held up in rear, not clear run from over 2f out until over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, finished well
led until headed 2f out, weakened over 1f out
in touch, switched left over 2f out, led over 1f out, driven, edged left final furlong, stayed on well
held up in rear, headway halfway, chased leaders over 3f out, weakened final furlong
in touch, ridden over 2f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, finished well and just missed 2nd
held up, shaken up on outside over 2f out, soon beaten
tracked leaders, went 2nd halfway, led 2f out, headed over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong to hold 2nd near finish
tracked leaders to halfway, stayed prominent until ridden, weakened 2f out
Michael Jarvis has his string in great form this season and, having already shown respectable form when chasing home Zar Solitario in a handicap at Kempton last month, his runner Silkwood is taken to resume winning ways here with the main threats looking to be Salaasa and Spume. The last mentioned progressed with each start last term and has to be of interest with Sir Michael Stoute's runners in good form but he looks to have plenty of weight for what he has achieved so may be best watched. John Gosden's Bergonzi improved with each start last term but is another that seemingly faces no easy task on his first start in a handicap, while Mandragola has yet to prove that he is as effective on turf as on the all-weather. Surrey Spinner is another that is hard to weigh up after just three starts but comes from a yard yet to hit top gear so is probably best left out of calculations so a bigger threat may come from Mark Johnston's Salaasa, who looks to be going the right way. Silkwood has solid claims though and she gets the vote.
Hanging On 16-1 (9-4) Held up in rear, headway 2f out, ran on under pressure final furlong to take 3rd near finish, 3rd of 12, 3l behind Lady Grace (9-1) at Lingfield 1m 2yo hcp (3) pol in Oct.
Salaasa (USA) 8-11fav (9-3) Tracked leader, shaken up to lead over 2f out, quickened clear, won at Pontefract 1m 2f 3yo mdn aut (5) gd beating Veracity (9-3) by 3 1/2l, 9 ran.
Silkwood 10-11fav (9-1) In touch, good headway on inside to chase winner 2f out, effort over 1f out, not pace of winner inside final furlong, 2nd of 11, 1 1/2l behind Zar Solitario (9-1) at Kempton 1m 2f 3yo hcp (4) pol in Mar.
Paceman (USA) 10-1 (9-3) Soon led, headed 3f out, led again over 2f out, headed approaching final furlong, no extra, 10th of 16, 4l behind Ladies Best (9-5) at Newmarket 1m 2yo hcp 0-95 (4) gs in Oct.
Surrey Spinner 11-10fav (8-5) Dwelt, close up 8f out, headway to chase leader 2f out, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, stayed on, won at Lingfield 1m 2f mdn aut stk (6) pol in Mar beating Miss Saafend Plaza (8-0) by 2l, 8 ran.
Mandragola 9-2 (9-3) Held up mid-division, ridden, headway approaching final furlong, ran on to lead near finish, readily, won at Lingfield 1m 2f 3yo mdn (5) pol beating Norman The Great (9-3) by 1/2l, 8 ran.
Bergonzi (IRE) 11-2 (8-8) In touch, ridden to chase leader over 1f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on, won at Leicester 1m 2f mdn stk (5) gf beating Bedizen (9-13) by a nk, 16 ran.
Spume (IRE) 9-2 (9-3) Tracked leade, hard ridden and stayed on final furlong to lead towards finish, won at Salisbury 1m 2yo mdn (4) gd in Sept beating Coeur de Lionne (9-3) by 3/4l, 11 ran.
Kalasam 13-2 (9-3) Held up, headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 3rd of 8, 2l behind Woodcraft (9-3) at Warwick 1m 3yo mdn (5) gf.
