pulled hard, in touch, ridden to chase winner 1f out, no impression final furlong
in touch, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
tracked leaders, led well over 1f out, soon headed and no extra
held up, headway over 1f out, ridden and ran on inside final furlong
mid-division, ridden 3f out, kept on, not troubled leaders
led, ridden and headed well over 1f out, soon weakened
went left start, soon close up, shaken up to lead over 1f out, ran on
slowly away, behind, swerved left over 6f out
Echo of Light has a big reputation to uphold and gets the vote, with Meggido, Turner's Touch and Roman Villa others for the short-list. Echo of Light is expected to leave behind his fourth at Newmarket last October, and although we have not heard any rave reviews concerning his latest gallops, the fact that this son of Dubai Millennium still holds a host of big-race entries speaks volumes. Although it is probably too late for him to turn into a Derby candidate, races such as the Coral-Eclipse have been mentioned, so he will really need to impress today to justify such entries. Meggido will strip fitter for his Kempton fourth to Coup d'Etat but holds no fancy entries at this stage, while Turner's Touch was a bit unlucky in running at Lingfield last time but has a bit on his plate here among these promising individuals. Roman Villa has plenty of sprinting blood in his veins so even today's trip will stretch his stamina surely, and all in all, Echo of Light should start to show just why he is high up the pecking order at home.
Echo of Light 7-2fav Held up in touch, ridden and effort over 2f out, soon hung left and no impression, 4th of 21, 8l behind Proclamation at Newmarket 1m 2yo mdn (D2) sft in Oct.
Langdale 14-1 Steadied start, always in rear, 9th of 11, 13l behind Mushajer at Lingfield 1m mdn stk (D3) pol in Mar.
Ocean Gift 8-1 Held up in rear, ridden and no impression final 2f, 9th of 12, 20l behind Unfurled at Goodwood 1m 2f 3yo mdn gd in Apr.
Roman Villa (USA) Chester House colt, half-brother to several winners mainly sprinters.
Topiary Ted 7-2 Took keen hold, prominent, effort 3f out, hung left and weakened 2f out, 8th of 13, 10l behind Alamiyan at Kempton 1m 3yo mdn gd.
Turner's Touch 9-2 Slowly into stride, recovered to lead after 1f, hit inside rail over 1f out, soon headed, not quicken final furlong, 3rd of 11, 3 1/2l behind Khe Sanh at Lingfield 1m 3yo mdn (D3) pol in Feb.
Collect Vettori filly, half-sister to winning miler Knickynackienoo.
Element of Truth (USA) Atticus filly, half-sister to useful miler Ramooz among others.
Tacid Diktat filly, half-sister to winning miler Ranny.
Meggido (IRE) 11-1 In touch, ridden 3f out, kept on from over 1f out, 4th of 11, 6l behind Coup d'Etat at Kempton 7f mdn stk gd in Mar.
