half reared leaving stalls, soon close up on stands rail, driven and headway well over 1f out, ran on to 3rd last stride
hampered start, soon chased leaders, ridden on outside and still pressing leaders over 1f out, weakened quickly inside final furlong
outpaced and always behind
bumped start, soon chased leaders, ridden and pressed leaders over 1f out, ran on to 2nd last strides, no chance with winner
held up towards rear and off the pace, headway over 1f out, pushed along and ran on inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders
chased leaders, led over 1f out, kept on strongly
outpaced, headway over 1f out, running on when not clear run and switched left final 100 yards, kept on, but never going pace to challenge
half reared leaving stalls, soon recovered to chase leaders, ridden over 1f out, chased winner over 1f out, no extra and lost 2 places near finish
led until over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
went right start, soon chased leader ridden and edged left halfway, weakening when slightly hampered well over 1f out
A chance is taken on the returning OLYNARD ahead of Mattamia and Hajoum. Ralph Beckett's gelding flopped on his last start in 2009 but he had previously looked progressive at Windsor. He may be better over another furlong but he acts on this ground and is hard to ignore. Mattamia should come on for his reappearance at Nottingham on soft ground ans is not to be dismissed lightly, Tony The Tap is a course and distance winner and is interesting despite a lifetime high mark of 94, whilst Abraham Lincoln wasn't a cheap purchase and will win at some point this year so watch the betting closely. Hajoum's effort at Kempton behind Fullandby reads well, Captain Carey is a sprinter in form and is not ignored off a 4lb higher mark for his Wolverhampton win, whilst Our Piccadilly could run well at a price. A competitive sprint with the vote going to Olynard.
Olynard (IRE) 8-1 (8-10) Tracked leading pair, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 10th of 14, 6l behind Blue Jack (9-6) at Sandown 5f hcp 0-100 (2) gf in Aug.
Mattamia (IRE) 9-1 (8-12) With leaders until ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 8, 10l behind Wi Dud (9-1) at Nottingham 5f cond Stakes (3) sft in Apr.
Tony The Tap 18-1 (8-12) Outpaced far side, effort over 1f out, no impression, 17th of 22, 8l behind Santo Padre (9-1) at Doncaster 6f hcp (2) gf in Sep.
Abraham Lincoln (IRE) 33-1 (8-10) Intouch, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out, 22nd of 23, 18l behind Hawkeyethenoo (8-1) at Newmarket 6f hcp (2) gs.
Hajoum (IRE) 5-2fav (8-10) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, stayed on to lead inside final furlong, headed and no extra towards finish, 4th of 11, 1 3/4l behind Fullandby (9-3) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-95 (3) pol in Nov.
Captain Carey 4-1fav (9-0) In rear, ridden 2f out, headway approaching final furlong, stayed on to lead final strides, won at Wolverhampton 5f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Apr beating Grudge (8-5) by 3/4l, 8 ran.
Triple Dream 11-1 (8-10) Behind, some late headway, never nearer, 12th of 17, 5l behind Even Bolder (8-0) at Ascot 5f app hcp 0-85 (4) gs in Oct.
Our Piccadilly (IRE) 16-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, looking for a run from 2f out, got clear 1f out, ridden and ran on to go 3rd towards finish, 3rd of 12, 2 1/4l behind Ziggy Lee (8-13) at Newmarket 5f hcp 0-80 (4) gf.
Mythical Blue (IRE) 13-2 (9-2) Prominent on stand rail, behind from halfway, tailed off, last of 11, 35l behind Poppanan (8-5) at Windsor 6f app hcp (5) sft.
Sharpened Edge 9-2 (9-0) Raced alone stands side, soon outpaced and detatched, weakened 2f out, last of 5, 9l behind La Capriosa (8-8) at Southwell 5f fll hcp (4) fbs.
