held up towards rear, headway and ran green over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, nearest finish
mid-division, ridden and headway over 2f out, hung left from well over 1f out, one pace
mid-division, headway over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace
always prominent, led just over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, quickened clear
slowly away, always in rear
led for 2f, led again 5f out, ridden and headed just over 1f out, not quickened inside final furlong
chased leaders, lost place when bumped 4f out, no real danger after
mid-division, steady headway from 5f out, switched right over 1f out, weakened final furlong
slowly away, held up, some headway on outside over 2f out, soon no impression
led after 2f until 5f out, soon weakened
behind and soon pushed along, never on terms
Hope An Glory ran promisingly on his debut at Lingfield three weeks ago and has to be respected but, makes limited appeal at the forecast odds and a chance is taken with the newcomer Dreadnought, who gets the vote over Nanton. The last mentioned has run to a similar level of form in his last couple of outings and strictly holds Madge on form here two starts ago, although John Gosden's filly is probably less exposed than the Paul Cole-trained colt. Gosden is also responsible for the newcomer Mambo Princess, a daughter of Kingmambo who may need further to show her best. Paul d'Arcy's Starcross Maid is bred for shorter trips and of more interest may be Mark Johnston's Missella, a rare runner these days for her handler on the all-weather. The vote though goes to Dreadnought. Trainer James Fanshawe is quite capable of producing a horse to win first time out and interestingly this son of Slip Anchor is out of a dam that raced in the States and was a half-sister to the sire of Kentucky Derby winner Real Quiet. He may be ideally suited by this surface and looks worth chancing first time out.
