raced centre, tracked winner, ridden and hung left from over 1f out, led stands side group inside final furlong, driven and stayed on
raced stands side, tracked leader until over 1f out, ridden and weakened final furlong
raced stands side, close up, ridden halfway, weakened 2f out
raced stands side towards rear, not clear run and switched left over 1f out, never near leaders
made all and overall leader, ridden 2f out, ran on final furlong
raced stands side, dwelt, held up in rear, headway from over 2f out, ridden and stayed on same pace final furlong
raced stands side mid-division
raced stands side, led that group, ridden 2f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace
raced stands side, raced wide in touch, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out
raced stands side, slowly away, always in rear
DRIVEN is getting the hang of things and is worth a chance in this company. Indian Skipper is also going the right way, while Charlevoix is sure to be popular after winning at Yarmouth last month. The last named is only 3lb higher today and has a feasible chance of following up; if all goes to plan for him. Indian Skipper is versatile regarding his best trip and copes with most types of ground. He does look weighted to the limit, though. He needs everything to go his way. Of the others: support for Crystal Crown would be interesting, as he is fit from a couple of outing over hurdles and has to merit a second look with Richard Hughes doing the steering, while Sonny Parkin has plenty of experience of racing at Newmarket and is wily enough to make his way into the frame if others fail to cope with the track. However, Driven has started the 2009 campaign in great heart and, as this is not the strongest contests; he may have been found an ideal opportunity to make further progress up the ranks.
Indian Skipper (IRE) 9-1 (8-11) Held up 4th, ridden to lead over 1f out, no extra when headed by winner inside final furlong, 2nd of 10, 1l behind Special Reserve (9-1) at Windsor 1m 2f hcp 0-80 (4) gf.
Driven (IRE) 5-2fav (9-7) Soon close up on inner and travelling well, headway on inner and driven to challenge over 1f out, soon chasing winner, unable to quicken inside final furlong, 2nd of 12, 3/4l behind Pha Mai Blue (8-10) at Lingfield 1m hacp 0-70 (5) pol.
Marning Star 14-1 (8-9) Tracked leading pair, pushed along 3f out, weakened inside final 3f, 7th of 8, 17l behind Martyr (9-1) at Windsor 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) gf.
Sonny Parkin 8-1 (8-9) Steadied start, pulled hard in rear, headway over 2f out, soon not run on, 4th of 7, 10l behind Bencoolen (9-1) at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (6) gf in Oct.
Thunder Gorge (USA) 12-1 (8-10) Chased leaders, ridden 3f out, one pace and no impression when badly hampered inside final 2f, weakened after, not recover, 11th of 19, 14l behind Trafalgar Bay (9-5) at Ascot 1m hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Apr.
Charlevoix (IRE) 9-2 (8-11) Held up in rear, not clear run over 2f out, switched right and headway over 1f out, soon hard ridden, ran on to lead inside final furlong, won at Yarmouth 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Apr beating Will He Wish (8-11) by nk, 9 ran.
Bahiano (IRE) 9-2 (9-1) In touch in 5th, driven along 3f out, soon beaten, 7th of 8, 7l behind Marajaa (8-13) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Apr.
Steig (IRE) 10-1 (11-4) With leader, led over 3f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace, 6th of 16, 4l behind Ergo (10-13) at Hamilton 1m hcp 0-70 (5) gd.
Crystal Crown (IRE) 3-1fav (9-5) Dwelt and towards rear, reminders halfway, headway over 1f, one pace final furlong, 3rd of 8, 9l behind Avertis (8-12) at Southwell 1m hcp (5) fbs in Nov.
Hennessy Island (USA) 12-1 (9-0) Started slowly, always well in rear, ridden over 3f out, never dangerous, last of 13, 34l behind Lytham (8-12) at Kempton 1m 3f app hcp (0-55) (6) pol in Feb.
Grand Vizier (IRE) 11-2 (9-0) Slowly into stride, behind, short lived effort on inside over 1f out, 7th of 11, 8l behind The Which Doctor (8-9) at Lingfield 1m hcp (3) pol in Oct.
