led, ridden and headed 2f out, soon weakened
keen, tracked leader, ridden 2f out, weakened quickly over 1f out
dwelt towards rear, headway 3f, ridden and every chance 2f out, stayed on to go 2nd towards finish
towards rear, headway 3f out, led 2f out, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, one pace and lost 2nd towards finish
in touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on same pace
reared start and lost many lengths, recovered to rear 7f out, headway 2f out, led approaching final furlong, ran on, impressive
in touch, headway to track leaders 4f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace
tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
close up, ridden and weakened over 1f out
Shahbaz and High Honour both won on soft going last year so warrant respect but it remains to be seen how Sudden Ambush fares back on Turf and Man Of Eden was all out to land the odds in a Newcastle maiden on his first start for the Charltons. Great Bedwyn is improving but LIKE A TIGER, a beaten favourite on soft ground at Nottingham in October, made no mistake when well supported again at Kempton in November. He looks the type to make a better three-year-old but Demilion will need to settle better than at Doncaster and Imperial Ace and Regal Empire are having a first run on Turf.
High Honour Evensfav (9-11) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, hampered over 1f out when challenging, kept on inside final furlong, 3rd of 7, 1 3/4l behind Sir Laurence Graff (9-4) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f stks (4) pol in Nov.
Imperial Ace (IRE) 11-4 (9-3) Chased leader, headway to press leader 2f out, soon ridden and led, 2 lengths clear entering final furlong, went further clear inside final furlong, won at Southwell 1m stks (5) pol in Jan beating Roaring Legend (8-10) by 2 1/4l, 12 ran.
Regal Empire (IRE) 5-1 (9-2) Made all, clear over 3f out until over 1f out, went clear again inside final furlong, stayed on well, won at Southwell 1m 3f hcp (4) pol in Feb beating Mighty River (9-10) by 5 1/2l, 6 ran.
Shahbaz (IRE) 9-1 (9-6) Held up, headway and switched right over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on, won at Newmarket 1m 1f (4) sft in Oct beating There's The Door (9-3) by 1/2l, 11 ran.
Man Of Eden 2-5fav (8-8) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, led and edged right over 1f out, driven and stayed on inside final furlong, won at Newcastle 1m mdn stks (5) pol in Jan beating Latest Edition (8-3) by 1/2l, 8 ran.
Like A Tiger 11-8fav (9-7) Prominent, asked for effort over 2f out, led over 1f out, sustained battle inside final furlong, led final strides, won at Kempton 1m stks (4) pol in Nov beating Umberto (9-7) by hd, 13 ran.
Sudden Ambush Evensfav (8-9) Led, ridden and edged right over 1f out, headed last strides, 2nd of 4, hd behind Gincident (8-8) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (3) pol in Feb.
Demilion (IRE) 9-1 (9-0) Keen, led, pushed along and headed over 1f out, kept on one pace, 2nd of 8, 4 3/4l behind There's The Door (9-2) at Doncaster 1m 2f hcp (3) sft in Apr.
Great Bedwyn 7-1 (8-9) Made all, led field towards near side straight, shaken up and edged right inside final final furlong, stayed on well, unchallenged, won at Newcastle 1m 2f mdn stks (4) pol in Mar beating Through The Ages (8-9) by 1 1/4l, 6 ran.
