started slowly, held up, outpaced and dropped to rear 5f out, never on terms after, rider eased up final 2f
chased winner on inside, ridden well over 2f out, no impression when dropped to 3rd inside final furlong
started slowly, outpaced
slowly into stride, held up, headway on outside halfway, chased leaders 3f out and wide on home turn, weakened over 1f out
soon pushed along chasing leaders, pushed along and weakened halfway, soon behind
made all, ridden over 1f out, clear final furlong, kept on strongly
chased leaders 5f
raced wide and prominent, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out
chased leaders, pushed along and edged left over 2f out, ridden and went 2nd inside final furlong, no impression on winner
Blazeofenchantment didn't help his cause by hanging right in the closing stages here in March and VICTORIAN NUMBER is preferred. The latter made the frame here on a couple of occasions in January and should be sharper for a recent comeback at Kempton. He gets the vote given prolific Polytrack winner Officer In Command makes his debut on this surface, as does three-time Kempton winner Foie Gras. Putin has won here before and pops up when in the mood as he clearly was when scoring over 6f at Lingfield last time.
Blazeofenchantment (USA) 3-1 (9-0) Towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, headway on inner over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, no extra, 6th of 8, 3 1/2l behind Grace Hull (9-0) at Wolverhampton 7f hacp 0-70 (5) pol in Mar.
Victorian Number (FR) 5-1 (9-6) Mid-division on inside, driven 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, never on terms, 9th of 13, 3 1/2l behind Shifting Star (9-2) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in May.
Officer In Command (USA) 25-1 (8-13) Always towards rear, lost touch over 3f out, tailed off, 9th of 10, 36l behind Nelson Quay (9-2) at Kempton 1m 3f app hcp (0-70) (4yo+) (5) pol in May.
Foie Gras 33-1 (9-6) Held up in last pair, outpaced over 2f out, stayed on into mid-division inside final furlong, never troubled leaders, 10th of 13, 3 1/2l behind Shifting Star (9-2) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in May.
Chosen Forever 7-1 (9-7) Towards rear, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, 5th of 8, 6l behind Enriching (9-12) at Nottingham 1m hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Jul.
Putin (IRE) 5-1 (9-0) Made all, ridden clear over 1f out, ran on well, unchallenged, won at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Jan beating Pharoh Jake (8-12) by 1 1/2l, 9 ran.
Frognal (IRE) 25-1 (8-11) Towards rear, ridden over 2f out, never dangerous, 7th of 12, 10l behind Repetition (9-5) at Doncaster 7f hcp 0-70 (5) gs in Apr.
Tony Hollis 9-4fav (9-5) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, hung right home turn, one pace inside final furlong, 6th of 11, 7l behind Interchoice Star (9-3) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-50 (7) pol in Jan.
Refuse Colette (IRE) 20-1 (8-2) With leader, led over 3f out, soon switched right to race against far side rail, headed over 1f out, faded final furlong, 4th of 11, 14l behind Roger Thorpe (9-2) at Southwell 1m hcp 0-60 (6) fbs in May.
Spirit Rider (USA) 14-1 (8-13) Slowly away in rear, outpaced over 3f out, ridden and some headway over 1f out, never nearer, 6th of 12, 8l behind Sam Spade (9-5) at Southwell 1m hcp 0-65 (6) fbs in May.
