held up in rear, wide and headway 2f out, ridden and stayed on final furlong, not reach leaders
held up, headway on inside when not much room 2f out, not recover
held up, headway and edged left 2f out, kept on, never dangerous
held up mid-division, headway on outer from 2f out, ridden and hung left over 1f out, unable to quicken inside final furlong
held up, headway and not much room on inside 2f out, strong run approaching final furlong, ran on to lead inside final furlong
mid-division, ridden and headway on outer over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
tracked leader, ridden 4f out, weakened 2f out
led, hung right and headed over 2f out, soon weakened
raced wide, held up, never trouble leaders
chased leaders, ridden to lead over 2f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong
held up in rear, ridden and headway on outer over 1f out, soon edged left, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, not quicken near finish
chased leaders, effort on inside over 2f out, weakened final furlong
keen, in touch, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
Nonrunner
It would be a surprise if Tropical Son is not involved in the finish here today, but Zeloso looks the one to be on for win purposes, Free Style is another to keep on the right side. The selection was brought with a perfectly timed run by Franny Norton to beat today's rival Annus Iucundus by a comfortable length and a half over course and distance last time. He has been a credit to his trainer despite his limited ability and certainly looks capable of adding to his score in this company. Tropical Son rarely puts in a bad effort and ran up to form last time when chasing home Glendale over a mile and a quarter here last time, he will be difficult to keep out of the frame today. Meanwhile Free Style has to have a chance against the selection as he is two pounds better off for a two length beating last time.Recent hurdles winner Sovereign State has claims on the best of last year's form but on this occasion we will side with Zeloso
Free Style (GER) 9-2fav Towards rear, headway 2f out, stayed on final furlong, nearest finish, 3rd of 13, 1 1/2l behind Zeloso at Lingfield 1m 5f stk (H5) pol.
Zeloso 6-1 Slowly into stride, held up towards rear, good headway on inner 2f out, led 1f out, ran on well, won at Lingfield 1m 5f stk (H5) pol beating Annus Iucundus by 1 1/2l, 13 ran.
Annus Iucundus (IRE) 4-1 Settled in last pair, headway over 2f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, no impression, 2nd of 7, 1 1/2l behind Garnett at Lingfield 1m 5f mdn aut stk (F4) pol.
Another Con (IRE) 10-1 Led for 3f, chased leader, ridden 4f out, soon weakened, last of 12, 24l behind Zaffeu at W'hampton 1m 4f sll hcp (F4) pol in Jan.
Prince of The Wood (IRE) 4-1 In touch, ridden over 5f out, hampered over 4f out, soon weakened, 4th of 9, 21l behind Peak Park at Southwell 2m hcp (F4) fbs in Dec.
Royal Axminster 12-1 Led, headed after 1f, remained in touch and pushed along halfway, outpaced over 3f out, 7th of 11, 28l behind Vanbrugh at Southwell 1m 6f stk (H5) fbs in Jan.
Sovereign State (IRE) 14-1 Mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden and kept on final furlong, never troubled leaders, 8th of 19, 6l behind Ego Trip at Thirsk 1m 4f hcp (F4) gf in Sept.
