close up, ridden and weakened over 1f out
dwelt always towards rear
in touch, switched right and headway approaching 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on
raced wide prominent, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, headed inside final furlong, stayed on
close up, ridden 2f out, stayed on one pace
prominent, led 3f out, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, kept on
tracked leaders, pushed along over 3f out, weakened 2f out
held up, ridden and weakened over 2f out
towards rear, pushed along and headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
raced wide in touch, pushed along and headway 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
slowly away, in rear, ridden and headway entering final furlong, nearest finish
led, headed 3f out, weakened over 1f out
Black Lotus did well last season but she reappears off a high enough mark and is best over 1m2f. The interesting one is MONTATHAM, who came to hand early last season, winning at Thirsk and Beverley. He’s had just the six career starts and should be suited by a mile this year. Cieran Fallon’s claim is a plus for Godolphin runner Jalaad but his only poor run last season came on the July Course here in August. Alfred Boucher rattled up a hat-trick last summer and handles fast ground but softer going would have suited King's Pavilion. Exec Chef has dropped 10lb in the weights since last summer so looks the pick of the remainder, though is still 2lb than for his last success.
King's Pavilion (IRE) 14-1 (8-13) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened towards finish, 4th of 15, 4l behind Crownthorpe (8-12) at York 1m hcp (2) sft in Oct.
Aces (IRE) 9-4 (9-8) In rear, switched left 5f out, headway 3f out, ridden and beaten over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, eased, 4th of 5, 7 1/4l behind Mutaraffa (9-0) at Lingfield 1m stks (3) gf in Jul.
Montatham 9-4fav (9-4) Keen early soon steadied back and in touch, pushed along and headway 2f out, ridden and kept on one pace final furlong, 4th of 14, 2l behind Entangling (9-2) at Kempton 1m hcp (3) pol in Nov.
Ambassadorial (USA) (9-0) 7th of 12, 11 1/2l behind Salute The Soldier (9-0) at Meydan 1m Grp 3 gd in Mar.
Exec Chef (IRE) 10-1 (9-7) Held up in mid-division on outside, outpaced 2f out, plugged on late but no threat, 6th of 14, 9 3/4l behind Khuzaam (9-3) at Kempton 1m hcp (3) pol in Oct.
Alfred Boucher 11-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened 2f out, 10th of 12, 15 3/4l behind Hafeet Alain (9-0) at Newmarket 1m hcp (3) sft in Nov.
Loch Ness Monster (IRE) 2-1fav (9-9) Keen, steadied to rear after 2f, ridden and weakened 2f out, last of 6, 14 1/4l behind Dubai Instinct (9-7) at Sandown 1m 2f hcp (4) gf in Aug.
Model Guest 16-1 (8-9) Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 4th of 8, 3l behind Alrajaa (9-0) at Kempton 1m hcp (2) pol in Oct.
Black Lotus 5-1 (9-4) In touch, pushed along and headway over 1f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 7, 4l behind Be More (8-12) at Newmarket 1m hcp fll (2) sft in Oct.
Jalaad (IRE) 3-1 (9-12) Chased leaders, shaken up 2f out, soon not quicken, ridden and weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 11, 4 1/4l behind Rangali Island (8-11) at Kempton 1m hcp (4) pol in Nov.
Nonios (IRE) 33-1 (8-9) Slowly away, in rear, headway over 1f out, kept on, 3rd of 12, 1 1/2l behind Assimilation (8-8) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (2) pol in Mar.
Pinnata (IRE) 33-1 (9-0) Held up in touch and keen, ridden inside final furlong, kept on same pace, 5th of 12, 2 1/2l behind Assimilation (8-8) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (2) pol in Mar.
