A dozen horses were present at flagfall for a decent Restricted and Jo Mason brought Poppy Day with a perfectly timed challenge to score. Held up, Poppy Day moved into contention on the final circuit and stayed on well in the home straight. She picked up a Brocklesby Park mares maiden in February and has been keeping her form well. There is no reason to suggest she won’t continue to give a good account of herself in a higher grade. Strangely friendless in the market, Once Before with Jo Foster in the saddle was to the fore throughout, travelled sweetly and came a good second. Very lightly raced, Once Before has suffered from both a virus and a poisoned foot since his outing at Sheriff Hutton in January. If he can stay healthy, he should find a restricted on this evidence. The Real Tom Eoin raced prominently for Mark Walford and was only tapped for toe following a mistake at the third last. He was still a creditable third. Having collected a short maiden at North Carlton in March, The Real Tom Eoin seemed to get the trip OK here at the longer distance. Hubble Bubble was a never nearer fourth. The time was quick and Amalfi Storm could do no better than fifth without seriously getting into the argument. On the easier ground, Champagne Only couldn’t build on the promise of his third at Whitwell-on-the-Hill a week ago.