close up, pushed along and headway 2f out, chased winner over 1f out, ridden and stayed on to press winner close home, just held
raced wide in touch, weakened over 2f out
dwelt held up, pushed along and headway 2f out, ridden to chase leading pair entering final furlong, no impression inside final furlong
led, headed over 9f out, tracked leaders, chased winner over 2f out until over 1f out, weakened final furlong
towards rear, some late headway final furlong
towards rear, some late headway final furlong
led over 9f out, ridden 2f out, pressed inside final furlong, just held on
in touch, pushed along over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
tracked winner until ridden over 2f out
dwelt in rear, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, nearest finish
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Big Kitten finished in front of North Face when going close over 1m2f at Chelmsford and can figure again. Koeman was beaten less than a length at Newmarket on his reappearance and Sleeping Lion finished runner-up at Wolverhampton on his return to action. But LEXINGTON EMPIRE defied a 6lb rise for an earlier success when returning a wide-margin winner at Chelmsford on his comeback and another bold bid is expected from David Lanigan’s charge, despite a further hike in the weights. Harbour Breeze is upped in class after winning at Newcastle but has plenty of scope and is preferred to Wimpole Hall, placed at Chelmsford back in February.
Koeman 20-1 (8-13) Towards rear, headway over 3f out, ridden and every chance entering final 2f, stayed on to towards finish, 3rd of 9, 1/2l behind Baghdad (9-8) at Newmarket 1m 4f hcp (2) gd in May.
North Face (IRE) 16-1 (9-7) Towards rear, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 6th of 8, 5 1/4l behind Mythical Madness (9-4) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (2) pol in May.
Sleeping Lion (USA) 5-4fav (9-6) Steadied start, held up last, headway on outside over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, stayed on into 2nd near finish, never near to challenge, 2nd of 8, 1 3/4l behind Crystal King (9-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (3) pol in Apr.
Lexington Empire 15-8fav (9-5) Tracked leaders going well, went 2nd over 1f out, led approaching final furlong, soon clear, easily, won at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (4) pol in Apr beating Juanito Chico (9-0) by 4 1/2l, 7 ran.
Landue 8-1 (9-4) Held up towards rear, headway on outside 3f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 5th of 8, 5 1/4l behind Aircraft Carrier (9-0) at Chelmsford City 1m 6f hcp (2) pol in Dec.
Western Duke (IRE) 16-1 (11-2) Mid-division, headway 3 out, weakened next, 8th of 13, 26 1/4l behind Heatstroke (11-2) at Huntingdon 2m mdn (5) gs in Feb.
Harbour Breeze (IRE) 4-1 (9-1) Raced keenly, pressed leader after 2f, led over 6f out, joined 3f out, ridden and kept on under pressure final furlong, held on well, won at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp (4) pol in Apr beating Addis Ababa (9-4) by hd, 9 ran.
Rock Force (IRE) 8-1 (9-0) Tracked leader, led over 2f out, soon joined, ridden over 1f out, edged left and headed inside final furlong, no extra, 4th of 10, 2 1/2l behind Coolongolook (8-12) at Doncaster 1m 2f hcp (3) gs in Oct.
Ilhabela Fact 7-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, pushed along and outpaced 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 7th of 8, 7 1/4l behind New Show (9-7) at Windsor 1m 3f hcp (4) gd in Apr.
Wimpole Hall 5-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, close up inside final furlong, beaten final 75 yards, not much room near finish, 3rd of 4, 1 3/4l behind Executive Force (9-11) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (4) pol in Feb.
Big Kitten (USA) 5-2 (9-2) Tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, soon led, kept on and headed towards finish, 2nd of 8, hd behind Mythical Madness (9-4) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (2) pol in May.
