held up in rear, headway over 1f out, stayed on well inside final furlong, never able to challenge
tracked leader, led over 2f out, clear entering final furlong, ran on well
tracked leaders, ridden to challenge over 2f out, soon hard ridden, outpaced final furlong
soon led, pushed along throughout, headed over 2f out, soon weakened
held up in rear, pushed along over 3f out, headway under pressure approaching final furlong, soon weakened
held up in touch, chased leaders over 2f out, stayed on well, never able to challenge
Ibsaar has already had a couple of runs on the all-weather this year but hasn't really sparkled in either and, along with the hat-trick seeking Tijori, may be vulnerable against less-exposed types here. Boogie Shoes was an easy winner at Wolverhampton in November, while Mattoral won at the same track a month earlier and will be suited by this longer trip. Whiplash Willie and Deorai have their fair share of weight on their return to action, however, so the vote goes to MASARAAT. John Dunlop's filly showed a willing attitude to wear down the more experienced Galloping Queen at Bath in August and a mark of 75 is far from excessive.
Deorai (IRE) 10-11fav (9-2) 2nd early, led before halfway, niggled along from 4f out, ridden and strongly pressed entering straight, headed 1f out, no extra final furlong, 2nd of 4, 1 1/2l behind Manacor (9-0) at Galway 1m 2yo aut gf in Aug.
Boogie Shoes 13-8fav (9-3) Raced keenly, tracked leaders, went 2nd over 2f out, led over 1f out, soon ridden, stayed on well to go clear inside final furlong, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 2yo mdn stks (5) pol in Nov beating Praxios (9-3) by 3 1/2l, 13 ran.
Whiplash Willie 9-1 (8-11) Led early, prominent, switched left inside 2f out, keeping on when not clear run and switched right 1f out unable to challenge after, ran on, 3rd of 8, 1 3/4l behind Burj Alzain (8-11) at Kempton 1m 2yo hcp (2) pol in Nov.
Ibsaar 7-1 (9-1) Set steady pace, ridden and headed entering final 2f, kept on same pace, lost 2nd post, 3rd of 6, 3 1/2l behind The Shrew (9-3) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Apr.
Mattoral 9-4fav (9-1) Tracked leaders, went 2nd over 6f out, edged left over 1f out, led inside final furlong, all out, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 2yo mdn auc stks (5) pol in Oct beating Copper Canyon (8-9) by hd, 8 ran.
Masaraat (FR) 11-4 (9-0) Dwelt, held up towards rear, headway on outside to chase leader 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, led post, won at Bath 1m 2yo flls mdn auc stks (5) gd in Aug beating Galloping Queen (9-0) by shd, 10 ran.
Tijori (IRE) 9-4 (9-3) Made all, ridden over 1f out, pressed inside final furlong, held on well towards finish, won at Lingfield 1m 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Feb beating Foxtrot Golf (8-12) by 1/2l, 4 ran.
