held up in touch, ridden 2f out, effort entering final furlong, kept on one pace
led after 2f, ridden over 2f out, inside final furlong, no extra
held up towards rear, headway when switched right approaching final furlong, effort inside final furlong, driven and ran on to lead near finish
led 2f, close up, ridden and weakened over 1f out
raced wide, tracked leader, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
held up in rear, ridden and headway entering final furlong, stayed on, not trouble leaders
held up in touch, headway between horses approaching final furlong, ridden to lead inside final furlong, headed near finish
tracked leader, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
After a good run at Newmarket, Alfredo easily landed the odds back here two weeks ago. He’s now won his last three on the all-weather but has a 9lb rise to contend with today and is giving 12lb to CHARISMATIC MAN (NAP). Ralph Beckett’s three-year-old takes a further step up in distance after winning over 1m4f at Wolverhampton but has a terrific pedigree and should have more to offer. Saborido is consistent and preferred to Cotton Club but is hard to win with. El Campeon beat hot favourite High Command over 1m6f at Wolverhampton so can’t be ignored and jumper Tindaro isn’t badly treated on past form on the Flat.
Cotton Club (IRE) 12-1 (9-7) Held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 5th of 8, 5 1/2l behind Arty Campbell (9-1) at Kempton 2m hcp (4) pol in Aug.
Midtech Star (IRE) 9-1 (11-6) Chased leader until ridden before 2 out, soon weakened, tailed off when fell last, at Stratford 2m 3f hcp (5) gd in Jul.
Alfredo (IRE) 4-6fav (9-8) Close up, headway to lead 2f out, ridden clear entering final furlong, eased, comfortable, won at Lingfield 2m hcp (5) pol in Dec beating Miss Tiger Lily (9-3) by 3 3/4l, 6 ran.
Tindaro (FR) 18-1 (11-8) Tracked leaders, outpaced 4 out, one pace from last, 4th of 8, 23 1/2l behind Kalane (11-5) at Doncaster 2m 3f hcp (3) gd in Dec.
Saborido (USA) 13-2 (9-2) Chased winner throughout, ridden over 1f out, stayed on same pace and no real impression inside final furlong, 2nd of 4, 1 1/2l behind Trevisani (9-7) at Kempton 2m hcp (4) pol in Aug.
El Campeon 6-1 (9-11) Gave problems loading, tracked leaders and keen, went 2nd well over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, stayed on, won at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp (5) pol in Dec beating High Command (9-13) by 3/4l, 5 ran.
Charismatic Man (IRE) 6-4fav (9-4) Tracked leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, kept on, won at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Nov beating Fast Play (9-7) by 3 1/4l, 11 ran.
Marshall Aid (IRE) 9-1 (9-0) Dwelt, soon close up, ridden to chase clear leading pair over 2f out, not trouble leaders, 3rd of 7, 19 1/2l behind High Command (9-7) at Southwell 1m 6f hcp (5) pol in Dec.
