held up in rear, headway and not clear run over 1f out, switched left, ran on to lead inside final furlong, readily
held up, effort approaching final furlong, soon one pace
chased leaders, ridden and every chance from over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong
chased leaders, effort, switched left entering final furlong, kept on same pace
held up towards rear, headway and not clear run over 1f out, hampered inside final furlong, not recover
pulled hard, held up in touch, pushed along halfway, weakened over 1f out
held up in rear, never dangerous
keen, held up, not clear run from over 1f out, never dangerous
keen, chased leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra
steadied start, held up in rear, switched left over 2f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong
led, hung right, ridden and headed over 1f out, stayed on final furlong
tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened when short of room, hampered entering final furlong
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened and hampered inside final furlong
in rear, ridden halfway, never troubled leaders
Zidane gets the confident vote to score here at the main expense of Joy And Pain and Oranmore Castle. The selection ran really well last time when finishing second behind Desert Commander. He gave the impression that there might be more to come and with conditions to suit he is taken to lead them home. Joy And Pain is chasing a fourth win on the bounce and he is clearly in good heart at present. However, he was all-out to score last time when beating Only If I Laugh by a neck and although that was on fast ground, he is better with a bit of cut. Oranmore Castle has only won once in 14 career starts and he again flattered to deceive at York last time when finishing second behind Blackheath. That was a very good effort but the plain fact is that he rarely gets his head in front and too often he travels well before failing to quicken when it matters. Divinsky has been in good form and he was only just collared close home at Chepstow last week, so he is another with claims but for the winner we will stick with Zidane.
Zidane 7-4fav (9-0) Tracked leaders, switched right over 1f out, chased winner final furlong, 2nd of 12, 2 1/2l behind Desert Commander (9-10) at Ripon 6f hcp 0-95 (3) gf.
Oranmore Castle (IRE) 8-1 (9-7) Chased leaders, ridden and not much room, switched left over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, no chance with winner, 2nd of 20, 1 1/2l behind Blackheath (8-12) at York 6f hcp 0-80 (4) gf.
Prince Cyrano 33-1 (9-6) Tracked leaders, ridden to lead 1f out, ran on well, won at W'hampton 6f hcp 0-70 (5) pol beating Bahamian Ballet (9-4) by 3/4l, 13 ran.
Dvinsky (USA) 10-3 (9-11) Tracked leaders and keen, ridden to lead inside final furlong, headed line, 2nd of 9, 3/4l behind Blue Trojan (9-13) at Chepstow 7f hcp 0-75 (5) gf.
Greenwood 8-1 (8-13) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, 3rd of 9, 1 1/2l behind Blue Java (8-8) at Goodwood 7f hcp 0-80 (4) gd.
Polar Force 11-1 (8-13) In touch, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 12, 11l behind Saviours Spirit (8-13) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Jan.
Balik Pearls 11-4jt-fav (9-9) Slowly into stride, behind, ridden and headway 2f out, chased winner inside final furlong, no extra, 3rd of 12, 2 1/2l behind Ocean of Dreams (9-7) at W'hampton 6f 2yo hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Nov.
Lipizza (IRE) 13-2 (9-4) Mid-division far side group, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, ran on to lead towards finish, won at Nottingham 5f 2yo hcp 0-75 (5) hvy in Nov beating Amber Glory (8-12) by 1 1/2l, 17 ran.
Joy And Pain 15-8fav (9-4) Keen, chased leaders, led over 2f out, ridden out, won at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-60 (6) gf beating Only If I Laugh (8-13) by a nk, 18 ran.
Pick A Nice Name 9-1 (8-4) Towards rear, driven halfway, never dangerous, 7th of 9, 7l behind Divine Spirit (8-4) at Catterick 6f hcp 0-80 (4) gf.
Canadian Danehill (IRE) 7-1 (10-0) Chased leaders, ridden halfway, no impression, 5th of 10, 2 1/2l behind Star Duster (9-4) at Lingfield 5f hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
Kool Acclaim 22-1 (9-9) Held up, ridden over 2f out, soon weakend, 9th of 11, 8l behind Rosapenna (9-11) at Yarmouth 6f hcp 0-75 (5) gf.
Me 14-1 (9-0) Raced far side, keen, chased leader, ridden and weakened 2f out, 12th of 19, 9l behind Illuminise (9-0) at Newmarket 7f 3yo mdn fll (5) gf in Apr.
Royal Bandit 11-4 (8-12) Behind, ridden and outpaced halfway, no impression, 4th of 9, 7l behind Sunrise Safari (8-12) at Hamilton 6f 3yo & 4yo mdn (5) gf in May.
Bucharest 40-1 (8-13) Raced far side, mid-division, weakening when not much room over 2f out, 14th of 19, 13l behind Inaminute (8-8) at Newmarket 7f 3yo hcp (5) gs in May.
