tracked leader, led inside final furlong, pushed along and stayed on well, comfortably
went to post early, pulled hard, led, ridden over 1f out, soon edged left, headed and no extra inside final furlong
chased clear leading pair, ridden and weakened over 2f out
slowly into stride, off the pace in 4th, went modest 3rd 2f out, never on terms
held up last, modest 4th final 2f, never involved
Hakeem ran twice at Yarmouth in the first half of last year, winning a maiden on debut. But the surface is an unknown here and the lack of recent action also off-putting. VICTORY WAVE made a belated debut here three weeks ago but, after travelling on the bit throughout, ran out a convincing winner. A Dirt-bred full sister to two winners, she should make up for lost time this year. Sketching has shown promise on Polytrack and Tapeta and should make the frame again but it would be a surprise if Nevada had the pace for this.
Hakeem 11-4fav (9-4) Held up, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, not trouble leaders, 7th of 10, 5l behind Moolazim (9-6) at Yarmouth 1m hcp (4) gf in Jun.
Victory Wave (USA) 11-8fav (9-9) Raced wide close up, smooth headway to lead over 1f out, quickened clear, very easy, won at Southwell 1m mdn stks (5) pol in Apr beating Burgonet (8-8) by 6l, 11 ran.
Elite Treaty 7-1 (9-2) In touch in rear, ridden over 2f out, never on terms, 6th of 8, 16 1/4l behind Star Archer (9-9) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks (5) pol in Jan.
Nevada 4-1 (11-4) Tracked leaders, led 3f out, headed 2f out, 3rd and no extra inside final furlong, 3rd of 9, 10l behind French Crusader (11-4) at Huntingdon 1m 6f mdn (6) gs in Nov.
Sketching 15-2 (10-0) Steadied start, soon switched right, keen, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, weakened closing stages, 5th of 11, 4 1/4l behind Fountain Of Time (9-4) at Newcastle 1m fll stks (5) pol in Mar.