soon tracked leaders, 4th before straight, no impression when briefly short of room over 1f out where 7th, kept on one pace
soon tracked leaders, 3rd before straight, soon pushed along, briefly short of room 1 1/2f out, 4th 1f out, kept on one pace
pushed along to soon lead, under pressure before straight, headed from over 1f out where dropped to 5th, no extra
held up, took keen hold, 6th before straight, soon pushed along, improved to lead over 1f out, soon clear, stayed on well
soon tracked leader, dropped to 3rd 1f out, soon no impression, kept on one pace
pushed along early, held up, 7th before straight, no extra from 2f out and eased from over 1f out
soon chased leaders, 5th before straight, ridden to go 2nd 1f out, soon no impression, kept on same pace
soon settled in rear, pushed along towards outer into straight and tending to edge right, soon no impression, 6th 1f out, kept on same pace
soon towards rear, 8th before straight, no impression from 2f out, 9th 1f out, kept on one pace
held up, 9th before straight, soon pushed along and no impression, 8th 1f out, no extra
Strait Of Zanzibar was on a long losing run before scoring at Down Royal and could have done without a 5lb rise for a short-head victory. Back in third was Reckless Lad and he looked a bit unlucky so should take his revenge on these terms. Doc Holliday has been mainly confined to Polytrack and though he did finish runner-up here last July he's on a 13lb higher mark. C'Est Ma Souer beat a huge field over this trip at the Curragh in October and is just 4lb higher but LILY'S PRINCE looks the one to be on. He was conceding 13lb to subsequent winner Pixie Spirit over 6f here last month and he's scored over this trip previously so looks set to follow up. Amazing Star has won just once from 40 starts on Turf while David Marnane tries Hi Emperor in blinkers for the first time.
