held up in rear, closed on outside from 3rd, close up final bend, beaten from 4 out, mistake and weakened 3 out
chased leaders, closed from 7th, led before 4 out, not fluent 2 out, edged left and 1 length ahead last, edged left flat, headed towards finish
held up, not much room 1st, headway final bend, 2nd 4 out, driven and 1 length down last, switched right flat, stayed on well to lead towards finish
jumped left, led until 4th, lost place 6th, weakened next, pulled up before 4 out
chased leader, led 4th, headed before 4 out, soon weakened
chased leaders, pecked 4th, went 3rd from 4 out, stayed on but unable to get on terms with front pair
GREANETEEN developed into a top-class two-miler last season after beating Moonlighter a neck in this last year. The weights massively favour the runner-up today but it would be no surprise to see the top weight come out best again. The former's stable companion Hitman had smart form over 2m last season before racing over 2m4f in the spring and he rates a danger having finished more than 13 lengths ahead of Eldorado Allen at Aintree in April. King D'argent will ensure a decent gallop but, like Zanza, faces a tough task from out of the handicap.
Greaneteen (FR) 13-2 (11-7) Raced keenly, held up in last, slightly hampered 1st, rapid headway to chase leader 3rd, closer briefly next, challenged on inside 3 out, led before next, soon clear, stayed on strongly, won at Sandown 2m (1) gd in Apr beating Altior (11-7) by 3 3/4l, 7 ran.
Hitman (FR) 10-3 (11-4) Chased leader, not fluent 8th, led after 9th, pecked 11th, not fluent 4 out, driven after 2 out, headed last, no impression on winner flat, lost 2nd close home, 3rd of 7, 4l behind Protektorat (11-4) at Aintree 2m 4f (1) gs in Apr.
Eldorado Allen (FR) 7-1 (11-4) Mid-division, not fluent 2nd, left 3rd after 10th, losing place when mistake 3 out, soon weakened, 5th of 7, 17 1/2l behind Protektorat (11-4) at Aintree 2m 4f (1) gs in Apr.
Moonlighter 16-1 (11-1) Led until 4th, prominent, weakened before 3 out, pulled up before 2 out, at Cheltenham 2m hcp (1) gs in Mar.
King D'Argent (FR) 18-5 (10-12) Tracked leader, led 4th, joined 2 out, ridden and headed before hit last, stayed on same pace run-in, no chance with winner, lost 2nd on line, 3rd of 6, 2 1/2l behind Nuts Well (11-9) at Kelso 2m 1f hcp (2) gd in Oct.
Zanza (IRE) 16-1 (11-8) Towards rear of mid-division, pushed along after 4 out, kept on well after 2 out, hampered by faller at the last and rider lost his irons, 6th of 18, 9 3/4l behind Editeur Du Gite (10-9) at Aintree 2m hcp (1) gs in Apr.
