held up in 7th, headway on inside 2f out, ridden to chase leaders over 1f out, unable to quicken final furlong
took keen hold early, chased leader to 2f out, weakened final furlong
held up in 5th, ridden on outside 2f out, hard driven on outer over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong
chased leaders on inside, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
led, ridden and headed 1f out, held inside final furlong
led to post, close up on outer, effort 2f out, ridden to lead 1f out, ridden and ran on well
held up in 6th, ridden and no impression on leaders 2f out
always in rear, well behind final 2f
PREMIO LOCO could have done with a higher draw but is still the one to beat. Bonus should go well again whilst Orchard Supreme and Mahadee are others to consider. Chris Wall's stable star didn't need to be at his best to score on his reappearance but did everything required of him and the run should have put him spot on for this stiffer test. He's unbeaten at Kempton, has won half of his career starts and can add a deserved Listed success to his roll of honour. Bonus isn't the easiest ride but he's a talented individual who has performed to a consistently high level over the years and he could be hard to keep out of the frame but this will be the first time that Chris Catlin has taken the ride. Orchard Supreme was given a good ride to beat Councellor by a head at Wolverhampton but everything worked out quite nicely for him that day and he's less likely to enjoy the run of things in this stronger race. Clive Brittain's horses are running well and it would be no surprise to see Mahadee involved despite having a little to find with one or two of these. His return from a break in January was arguably a career best and he shouldn't be underestimated but it will be disappointing if Premio Loco fails to deliver.
Bonus (IRE) 10-3 (9-10) Steadied start, settled in rear and well adrift, plenty to do 2f out, soon hanging badly left, stayed on final furlong to take 3rd final strides, 3rd of 6, 4 1/2l behind Contest (9-12) at Lingfield 6f stk (3) pol in Jan.
Councellor (FR) 9-2 (9-0) Led, ridden over 1f out, headed well inside final furlong, 2nd of 7, hd behind Orchard Supreme (9-5) at W'hampton 7f stk (2) pol in Jan.
Mahadee (IRE) 5-2 (8-13) In touch, shaken up to lead inside final furlong readily, won at W'hampton 1m 1f stk (2) pol in Jan beating Abbondanza (9-3) by 3l, 7 ran.
Orchard Supreme 4-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders and keen, ridden 1f out, led well inside final furlong, ran on, won at W'hampton 7f stk (2) pol in Jan beating Councellor (9-0) by a hd, 7 ran.
Philario (IRE) 7-1 (8-11) Led, soon headed, stayed prominent, led again inside final furlong, all out and headed close home, 2nd of 8, hd behind Banknote (8-12) at Lingfield 1m stk (3) pol in Dec.
Premio Loco (USA) 4-9fav (9-0) Held up 4th, ridden to chase leader 2f out, soon lugging left, quicken to lead 1f out, ran on well, won at Lingfield 1m stk (3) pol in Jan beating Red Somerset (8-9) by 1/2l, 5 ran.
Samarinda (USA) 6-1 (8-13) Mid-division, hanging left from 2f out, ridden and effort over 1f out, stayed on iniside final furlong, took 3rd towards finish, 3rd of 9, 1 1/2l behind Red Somerset (8-2) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-100 (2) pol in Jan.
Shake On It 18-1 (8-2) Steadied start, held up in rear, headway over 1f out, ridden to lead briefly inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 10, 1/2l behind Tous Les Deux (9-1) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
