settled in rear, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, switched right inside final furlong, stayed on close home, not pace to challenge
tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
tracked leader, ridden to lead just inside final furlong, soon headed, kept on one pace
held up, headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ridden and ran on
held up, ridden 4f out, soon weakened, tailed off final 3f
in rear, headway on outer to chase leaders 3f out, ridden and outpaced over 1f out, kept on towards finish
slowly away, always in rear, weakened over 3f out
always in rear, ridden over 4f out, soon weakened
tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
led, ridden 2f out, headed just inside final furlong, kept on one pace
Falcon's Reign failed to land the odds for a second time when third over a mile here last time and was beaten over today's shorter trip on his debut at Wolverhampton. It could pay to take him on here with DARTFORD, as John Gosden's colt was strongly fancied to make a winning debut back in November. He could only finish a modest fifth at Wolverhampton on that occasion but much better is expected today with that experience under his belt. Newcomer Saharan Air cost 85,000 euros and is worth monitoring for any strong support, while Diamond Marks and Elite both look capable of further improvement.
Dartford (USA) 9-4fav (9-3) Held up towards rear, pushed along 3f out, switched right over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never going pace to threaten, 5th of 13, 10l behind Prince Alzain (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 2yo mdn stks (5) pol in Nov.
Falcon's Reign (FR) 4-7fav (8-8) Pressed leader until led halfway, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra, 3rd of 5, 2 3/4l behind Mafi (9-13) at Lingfield 1m mdn auc stks (6) pol in Feb.
Ghost Train (IRE) 4-1 (9-3) Started slowly, held up on outside, went 4th 4f out, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, 5th of 8, 15l behind Three Sugars (8-12) at Southwell 6f 2yo mdn stks (5) fbs in Aug.
Incendiary (IRE) 13-8fav (9-2) Chased leaders on inside, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 7, 5l behind Compton Ashdown (8-5) at Wolverhampton 6f 2yo mdn auc stks (6) pol in Nov.
Payback (GER) 80-1 (9-3) Took keen hold early, in rear, weakened over 3f out, tailed off, last of 12, well behind Burke's Rock (8-12) at Lingfield 1m 3yo mdn stks (5) pol in Feb.
Petersboden Iceman gelding out of Bowden Rose.
Saharan Air (IRE) Hurricane Run gelding out of Haute Volta.
Scripturist 12-1 (8-11) Held up in last pair, ridden 3f out, plugged on inside final furlong, 5th of 6, 10l behind Lady Sylvia (8-6) at Kempton 7f mdn auc stks (6) pol in Feb.
Elite 16-1 (8-5) Chased leaders, not much room briefly over 1f out stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, never going pace to challenge, 4th of 9, 1 3/4l behind Tones (9-0) at Wolverhampton 7f 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Nov.
Emman Bee (IRE) 20-1 (9-6) Led, ridden 2f out, headed entering final furlong, stayed on same pace, 3rd of 10, 4l behind Next Cry (9-4) at Kempton 1m 2yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Nov.
Diamond Marks (IRE) 33-1 (8-11) Reared leaving stalls, chased leading trio, chased winner over 2f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 2nd of 6, 3 1/2l behind Lady Sylvia (8-6) at Kempton 7f mdn auc stks (6) pol in Feb.
