keen led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong
prominent, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
in touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, every chance when hung right approaching final furlong, ran on
in rear, switched right over 2f out, headway to lead approaching final furlong, ran on and hung left towards finish
in rear, ridden 2f out, ran on final furlong, not reach winner
awkwardly away towards rear, weakened over 2f out
keen tracked leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed approaching final furlong, soon weakened
close up, pushed along halfway, ridden and weakened 2f out
NonRunner
Tom Marquand's claim will help Racquet, who has place claims. Florencio won twice last year and made a winning reappearance at Wolverhampton. Yattwee made a winning start at Southwell in December but this looks a much stiffer test while Vibrant Chords is still climbing the weights. But once-raced pair Aclaim and Monteverdi are open to plenty of improvement and make more appeal than top weight King Robert and the exposed Kingsley Klarion, Charlie Hills sent Salt Island out to win this 12 months ago and SAHREEJ could follow suit as he came to hand early last year and proved his versatility by running well on all types of going later.
King Robert 13-2 (9-1) Held up in touch, effort 2f out, ridden and one pace over 1f out, no impression final furlong, 4th of 8, 4l behind Donjuan Triumphant (9-1) at York 6f lst stks (1) gs in Oct.
Kingsley Klarion (IRE) 13-8fav (9-4) Pressed leader, ridden to lead and carried right briefly over 1f out, kept on one pace, 2nd of 4, 1 3/4l behind Florencio (8-8) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (3) pol in Mar.
Florencio 3-1 (8-8) Keen tracked leaders, shaken up and hung right to lead over 1f out, pushed out, comfortable, won at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (3) pol in Mar beating Kingsley Klarion (9-4) by 1 3/4l, 4 ran.
Vibrant Chords 5-1 (9-2) Towards rear, good headway on inside over 2f out, ridden and went 2nd 1f out, soon every chance until no extra final 100 yards, 2nd of 11, 1/2l behind Majdool (9-4) at Kempton 7f (3) pol in Sep.
Aclaim (IRE) 9-4 (9-5) Tracked leaders on inside, went 2nd 2f out, led over 1f out, ridden and ran on well inside final furlong, won at Kempton 6f mdn stks (5) pol in Dec beating Enreaching (9-5) by 1/2l, 7 ran.
Monteverdi (FR) 9-2 (9-5) Held up, headway 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, shaken up to lead inside final furlong, ran on well, won at Newbury 6f mdn stks (4) gs in Oct beating Silca Star (9-5) by 1 3/4l, 9 ran.
Racquet 7-1 (9-4) Close up in 5th, ridden and outpaced halfway, headway inside final furlong, stayed on, 2nd of 5, 1l behind Sixties Sue (8-13) at Nottingham 6f stks (4) gf in Aug.
Hope Cove 11-8fav (9-2) Held up, headway on outside over 1f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, led towards finish, won at Wolverhampton 6f (4) pol in Oct beating Kylla Instinct (8-13) by 1/2l, 8 ran.
Suqoor 8-1 (9-0) Slightly impeded start, took keen hold, handy on outside, led over 2f out, went clear going well over 1f out, in no danger after, easily, won at Kempton 7f stks (5) pol in Apr beating Stylistik (9-0) by 2l, 6 ran.
Rial (IRE) 8-11fav (9-0) Tracked leader, led 2f out, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, kept on one pace, 2nd of 8, 2 3/4l behind Alinstante (9-0) at Chelmsford City 6f mdn fll stks (4) pol in Jun.
Yattwee (USA) 11-4 (9-5) Chased clear leading pair, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, ridden out, won at Southwell 7f mdn stks (5) pol in Dec beating Always Welcome (9-5) by 4 1/2l, 14 ran.
Sahreej (IRE) 8-1 (9-7) Prominent, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 18, 4 1/2l behind Donjuan Triumphant (9-3) at Ayr 6f (2) gd in Sep.
