led early, close up, reminders 5f out, ridden 3f out, kept on to go 3rd close home
soon led and crossed to rail, pushed along 3f out, ridden and headed 2f out, kept on one pace and lost 3rd close home
towards rear, outpaced over 4f out
raced wide tracked leader, ridden and every chance over 1f out, led narrowly entering final furlong, asserted close home
towards rear, outpaced over 4f out
tracked leaders, pushed along 4f out, ridden to lead 2f out, headed narrowly entering final furlong, no extra close home
very slowly away and lost 10 lengths, in rear, ridden and outpaced over 4f out
Albizzia is the only four-year-old in the line-up, as she was when defying a year's absence to score over 1m2f at Lingfield where she came with a late run to lead close home. Mercer's Troop made all at Kempton in January but couldn't keep up the gallop when passed at Lingfield two months later. LITIGATION looked in need of further when just getting up to beat the long odds-on Silchester over a mile here last month with the remainder a long way behind. Normal progress can see her complete a double. Rashdan made a reasonable start at Salisbury in September and his pedigree suggests he should do better this season.
Albizzia 15-8fav (10-0) Slowly away, in rear, pushed along over 6f out, driven 3f out, headway on inside 1f out, ran on, edged right and led close home, won at Lingfield 1m 2f fll stks (5) pol in Apr beating Juneau (8-9) by 1/2l, 7 ran.
Mercer's Troop (IRE) 4-1 (9-9) Led after 1f, steadied pace over 5f out, quickened pace 3f out, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, kept on one pace, 3rd of 6, 3 1/4l behind African Jazz (9-2) at Lingfield 1m 4f stks (5) pol in Mar.
Duration (IRE) 7-1 (9-2) Raced green through out, soon pushed along in rear, last of 5, 30 3/4l behind Bartholomeu Dias (9-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks (5) pol in Apr.
Rashdan (FR) 7-2 (9-2) Tracked leader, effort over 2f out, weakened closing stages, 4th of 14, 9l behind Alternative Fact (9-2) at Salisbury 1m stks (5) sft in Sep.
That's So Cool (IRE) Evensfav (9-2) Dwelt and went sharply right start, soon recovered to track leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 10, 10 1/2l behind Desert Wind (9-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks (5) pol in Jan.
Litigation 14-1 (8-6) Dwelt close up, pushed along 3f out, ridden to chase leader over 1f out, driven inside final furlong, led final strides, won at Southwell 1m stks (5) pol in Mar beating Silchester (9-4) by nk, 6 ran.
Chica Da Silva Kheleyf filly out of Cora Pearl.
