held up in touch, headway 3f out, led entering final 2f, soon ridden, hung right and headed well inside final furlong
led, ridden and headed entering final 2f, weakened approaching final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden 4f out, weakened 3f out
held up in touch, pushed along over 3f out, headway and every chance 2f out, led well inside final furlong, stayed on
dwelt, held up in rear, headway to go 3rd over 1f out, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, kept on
held up in rear, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
close up, headway to join leader over 7f out, ridden over 4f out, weakened over 2f out
keen, tracked leader, ridden and every chance over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
Three Boars dotted up here just three days ago and has a penalty, but the manner of his success suggested at more to come so he is fancied ahead of Maria Antonia and Blue Hedges. There is no denying that a penalty makes life tougher for Three Boars, but Steve Golling's gelding won at a canter last time. He is very much at home on this surface and with the drop in trip not a major problem, a big run should again be on the cards. Sand Repeal is a course winner and may have been refreshed by a little break, whilst Ronsard drops markedly in trip having been a real no-show last time. Maria Antonia knows how to win, whilst Isa' Af is out of form at present and may struggle from out of the weights. Blue Hedges won well last time and if he acts on the the surface he looks a threat, however Three Boars is fancied to win again.
Three Boars 3-1fav (8-13) Held up in rear, smooth headway to track leaders over 4f out, led on bit over 1f out, soon clear, comfortably, won at Southwell 1m 6f hcp 0-75 (5) pol beating Victory Quest (8-9) by 5l, 7 ran.
Sand Repeal (IRE) 7-1 (11-10) Tracked leaders, ridden and every chance over 2f out, soon weakened, 5th of 10, 22l behind Estate (11-1) at Goodwood 2m hcp 0-70 (5) sft in Oct.
Blue Hedges 14-1 (10-7) Held up mid-division, smooth headway to lead 2f out, ridden clear approaching final furlong, won at Lingfield 1m 4f amt hcp (5) pol in Nov beating Apache Fort (11-0) by 3l, 12 ran.
Hugs 'N Kisses (IRE) 12-1 (8-5) Chased leaders, 8th early straight, soon no impression under pressure, 11th of 17, 7l behind Silly Dancer (9-10) at Cork 1m fll hcp gd in Oct.
Ronsard (IRE) 9-1 (8-11) Slowly into stride, raced keenly, headway after 3f, weakened over 3f out, 10th of 12, 30l behind Bugsy's Boy (8-11) at W'hampton 2m 1f hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Maria Antonia (IRE) 16-1 (9-1) Tracked leader and pulled hard, ridden 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, last of 5, 6l behind Nawamees (9-10) at Lingfield 1m 4f clm (6) pol.
Isa'af (IRE) 33-1 (8-13) Held up mid-division, headway to lead 6f out, headed over 2f out, weakened quickly over 1f out, 6th of 10, 16l behind Musango (9-11) at Lingfield 1m 4f sll (6) pol in Nov.
Sorbiesharry (IRE) 12-1 (9-3) Held up, headway over 3f out, every chance over 1f out, no extra, 4th of 13, 4 1/2l behind Kentucky Bullet (9-3) at Southwell 1m 4f banded stk (7) fbs in Dec '06.
