always rear group, ridden 3f out, never a factor
led after 1f, hard pressed over 2f out, headed well over 1f out, kept on same pace, weakened towards finish
mid-division, ridden 3f out, gradually lost place and weakened from 2f out
slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway over 3f out, chased leaders over 1f out and every chance, kept on same pace under pressure inside final furlong
held up, ridden 3f out, chased leaders and hung left over 2f out, no extra and weakened over 1f out
led 1f, stayed prominent, ridden to challenge over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, no extra towards finish
close up, ridden and lost place from 3f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on well final furlong, not reach leaders
in touch, ridden 3f out, weakened quickly from 2f out
prominent, effort over 1f out, not quicken inside final furlong
mid-division, headway to chase leaders over 1f out, stayed on steadily inside final furlong to lead post
prominent, ridden to lead well over 1f out, hard pressed final furlong, headed post
towards rear, outpaced over 2f out, never dangerous
behind, headway wide 2f out, effort over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
Master'n Commander is the pick over Shaheer, King After, Port 'n Starboard and Double Spectre. This is another tricky race for punters to unravel, but with Eddie Ahern to guide him round, Master'n Commander should at least give a good account, and will hopefully pay to support here. Charles Cyzer's inmate has yet to score in 16 career starts, but the feeling is that this 10-furlong trip suits him better than the mile-and-a-half trip over which he was beaten last time, and with a middle-draw in stall seven, the race should pan out for him. Shaheer kept on well behind Our Kes over the course-and-distance last time, and holds Play Up Pompey on that form at least, but his wide draw means that he is worth taking on. King After ran well in defeat over seven furlongs here last time, and this consistent sort is worth more than a second look over today's trip. The selection's stablemate Port 'n Starboard stayed on last time, but may need further, while Double Spectre ran well on Turf last year but may need the run. The tentative vote goes to Master'n Commander.
Conservative 20-1 (8-8) Prominent until weakened from 2f out, 9th of 13, 3 1/2l behind Prince Tum Tum (9-8) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Nov.
Double Spectre (IRE) 9-1 (9-1) Held up in rear, headway 4f out, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, stayed on, 3rd of 16, 2l behind Fabrian (9-6) at Leicester 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) gs in Oct.
Master'n Commander 16-1 (9-13) Mid-division, headway 8f out, ridden over 3f out, one pace final 3f, 3rd of 11, 12l behind Soldiers Quest (8-4) at W'hampton 1m 4f mdn stk (5) pol.
Port 'n Starboard 9-2 (8-6) Tracked leaders, outpaced over 1f out, stayed on again inside last, 4th of 9, 3l behind Blacktoft (8-11) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Jan.
Astronomical Odds (USA) 6-1 (8-8) In rear, ridden halfway, weakened well over 2f out, 9th of 10, 16l behind Flying Bantam (8-6) at Southwell 7f hcp 0-70 (5) fbs in Feb.
Play Up Pompey 8-1 (8-12) Slowly into stride, never nearer, 6th of 14, 7l behind Our Kes (9-1) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
King After 11-2 (8-7) Held-up mid-division, ridden 3f out, stayed on to chase winner inside final furlong, no chance and lost 2nd final strides, 3rd of 12, 3l behind Night Wolf (8-6) at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Feb.
Shaheer (IRE) 14-1 (8-10) Close up, every chance over 1f out, kept on, 2nd of 14, 1 1/2l behind Our Kes (9-1) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
