held up in rear, switched very wide into straight 2f out, soon ridden and headway, nudged along and kept on same pace final furlong
tracked winner until over 4f out, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, short of room and switched right inside final furlong, stayed on towards finish
keen, held up in rear, headway and hung left over 1f out, led 1f out, bumped winner inside final furlong, headed final strides
tracked winner, ridden over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out
led, ridden and headed 1f out, still every chance when short of room and bumped inside final furlong, rallied to lead final strides
raced wide, held up, improved to 3rd over 4f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
A good little contest here and with a 3lb pull for three-parts-of-a-length Buster Hyvonen can turn the tables on his recent Kempton conqueror Calculating, while Rollin 'N Tumblin is very much respected. Calculating got first run on Buster Hyvonen in that recent Kempton contest over the same trip as today's and deserved to win on that occasion. He is in tremendous form for Mark Usher and another win would be no shock. However, Buster Hyvonen has not been on the go for so long and may just be fresh enough to reverse the placings over a trip he relishes. Rollin 'N Tumblin is another thorough stayer who races from the same mark as when runner up at Lingfield last time and will not be far away. Pocket Too is to be respected from a mark 5lb higher than his last win but he's gone off the boil a little over hurdles, while neither Velvet Heights not Salute can be ruled out with lumps of confidence. A tough contest to fathom then and the suggestion is Buster Hyvonen.
Velvet Heights (IRE) 14-1 (9-3) Held up in rear, ridden over 3f out, outpaced over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, 5th of 8, 6l behind Greek Envoy (9-7) at Newmarket 1m 4f hcp 0-100 (2) sft in Oct.
Calculating (IRE) 10-3 (8-9) Tracked leaders, led over 1f out, ran on well, ridden out, won at Kempton 2m hcp 0-105 (2) pol in Mar beating Buster Hyvonen (8-12) by 3/4l, 7 ran.
Buster Hyvonen (IRE) 5-2 (8-12) In touch, headway inside final furlong, stayed on but always held, 2nd of 7, 3/4l behind Calculating (8-9) at Kempton 2m hcp 0-105 (2) pol in Mar.
Salute (IRE) 3-1 (9-11) Tracked winner, drifted wide entering straight, every chance over 1f out, not quicken, lost 2nd close home, last of 3, 1 1/2l behind Noddies Way (8-8) at Lingfield 2m hcp 0-100 (2) pol.
Pocket Too 9-1 (8-6) Tracked leaders, ridden to press leader 2f out, led inside final furlong, driven and all out finish, won at Kempton 2m hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Jan beating Jack Rolfe (9-7) by a nk, 8 ran.
Rollin 'n Tumblin 1-2fav (8-13) Settled last, pressed leaders 2f out, effort on outer over 1f out, kept on to take 2nd well inside final furlong, 2nd of 3, 1 1/2l behind Noddies Way (8-8) at Lingfield 2m hcp 0-100 (2) pol.
