led, ridden well over 1f out, weakened approaching final furlong
tracked leader, ridden to lead well over 1f out, pressed inside final furlong, found extra, always holding 2nd
in touch, ridden 2f out, chased winner briefly over 1f out, weakened final furlong
held up, headway and wide 2f out, chased winner 1f out, challenged inside final furlong, soon held by winner, eased near finish
close up, reminders over 5f out, driven over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
mid-division, ridden and headway over 2f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, no chance with leading pair
Rankayo Hitam progressed with each start last term and could be of interest on his reappearance but Paul Cole's colt does not look to be particularly well treated on his debut in a handicap and preference is for Keep Discovering, who gets the vote ahead of Swanky Lady. The last mentioned is another that makes his handicap debut today. He has a similar profile to Rankayo Hitam and represents the in-form yard of Richard Hannon so has to be respected. The Willie Jarvis runner El Duende looks to have plenty of weight for what he has achieved, while Sky Dive is undoubtedly better than he showed on his return at Nottingham last month but is hard to back with confidence after that run. The vote though goes to Mark Johnston's Keep Discovering, who has shown a respectable level of form in recent starts in handicaps and he looks worth backing on his return to the Polytrack over a trip that should bring about more improvement.
Prince Desire (IRE) 33-1 (9-1) Always towards rear, 20th of 28, 7l behind Exclamation (8-13) at Newmarket 6f 2yo aut (2) gd in Oct.
Keep Discovering (IRE) 25-1 (8-6) Chased leaders on outside, driven 2f out, kept on but not pace of front pair final furlong, 3rd of 14, 4l behind Huzzah (8-9) at Newbury 7f 3yo hcp (3) gs in Apr.
My Shadow 14-1 (8-13) Always towards rear, 8th of 12, 9l behind Silver Rime (9-2) at Windsor 1m 3yo hcp (4) gd in Apr.
Crosstar 20-1 (9-4) Pulled hard, raced wide chased leaders, ridden 3f out, weakening when eased well over 1f out, 10th of 11, 31l behind Jaser (9-2) at Nottingham 1m 3yo hcp (4) sft in Apr.
Swanky Lady 7-2 (9-0) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, led approaching final furlong, ridden out, won at Warwick 7f 2yo mdn fll (5) gf in Oct beating Hieroglyph (9-0) by 1/2l, 13 ran.
Sky Dive 6-4jt-fav (9-2) Held up, ridden 3f out, soon beaten, eased from well over 1f out, last of 11, well behind Jaser (9-2) at Nottingham 1m 3yo hcp (4) sft in Apr.
Straight And Level (CAN) 50-1 (8-13) Driven along over 3f out, soon beaten, last of 7, 29l behind Unnefer (8-13) at Newbury 1m 2f 3yo stk (3) gs in Apr.
El Duende (USA) 33-1 (9-0) In rear, ridden 2f out, never nearer, 5th of 9, 10l behind Virtual (9-0) at Newmarket 7f 3yo mdn (4) gd in Apr.
Rankayo Hitam (USA) 7-2 (9-3) Tracked leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, stayed on under pressure, won at Lingfield 1m 3yo mdn aut (5) pol in Jan beating Miss Mujanna (8-12) by 1 1/2l, 12 ran.
