raced wide in touch, ridden and headway 2f out, weakened final furlong
held up, ridden 2f out, stayed on one pace final furlong
in touch, headway 3f out, soon every chance, weakened final furlong
raced wide close up, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
held up, headway and switched right approaching final furlong, stayed on one pace
keen towards rear, headway over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on
in rear, headway going well from 3f out, led over 1f out, edged right and headed inside final furlong, kept on
led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
mid-division, ridden 2f out, never a factor
mid-division, headway over 1f out, one pace final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden to lead over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong
close up, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
held up, ridden and weakened over 2f out
in touch, ridden over 2f out, not trouble leaders
A really tough start for punters at the start of another cracking day’s racing. Frontiersman won this last year for Charlie Appleby under a big weight and Wolf Country shares top weight, though is one of three carrying the blue of Godolphin. Celestial Spheres won over 1m2f here in November and has been going well over 1m4f on the all-weather since. Duke Of Bronte never stopped improving last year and made a winning reappearance at Chelmsford but Uae Prince may have a bit to prove now. Adamant almost won from an unpromising position at Newbury last month and has been very lightly raced but there is no guarantee he’ll appreciate the extra quarter-mile. Ian Williams is a shrewd operator and it was no surprise to RESHOUN find some form in the autumn after a couple of prep races. He’s gone up 8lb since scoring at Doncaster in October but will likely improve again this
Wolf Country 16-1 (8-13) 4th of 12, 4 3/4l behind Walton Street (8-11) at Meydan 1m 4f hcp gd in Feb.
Eddystone Rock (IRE) 40-1 (9-7) Towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, never on terms, 10th of 13, 4 3/4l behind Crowned Eagle (9-1) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (2) pol in Mar.
Across The Stars (IRE) 2-1 (9-3) Soon led, headed over 2f out, soon outpaced and lost 2nd place over 2f out, kept on to regain 2nd place inside final furlong, no chance with winner, 2nd of 4, 5l behind Saigon City (9-5) at Doncaster 1m 4f stks (2) sft in Mar.
Duke Of Bronte 8-1 (9-0) Held up mid-division, headway over 1f out, challenged inside final furlong, kept on to lead post, won at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (2) pol in Apr beating Abareeq (9-4) by ns, 9 ran.
Celestial Spheres (IRE) 11-8fav (8-13) Tracked leader, led over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, 2nd of 7, 1/2l behind Mount Tahan (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (2) pol in Mar.
Grey Britain 20-1 (9-2) Chased leaders centre until merged with far side group over 5f out, ridden and weakened over 2f out, 13th of 20, 23 1/4l behind Addeybb (9-2) at Doncaster 1m hcp (2) sft in Mar.
Uae Prince (IRE) 7-2fav (9-2) Tracked leaders, driven over 2f out, ridden and one pace over 1f out, weakened final 100 yards, 12th of 20, 11 3/4l behind Eddystone Rock (9-2) at York 1m 2f hcp (2) gd in Aug.
Sofia's Rock (FR) 7-2 (9-5) Raced wide, keen, led after 2f, headed over 5f out, led again over 4f out, headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 6, 12 1/2l behind Great Hall (9-7) at Ripon 1m 4f hcp (2) gs in Apr.
Al Hamdany (IRE) 20-1 (9-2) Held up mid-division, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 14, at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp (2) pol in Mar.
Reshoun (FR) 3-1 (8-11) Held up in rear, good headway on outside over 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, led 1f out, stayed on strongly, ridden out, won at Doncaster 1m 4f hcp (2) gs in Oct beating Lawless Secret (8-10) by 3 3/4l, 9 ran.
The Grand Visir 10-3fav (8-8) Led for about 1f, chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, faded inside final furlong, 8th of 13, 7 1/2l behind Brimham Rocks (8-8) at York 1m 6f hcp (2) gd in Oct.
Alqamar 6-4fav (9-2) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon lost place, behind over 1f out, last of 8, 14 1/4l behind Castlelyons (9-1) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (3) pol in Nov.
Adamant (GER) 11-2fav (9-3) Held up in mid-division, headway on outside over 2f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, stayed on well near finish, just held, 2nd of 16, nk behind Lunar Jet (8-9) at Newbury 1m 2f hcp (3) gs in Apr.
Oasis Fantasy (IRE) 12-1 (9-10) Chased leading pair, pushed along 3f out, soon weakened, behind and eased over 1f out, last of 6, 18l behind Native Prospect (8-10) at Epsom 1m 2f hcp (3) hvy in Oct.
Maori Bob (IRE) 9-2 (9-3) In touch, headway on outer from over 2f out, led approaching final furlong, ran on, won at Leicester 1m 4f hcp (4) gs in Sep beating Medalla De Oro (9-3) by 3/4l, 10 ran.
