towards rear on inside, stayed on inside final furlong, never going pace to get involved
took keen hold, chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
close up on inside, switched left over 1f out, strong run inside final furlong, finished well, just failed
slowly into stride, behind, moderate effort over 1f out
slight lead until over 4f out, chased leader, led again over 1f out, hard driven inside final furlong, just held on, all out
slowly away, always behind
chased leaders, ridden and unable to quicken over 2f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
mid-division on outside, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten
crossed over from wide draw to lead over 4f out, ridden 2f out, headed over 1f out, stayed pressing winner and every chance until not quicken close home
pulled hard towards rear, wide on bend 4f out, no danger after
held up in last pair and well off the pace, headway on inside 2f out, never reached leaders, stayed on same pace inside final furlong,
Uptown Guy, Mawjoodah and Elusivity are all worth noting at this level on their return to action. Classic Voice and Philharmonic Hall were both placed on their latest starts and have claims, while Cold Secret will have come on for his recent pipe-opener and is another to consider in an open contest. However, STORM TIDE ran out a cosy winner over C&D last month and the subsequent victory of third-placed Rhal gives the form a solid look. Rae Guest's charge is taken to follow-up here with further progress on the cards.
Arctic Mirage 13-2 (9-4) Dwelt, keen, tracked leading pair, ridden over 1f out, no impression, 4th of 5, 3 1/2l behind Apollo D'Negro (8-11) at Folkestone 6f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gd.
Battle Of Britain 25-1 (9-0) Steadied start held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on, never nearer, 5th of 10, 8l behind Commended (9-0) at Newmarket 7f 3yo mdn (4) gf.
Classic Voice (IRE) 13-2 (9-7) Tracked leaders, led 2f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, kept on one pace, 2nd of 9, 2l behind Konstantin (8-13) at Leicester 7f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
Cold Secret 9-2 (9-3) Mid-division, soon pushed along, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 4th of 11, 4 1/2l behind Cool Macavity (8-10) at Lingfield 7f 3yo mdn stks (5) pol in Mar.
Elusivity (IRE) 4-1 (9-3) Led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra and lost 2nd place close home, 3rd of 10, 2l behind Angelic Upstart (9-3) at Wolverhampton 7f 2yo mdn stks (5) pol in Nov.
Holcombe Boy 16-1 (9-6) Towards rear, pushed along well over 3f out, never dangerous, 10th of 13, 7l behind Old English (9-5) at Lingfield 7f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Mar.
Mawjoodah 100-1 (8-12) Raced stands' side held up, ridden and weakened 2f out, last of 14, 26l behind Zoowraa (8-12) at Newbury 7f 2yo fll Listed stks (1) gs in Oct.
Philharmonic Hall 13-2 (9-2) Chased leaders, hard driven well over 2f out, pressed leaders over 1f out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 8, 2l behind Lady Gar Gar (9-2) at Beverley 7f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
Red Marling (IRE) 9-2 (9-7) Tracked leaders on outer, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 8, 2 1/2l behind Bachelor Knight (8-5) at Ayr 6f 2yo hcp 0-75 (5) hvy in Oct.
Storm Tide 11-4 (9-2) Took keen hold, chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, led approaching final furlong, soon quickened clear, comfortably, won at Kempton 7f fll hcp (5) pol in Mar beating Magic Of The Sea (9-5) by 2l, 8 ran.
Uptown Guy (USA) 9-4fav (9-3) Bumped start, held up mid-division on inside, pushed along over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, eased towards finish, 8th of 13, 8l behind Well Sharp (9-3) at Ayr 7f 2yo mdn (4) gd in Sep.
Xclaim 28-1 (9-3) Tracked leader hard ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, 12th of 14, 12l behind Laajooj (9-3) at Newbury 1m 3yo mdn (4) gf.
Danceyourselfdizzy (IRE) 11-8fav (9-7) Went left start, in rear when hampered after 1f, ridden 3f out, never near leaders, 5th of 7, 8l behind Avalon Bay (9-3) at Kempton 7f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Mar.
