dwelt in touch, chased leaders over 4f out, ridden 3f out, kept on same pace final furlong
raced wide in touch, pushed along over 4f out, weakened 2f out
ridden along early to soon tracked leader, led over 4f out, ridden 3f out, headed over 1f out, no extra
raced wide prominent, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on
towards rear, ridden 3f out, never on terms
in touch, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
led, headed over 4f out, tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, rallied to lead again inside final furlong, soon headed, kept on
tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
towards rear, outpaced 5f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on
in touch, pushed along 5f out, weakened 3f out
dwelt in rear, pushed along halfway, never nearer
The veteran Alpha Tauri showed he's not finished yet with his 13th victory on his 84th start on the track in March though might just need this after an absence. ATALANTA QUEEN (NAP) completed a double here in the spring and bounced back to winning ways when catching the in-form Break The Silence here earlier this month so should be capable of defying a 3lb rise. Jazz Hands makes his debut on the surface and doesn't have the best all-weather record while the maiden Move In Faster has never raced on the all-weather. Global Exceed ran well in a couple of starts here last winter and looks the type to have a good campaign.
Alpha Tauri (USA) 13-8 (9-7) Tracked leader, led over 2f out, driven and edged right inside final furlong, kept on, won at Southwell 7f hcp (5) pol in Mar beating Maazel (9-1) by 1/2l, 3 ran.
Global Exceed 25-1 (9-3) Rider removed blind start and slowly away, in rear, headway and not clear run approaching final furlong, ran on to go 3rd towards rear, 3rd of 9, 2 1/4l behind Insurplus (9-9) at Newcastle 7f hcp (5) pol in Sep.
Move In Faster 6-1 (9-12) Held up in mid-division, headway on outside 3f out, edged right over 1f out, pressed for 2nd, no impression on winner final furlong, 3rd of 15, 2 3/4l behind Dawn Breaking (9-8) at Carlisle 1m hcp (6) hvy in Aug.
Almokhtaar (USA) 7-2fav (8-9) Chased leader until inside final 3f, weakened rapidly, eased, 7th of 9, 15 3/4l behind Kwela (9-5) at Kempton 6f hcp (5) pol in Sep.
Harbour City (USA) 8-1 (9-8) Soon led, headed 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 12, 17 1/4l behind Fair Power (9-10) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Sep.
Molten Lava (IRE) 14-1 (9-4) Raced keenly, chased leaders, every chance 2f out, ridden and weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 13, 9 1/4l behind Perfect Swiss (9-3) at Newcastle 1m hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Atalanta Queen 6-1 (8-9) Chased leaders, every chance throughout final 2f, stayed on gamely to lead close home, won at Southwell 1m hcp (6) pol in Oct beating Break The Silence (9-2) by nk, 14 ran.
Port Soif 6-1 (9-0) Chased leaders to over 2f out, soon ridden and weakened, 10th of 11, dist behind Muqarred (9-7) at Southwell 1m hcp (6) pol in Sep.
Jazz Hands (IRE) 16-1 (8-13) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 14, 2 3/4l behind Menin Gate (9-3) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Heatherdown (IRE) 9-1 (9-0) Held up, ridden 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, not trouble leaders, 6th of 12, 10 3/4l behind Dreamboat Dave (9-3) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Captain Peaky 33-1 (8-12) Behind, outpaced over 3f out, never involved, 10th of 14, 21l behind King And Queen (8-7) at Hamilton 1m 3f hcp (6) gd in Jul.
