mid-division, ridden and headway over 3f out, stayed on inside final furlong
held up, smooth headway over 2f out, soon ridden, no extra inside final furlong
steadied start, held up in rear, effort over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
chased leader, ridden well over 3f out, led over 2f out, soon headed, stayed on to lead again well inside final furlong
held up towards rear, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
chased leaders, outpaced over 2f out, soon not much room, switched right entering final furlong, stayed on to take 2nd towards finish
led, ridden and headed over 2f out, kept on final furlong
chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, led 2f out, headed well inside final furlong, no extra and lost 2nd towards finish
Hawridge Prince improved out of all recognition last season and should be good enough to beat this decent field, The Last Drop and Geordieland look the main dangers. The selection was rated just 90 in mid-summer but ended the campaign with an emphatic victory in a Group three at Newmarket. His current rating is 111, but the way he won last time suggests that could be a little lenient and if fit for his return he should prove hard to beat. Geordieland's second behind Yeats in the Goodwood Cup is solid form in the context of this event and following a recent run at Kempton he should be spot on for this. The Last Drop ended last campaign with an excellent run in the Woodbine International and should take full advantage of the nine pounds he recieves from the selection. However if Hawridge Prince starts this season as he finished the last he will be hard to beat this afternoon.
Hawridge Prince 6-5fav (9-0) Dwelt, held up, headway over 4f out, hung right and led over 1f out, ran on, won at Newmarket 2m Grp 3 (1) gs in Oct beating Bulwark (9-0) by 6l, 7 ran.
Geordieland (FR) 8-11fav (9-2) Led, ridden over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, soon outpaced, 2nd of 5, 1 1/2l behind Steppe Dancer (9-0) at Kempton 1m 4f lst stk (1) pol in Mar.
Group Captain 4-1jt-fav (9-2) In touch, ridden to lead briefly over 1f out, faded inside final furlong, 7th of 14, 2 1/2l behind Nayyir (9-6) at Lingfield 1m 2f lst stk (1) pol in Nov.
Mount Kilimanjaro (IRE) 14-1 (9-1) Held up in 10th, pushed along straight, no headway, 8th of 11, 6l behind Soapy Danger (9-1) at Ascot 2m 3yo Grp 3 (1) gf in Jun.
Sienna Storm (IRE) 25-1 (9-0) Held up in touch, effort over 2f out, soon beaten, 6th of 7, 15l behind Novellara (8-9) at Newmarket 1m 6f 3yo lst stk (1) gd in Sept.
The Last Drop (IRE) 28-1 (8-7) Slowly away, effort halfway, never a factor, 7th of 10, 7l behind Collier Hill (9-0) at Woodbine 1m 4f Grp 1 (1) sft in Oct.
Hovering (IRE) 9-1 (8-9) Tracked leaders to halfway, ridden along 4f out, one pace over 2f out, 4th of 5, 5l behind Steppe Dancer (9-0) at Kempton 1m 4f lst stk (1) pol in Mar.
Under The Rainbow (8-11) Prominent, led briefly over 2f out, soon weakened, 6th of 13, 9l behind Pearl Sky (8-11) at Saint-Cloud 1m 2f 3yo fll in Dec.
