slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway over 2f out, plugged on, never a threat
led, ridden, hung right and headed over 2f out, soon weakened
towards rear, pushed along 3f out, plugged on, never in contention
held up in mid-division, headway on outside to track leading pair 2 f out, driven final furlong, went 2nd last strides
always towards rear, driven and struggling final 3f
always in rear, tailed off final 3f
mid-division, weakened over 3f out, tailed off
behind, reminders halfway, always struggling
chased leaders, ridden to challenge 2f out, chased winner, no impression final furlong, lost 2nd last stride
in touch, pushed along 3f out, driven and not run on final 2f
took keen hold early, tracked leader, led going well over 2f out, ridden out and stayed on well final furlong readily
DANCER IN DEMAND should be the one to be on in this ordinary looking maiden, and is taken to land it ahead of Favours Brave and Khan Tengri. Sir Michael Stoute's only runner on the night is having his third outing. Placed on debut, that race hasn't worked out particularly well, and he ran a shocker second time out. Having had a good winter's schooling though, more can be expected of this son of Danehill Dancer, who's also related to the 2004 Derby winner North Light. Any John Gosden horse demands respect here, with the yard having a 20% strike rate, but Favours Brave will need to show a little more than last time out to be involved. Khan Tengri has been placed in three of his four starts, and was a decent runner up last month on his seasonal debut. He's entitled to come on for that, but although this is a step up in trip, he doesn't seem to have any stamina issues. As ever in this sort of race any market support should be noted, especially for any of the trio of newcomers King Red, Qedaam or Brave Beat, but we'll side with Dancer In Demand.
King Red 15-8fav (11-9) Hung left throughout, raced keenly, held up, in touch over 9f out, dropped rear halfway, poor 11th over 3f out, stayed on well inside final 2f, snatched 3rd near finish, 3rd of 12, 14l behind Canyouseeme (11-2) at Towcester 2m NH flat (5) gd in Mar.
Living The Dream 66-1 (9-12) Keen, held up, weakened quickly over 3f out, 7th of 8, 25l behind Sehoy (8-4) at Lingfield 1m 4f mdn stks (5) pol in Mar.
Tabaran (FR) (9-2) 98th of 11, 20l behind Double Brandy (8-9) at Saint-Cloud(FR) 7f clm hvy in Mar '06.
Dancer In Demand (IRE) 10-11fav (9-0) Started slowly always in rear, struggling 3f out, never a factor, 8th of 9, 15l behind Ordination (9-0) at Newbury 1m 4f mdn stks (5) gf in Jul.
Follow The Dream 33-1 (9-7) Steadied start, keen, held up towards rear, headway to go 3rd halfway, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out, 6th of 8, 20l behind Sehoy (8-4) at Lingfield 1m 4f mdn stks (5) pol in Mar.
Lilac Wine 33-1 (8-2) Slowly away, behind, stayed on final 2f, not pace to reach leaders, 5th of 13, 5l behind Wind Flow (9-6) at Kempton 1m 4f clm stks (6) pol in Sep.
Ok Katie 14-1 (9-7) Keen, held up in rear, headway on outside to track leaders over 4f out, ridden and hung right over 3f out, weakened and eased final 2f, last of 8, 40l behind Sehoy (8-4) at Lingfield 1m 4f mdn stks (5) pol in Mar.
Brave Beat Beat Hollow gelding out of Be Brave.
Favours Brave 6-4fav (8-8) Led, ridden, headed approaching 2f out, soon one pace, 4th of 9, 4l behind Bin End (8-8) at Leicester 1m 2f mdn stks (5) gf.
Khan Tengri (IRE) 4-9fav (8-7) Led, ridden along over 2f out, headed approaching final furlong, not quicken, 2nd of 10, 1 1/4l behind Stagecoach Jade (8-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn stks (5) pol in Mar.
Tarraad 80-1 (8-12) Always behind, last of 13, well behind Everynight (9-3) at Doncaster 1m 2f 3yo mdn (5) gf in Mar.
It's Dubai Dolly 28-1 (8-9) Led, headed over 1f out, soon ridden, no extra inside final furlong, 3rd of 7, 2 3/4l behind Heliodor (9-0) at Newmarket 1m 2f 2yo stk (2) gs in Nov.
Qedaam (IRE) Daylami filly out of Zafzala.
