tracked leaders, driven and lost place over 2f out
raced in rear, headway over 2f out, headway approaching final furlong, never on terms
in touch, chased leaders over 4f out, soon lost place
held up towards rear, pushed along over 5f out, soon beaten
mid-division, headway over 3f out, soon ridden to challenge, weakened approaching final furlong
prominent, ridden well over 3f out, soon weakened, eased
held up, never dangerous
held up towards rear, good headway over 2f out, soon chasing leaders, hard ridden and led well inside final furlong, all out
held up towards rear, smooth headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, hard-ridden and headed well inside final furlong, kept on
held up in touch, headway over 3f out, ridden to lead over 2f out, headed approaching final furlong, soon weakened
led, ridden and headed over 2f out, soon faded
always behind
Nonrunner
It may be worth taking a punt on Dispatch Box ahead of the likes of Palmetto Point and Scripted. The selection has yet to run in this country but did win one of his three starts in France and is an interesting acquisition. This Juddmonte cast off was sold cheaply following a poor run in October but he has joined a shrewd operation and is starting out at a lowly level. Alan Munro does well for the yard and the market should show us the way. Palmetto Point progressed throughout last year and is likely to be ready to do himself justice on his return to action. He should be capable of better yet and should see out this trip. Scripted looked promising when running second at Lingfield but was below par last time and has something to prove on the back of that run; market confidence behind his chances would be encouraging. Paraguay rates a mention following an impressive win at Beverley but he has failed to win in four previous visits here and is likely to be plenty short enough following his success. A tricky contest to call but we'll take a shot in the dark and side with Dispatch Box.
Palmetto Point 9-2 (9-1) Tracked leaders, under pressure approaching final furlong, kept on, 3rd of 16, 1 1/2l behind Magroom (8-5) at Bath 1m hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Oct.
Cormorant Wharf (IRE) 20-1 (9-3) Reluctant to go in stalls, slowly away, held up in rear, not clear run from over 2f out until switched left entering final furlong and ran on, 8th of 16, 8l behind Davenport (9-4) at Goodwood 1m 1f hcp 0-70 (5) gd.
Snark (IRE) 22-1 (9-2) In rear, ridden over 3f out, no impression, 7th of 10, 10l behind Tufton (9-4) at Haydock 1m 3f hcap (5) gf.
Montjeu's Melody (IRE) 8-1 (9-1) Led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened close home, 5th of 14, 2 1/2l behind Synonymy (8-10) at Salisbury 1m 6f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Aug.
Dispatch Box (9-4) 8th of 9, 22l behind Berenice Pancrisia (9-1) at Saint-Cloud 1m 6f gd in Sept.
Cavalry Guard (USA) 33-1 (9-2) Always in rear, last of 14, 21l behind Bold Cross (8-13) at Bath 1m hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
Brave Quest (IRE) 33-1 (8-11) Chased leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened inside final 2f, 9th of 16, 8l behind Davenport (9-4) at Goodwood 1m 1f hcp 0-70 (5) gd.
Paraguay (USA) 28-1 (8-13) Behind, headway on outside over 2f out, soon ridden, carried left and led inside final furlong, stayed on, won at Beverley 1m hcap (6) gf beating Ours (9-0) by 1/2l, 16 ran.
Merrymadcap (IRE) 11-2 (8-7) Mid-division, ridden 2f out, kept on final furlong, not troubled leaders, 4th of 12, 7l behind Cool Ebony (9-2) at Bath 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gf.
Lunar River (FR) 9-1 (8-6) Prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 9, 15l behind Karmest (8-7) at Beverley 1m 2f fll hcp (5) gs in Apr.
Megalala (IRE) 16-1 (8-6) Towards rear, kept on final 2f, never dangerous, 6th of 16, 5l behind Davenport (9-4) at Goodwood 1m 1f hcp 0-70 (5) gd.
Mtoto Girl 25-1 (8-2) Tracked leader to 5f out, weakened from 3f out, 6th of 9, 8l behind Formidable Guest (8-11) at Lingfield 1m 2f app hcp (6) pol in Apr.
Scripted (USA) 5-2fav (9-4) Led after 1f, headed over 4f out, weakened quickly over 1f out, last of 8, 10l behind Don Pietro (8-12) at W'hampton 1m 1f app hcp (5) pol in Apr.
Tinnarinka 9-2fav (9-2) Chased leaders, ridden when not much room over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 10th of 16, 9l behind Davenport (9-4) at Goodwood 1m 1f hcp 0-70 (5) gd.
General Knowledge (USA) 14-1 (8-13) Led until headed over 2f out, weakened rapidly, well behind when eased final furlong, last of 10, 20l behind Daniel Thomas (8-13) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
