in touch, keeping on when not clear 1f out, and again inside final furlong, stayed on well towards finish
held up, outpaced and ridden over 3f out, hampered over 1f out, kept on final furlong
prominent, stayed on under pressure to chase winner final furlong, no impression, but kept on to hold 2nd near finish
chased leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out
held up in rear, good headway on outside from 3f out, slight lead inside final 2f, headed approaching final furlong, no extra
tracked leaders, led 9f out, ridden and headed inside final 2f, weakened over 1f out
pressed leader to over 2f out, soon weakened
chased leaders, pushed along 3f out, stayed on inside final furlong to press for 2nd near finish but no chance with winner
in touch, ridden 3f out, soon weakened
held up in rear, good headway on wide outside over 2f out, ridden to lead approaching final furlong soon clear
led to 9f out, stayed prominent, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out
This looks competitive with Tribe, Top Speed, Karlu and Prince Vector all worthy of consideration but the tentative vote goes to Prince Vector. Coming from a yard having a great time of things of late Prince Vector looks the type to do well this flat season. He managed a win at Leicester last season and it was much deserved after having been a model of consistency all year. He still looks well enough handicapped and is given the nod. Tribe looks promising too as he never stopped improving last season. His last run when third to Pearl King at Kempton reads well and is sure to be fit to do himself justice. Top Speed is another to note in the market as he is sure to come on for his first outing at Yarmouth and Karlu is another to watch but may prefer a little extra juice in the ground. So for the winner we return to Prince Vector.
Solo Flight 25-1 (8-4) Held up in rear, moderate headway from over 1f out, 9th of 15, 10l behind Khyber Kim (8-10) at Newbury 1m 2f hcp 0-100 (2) gs in Oct.
Jack of Trumps (IRE) 14-1 (8-4) In touch, effort and driven 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 15, 7l behind Khyber Kim (8-10) at Newbury 1m 2f hcp 0-100 (2) gs in Oct.
Prince Vector 10-1 (9-1) Held up towards rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, kept on, 2nd of 20, 3/4l behind Kingsholm (8-9) at Windsor 1m 2f hcp 0-80 (4) gd in Oct.
Karlu (GER) 11-2co-fav (9-4) Hampered, held up, headway over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 10th of 17, 16l behind Diamond Circle (9-0) at Newmarket 1m 6f 3yo hcp (4) sft in Oct.
Yakimov (USA) 25-1 (8-6) Prominent, ridden to lead over 1f out, quicken clear final furlong, ridden out, won at Warwick 1m 3f hcp 0-85 (4) gd beating Snowed Under (8-6) by 5l, 14 ran.
Balance of Power 9-4fav (9-0) Mid-division, headway inside final 2f, kept on, not reach leaders, 3rd of 14, 6l behind Yakimov (8-6) at Warwick 1m 3f hcp 0-85 (4) gd.
Top Seed (IRE) 12-1 (8-7) Pulled hard, prominent, every chance 2f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 7, 8l behind Young Mick (8-8) at Yarmouth 1m 3f hcp 0-90 (3) gf in Mar.
Tribe 8-1 (9-0) In touch, outpaced 4f out, stayed on to chase leading pair over 1f out, one pace and no impression final furlong, 3rd of 12, 4l behind Pearl King (9-0) at Kempton 1m 3yo mdn (5) gd in May.
