pushed along early, ridden 2f out, staying on when not much room towards finish
held up in touch, ridden 2f out, stayed on one pace final furlong
led, ridden and headed 2f out, every chance when badly hampered inside final furlong, not recover
with leader, led over 2f out, ridden well over 1f out, edged right inside final furlong, ran on well
outpaced early, ridden and weakened over 2f out
chased leaders, ridden halfway, weakened over 2f out
Smokin Beau finished last season in great form finishing third in the Ayr Gold Cup before ending his campaign by narrowly failing to score in Listed company at Newmarket. The five-year-old will be a popular choice over his favoured minimum trip while Rudi's Pet will also be much sharper for a decent effort at Doncaster where the ground was too soft for him, although he may find just one too good here. The best of the three-year-olds is likely to be Sunday Sport who ran creditably in top-class company last season and should run well if she has progressed over the winter. However the one to side with could be Mitcham who after a series of problems returned to action back to his best when he was a very impressive winner at Kempton. The drop back in trip is not a problem and he is the one to beat.
