistent sort.

Adorabella had shown fair form in maidens, including in soft, and she ran well on this handicap debut considering she was givena bit too much to do. There is more to come from her and she can be placed to win before long.

Grande Caiman ran his best race since returning and will be capable of better back on a sounder surface.

Cat De Mille, a soft-ground winner in the past, has been running well off similar marks, but this looked to stretch his stamina.

Manhattan Boy, a multiple winner on the Flat in Germany, looked a potentially smart hurdler until flopping at Cheltenham in December, and he raced far too freely on this first start since. He will remain of interest returned to hurdles laterin the year.

Duelling Banjos, off since winning over course and distance back in June, was 3lb higher here, but ran too poorly for it to be solely blamed on the rise. He probably deserves another chance. (MB)

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