towards rear pushed along over 2f, never a factor
in touch, headway to chase leaders 3f out, chased winner 2f out, until inside final furlong, stayed on same pace
held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, headway and squeezed through over 1f out, stayed on into 3rd last strides
led over 9f out, set steady pace, ridden and headed over 2f out, soon weakened
held up last, headway and wide straight, chased winner inside final furlong, stayed on
close up, effort to chase leaders over 1f out, one pace
held up towards rear, still plenty to do when not clear run well over 1f out, switched right to wide outside over 1f out, ran on
led 2f, remained handy, weakened over 2f out
in touch, weakened over 2f out
chased leaders, slightly lost place over 4f out, never dangerous after
tracked leaders, went 2nd over 6f out, led over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, driven out
Extremely So, LARGEM and New England might be the three to concentrate on here, with the vote of confidence going to Largem. The John Jenkins-trained gelding has not fired on his last two starts but he has had valid excuses on each occasion and should be cherry ripe for this return to the track. His trainer is in good form and this course and distance winner can add just his second career success today. Mullitovermaurice knows how to win here but his best form is over shorter, New England and Dazzling Begum have also won here but neither has the most consistent of profiles, whilst Wetherby Place should go close if lasting home over this longer trip. Ready To Crown has had an excellent season over hurdles but was poor at Haydock last time and now needs to show that she can regain her form, Peintre D'Argent may improve as a four-year-old and cannot be ignored, whilst Extremely So disappointed at Lingfield last month but looks fairly handicapped on last-year's form. The consistent Naheell and the well-handicapped Hector Spectre are both hard to rule out, however in a very winnable race it is Largem who is preferred.
Hector Spectre (IRE) 25-1 (9-2) Towards rear, ran wide straight, never a factor, 8th of 12, 9l behind Scary Movie (9-1) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Mar.
Solarias Quest 12-1 (9-3) Held up towards rear, ridden over 1f out, one pace, 6th of 10, 6l behind Musashi (9-1) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp 0-60 (6) std in Mar.
Naheell 13-2 (9-3) Held up towards rear, not clear run over 2f out, headway over 1f out, kept on, nearest finish, 4th of 14, 4l behind Drizzi (9-0) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Mar.
Extremely So 13-2 (8-6) Tracked leaders,ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 8, 11l behind Mr Plod (8-7) at Lingfield 1m 5f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Mar.
Largem 4-1 (9-1) Mid-division, struggling over 3f out, 10th of 14, 9l behind Drizzi (9-0) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Mar.
Mullitovermaurice 9-2 (8-10) Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on, 3rd of 7, 2 1/2l behind Lady Mickataine (8-9) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Mar.
New England 20-1 (8-8) Slowly away, took keen hold, soon in mid-division, chased leader 6f out, ridden over 2f out, every chance inside final furlong, no extra close home, 3rd of 9, 1 1/2l behind Amical Risks (8-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f app hcp (0-55) (6) pol in Mar.
Nyetimber (USA) 14-1 (9-1) Tracked leader, led over 8f out, headed 4f out, weakened 2f out, 10th of 11, 28l behind Dulce Domum (8-6) at Southwell 1m 4f app hcp (0-55) (6) fbs in Mar.
Ready To Crown (USA) 10-1 (9-3) Mid-division, outpaced over 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, not reached leading pair, 3rd of 13, 2l behind Inquisitress (8-9) at Lingfield 1m 2f app hcp 0-62 (6) pol in Aug.
Dazzling Begum 12-1 (8-10) Always mid-division, 7th of 12, 16l behind Me Fein (9-1) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp 0-50 (7) pol in Mar.
Peintre d'Argent (IRE) 10-1 (8-9) Tracked leaders, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 11, 4 1/2l behind Iguacu (8-8) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Wetherby Place (IRE) 5-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders and keen, kept on inside final furlong, went 3rd towards finish, 3rd of 10, 5l behind Musashi (9-1) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp 0-60 (6) std in Mar.
