slowly into stride, always in rear
led, ridden, headed over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
tracked leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed, no extra inside final furlong
held up mid-division, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
mid-division, ridden, no impression over 2f out until stayed on towards finish
prominent, ridden over 1f out, stayed on well towards finish
mid-division, improved to track leaders over 3f out, ridden 2f out, driven to lead iniside final furlong, soon edged left
held up in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
in touch, pushed along over 3f out, ridden, effort over 1f out, eased well inside final furlong
in touch after 2f, ridden, weakend over 2f out
stumbled badly start, raced wide, in touch after 2f, weakened quickly, eased over 2f out
keen, tracked leaders, ridden to lead over 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
held up well in rear, only 12 entering straight well over 1f out, ridden, ran on strongly to take 2nd towards finish, too much to do
Mark Johnston's pair Dubai Touch and Zaham both have strong claims here but may have to give best to Silver Pivotal, who gets the vote in the Winter Derby. The Gerard Butler-trained selection improved for the step up to this trip when running on well to land a decent handicap over c&d in January and looks primsed and ready for a big run here in receipt of the sex allowance, and with Jamie Spencer booked for the first time she is likely to be played late again. Dubai's Touch was just held by Dansant in Listed company here last time and he has plenty of solid form to bring to this and should not be far away. Stablemate Zaham is a regular in this company and doesn't know how to run a bad race. He handles this surface well and it would be no surprise if he were good enough. Philatelist was a 10f winner here last time but would need to improve a fair bit to be good enough, and the same can be said of c&d winner Evident Pride. Red Moloney is an interesting contender who has a touch of class and will get every yard of this trip though there are doubts as to whether he will handle the surface. With that in mind Silver Pivotal gets the vote.
Alfresco 13-2 (9-0) Towards rear, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, 8th of 11, 7l behind Re Barolo (9-4) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-105 (2) pol.
Charlie Tokyo (IRE) 20-1 (9-10) Tracked leaders on inner, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 10th of 11, 12l behind Re Barolo (9-4) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-105 (2) pol.
Dream Lodge (IRE) 20-1 (8-13) Tracked leader, ridden 2f out, every chance entering final furlong, no extra near finish, 4th of 12, 2l behind Dansant (9-2) at Lingfield 1m 2f lst stk (1) pol in Feb.
Dubai's Touch 7-1 (9-2) Close up, ridden 2f out, hung left before leading briefly inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 12, hd behind Dansant (9-2) at Lingfield 1m 2f lst stk (1) pol in Feb.
Evident Pride (USA) 5-6fav (9-6) Dwelt, held up, outpaced 4f out, headway 3f out, soon chasing leaders, ridden to challenge final furlong, stayed on well, not reach winner, 2nd of 5, 1l behind Mafeking (8-6) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-100 (2) pol in Jan.
Grand Passion (IRE) 15-2 (9-3) Held up in rear, never on terms, 10th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Dansant (9-2) at Lingfield 1m 2f lst stk (1) pol in Feb.
Great Hawk (USA) 4-1 (9-6) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon one pace, 4th of 5, 5l behind Multidimensional (9-3) at Newbury 1m 1f stk (3) gf in Sept.
Hattan (IRE) (9-2) 5th straight, 6th and ridden well over 2f out, eased when beaten over 1f out, last of 10, 13l behind Pressing (9-2) at Capannelle 1m 2f Grp 1 (1) sft in Nov.
Orchard Supreme 9-1 (8-13) Raced keenly, led after 3f, ridden and headed 1f out, soon outpaced, 2nd of 8, 1 1/2l behind Fajr (9-10) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-100 (2) pol in Jan.
Philatelist (USA) 11-4fav (9-1) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, led entering final furlong, hung badly right, driven out, won at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-95 (3) pol in Feb beating Baylini (9-5) by 2 1/2l, 8 ran.
Red Moloney (USA) 7-2 (9-4) Slightly uneasy in stalls, tracked leader in 2nd, challenged from over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, stayed on well, won at Dundalk 1m 3f lst stk (1) pol in Nov beating Ezima (9-1) by 1 1/2l, 13 ran.
Zaham (USA) 8-1 (8-6) Mid-division, ridden to challenge 2f out, disputing lead and every chance when hung right 1f out, soon outpaced by winner, 2nd of 8, 2l behind Ask (9-3) at Ascot 1m 4f Grp 3 (1) gs in Sept.
Baylini 12-1 (8-8) Held up in rear, ridden and headway on outer 2f out, stayed on final furlong, 3rd of 12, 1l behind Dansant (9-2) at Lingfield 1m 2f lst stk (1) pol in Feb.
Silver Pivotal (IRE) 7-2 (9-6) In touch, headway 2f out, switched inside entering final furlong, ridden to lead final 100 yards, readily, won at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-100 (2) pol in Jan beating Alpes Maritimes (8-5) by 1l, 12 ran.
