never dangerous
tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out
held up, effort and headway over 1f out, chased leading trio final furlong and one pace
tracked winner from halfway, ridden and close up final furlong, kept on, not reached winner
towards rear, ridden and held from over 2f out
in touch, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace
made all, hard pressed and kept on gamely final furlong
steadied start, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, hard ridden and kept on, just failed
The consistent front-runner DVINSKY is nominated here ahead of Silaah, Caprio and Vintage. Paul Howling's charge is as game as they come and he looks well-berthed for a strong front-running performance this afternoon. He is now rated 84 which is the same as his mark that he won from in January and he can add a tenth all-weather win to his tally. There is a good argument to say that he is better at Kempton and if he fails to fire today then it may pay to side with Caprio. He is a bit of a character but he has plenty of ability and the race might be run to suit. Vintage is a course and distance winner and he returns from his winter break today; he has won fresh before and is unlikely to be far away. Whiskey Junction goes well here, as does For Life but he might struggle today if repeating his Folkestone run of last time when well-held behind Rash Judgement. Silaah also disappointed last time and will need to improve on that run, so it may be safer to side with the consistent Dvinsky.
Dvinsky (USA) 15-2 (8-8) Chased winner 2f, remained close up, ridden over 2f out, held when short of room 1f out, 5th of 7, 4l behind Earlsmedic (9-4) at Yarmouth 6f hcp 0-80 (4) gf.
Whiskey Junction 8-1 (9-1) Prominent, ridden over 3f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 8, 10l behind Vhujon (9-1) at Salisbury 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gf.
Vintage (IRE) 7-1 (8-7) Held up on inside, not clear run on rails over 1f out until switched sharply right final 75yards, ran on and closed on winner near finish, not quite get up, 2nd of 11, nk behind Safari Mischief (9-2) at Lingfield 6f hcp (3) pol in Oct.
Silaah 5-1fav (8-9) Held up, ridden and some headway 2f out, soon one pace, 6th of 11, 7l behind Hustle (8-10) at Newmarket 7f hcp 0-95 (3) gf.
Caprio (IRE) 7-2 (9-0) Towards rear, ridden 3f out, outpaced over 2f out, stayed on well final furlong, 3rd of 8, 3 1/2l behind Vhujon (9-1) at Salisbury 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gf.
Idle Power (IRE) 25-1 (9-1) In touch, pushed along 3f out, weakened inside final 2f, 11th of 16, 12l behind Woodcote Place (9-3) at Goodwood 7f hcp 0-80 (4) gf.
For Life (IRE) 16-1 (8-10) Taken to post early, keen, with leader, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 11th of 12, 8l behind Rash Judgement (9-1) at Folkestone 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Apr.
Gold Express 33-1 (8-9) Slowly into stride in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, ran on, not reached leaders, 7th of 16, 3l behind Oceana Blue (8-12) at Newmarket 7f hcp 0-80 (4) gf.
