held up mid-division, headway from 2f out, led just over 1f out, ridden and edged left inside final furlong
in touch, ridden and one pace from 2f out
behind, never dangerous, tailed off
always towards rear
held up in rear, headway on outside over 3f out, ran on final furlong to go 2nd close home
mid-division, effort over 3f out, soon ridden and weakened
prominent and keen, led 4f out, ridden and headed just over 1f out, not much room when weakening inside final furlong
held up towards rear, headway 3f out, ridden and weakened 2f out
tracked leader, with leader 4f out, ridden and weakened 2f out
soon led, headed and weakened quickly 4f out, tailed off
Neutrino may have needed his recent outing at Windsor and should go close in this company, however Darko Karim may just have the edge this afternoon and is taken to land the spoils, Maktu may do best of the others. The selection put in a much improved performance at Bath recently, chasing home John Dunlop's Asaateel. The improvement may have been brought about by the step up in trip and softer ground, so with conditions again ideal he looks the one to beat. Neutrino is a typical Luca Cumani handicapper that will improve with his racing. He showed plenty of promise in three outings last season and could be the one to hustle up our selection. Maktu is not harshly treated for his handicap debut after three promising efforts last season and should be vying for some place money. The pick of the remainder should be Cape Enterprise, but for the winner it has to be Darko Karim.
Neutrino 11-2 Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 16, 12l behind Planet at Windsor 1m 4f 3yo hcp gd in Apr.
Darko Karim 6-1 Led 8f out, ridden and headed 2f out, soon no chance with winner, kept on for clear 2nd, 2nd of 11, 3l behind Asaateel at Bath 1m 2f 3yo hcp gs in Apr.
Cape Enterprise (USA) 16-1 Slowly into stride, plenty to do 2f out, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, nearest finish, 5th of 11, 1 1/2l behind Pagan Sword at Lingfield 1m 2f 3yo hcp pol in Apr.
Maktu 10-11fav Tracked leaders, every chance 2f out, ridden and stayed on same pace, 4th of 19, 2l behind Bold Counsel at Kempton 1m mdn aut stk (H5) gf in Sept.
Arthurs Dream (IRE) 66-1 Held up behind, headway over 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on final furlong, 6th of 16, 9l behind Red Racketeer at Windsor 1m 2f 3yo mdn gd in Apr.
Groomsman 12-1 In touch, ridden 2f out, one pace after, 7th of 16, 9l behind Red Racketeer at Windsor 1m 2f 3yo mdn gd in Apr.
Tanzanite (IRE) 16-1 Held up, headway 2f out, not pace to challenge, kept on, 5th of 16, 3l behind Sabbiosa at Bath 1m 3yo hcp gd in Apr.
Montjeu Baby (IRE) 20-1 Towards rear, reminders over halfway, never dangerous, 11th of 12, 20l behind Fly To Dubai at W'hampton 1m 1f 3yo hcp pol in Apr.
