chased leaders, pushed along 3f out, driven over 2f out, soon beaten
chased leader, led inside final 2f, headed over 1f out, one pace inside final furlong, lost 2nd towards finish
chased leaders, pushed along 3f out, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
in touch, driven along on outside over 2f out, soon beaten
held up, steady headway on outside from 3f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong
held up in rear, switched left 2f out, driven and headway on outside over 1f out, ran on to take 2nd towards finish, not reach winner
held up in touch, pushed along 4f out, ridden when not much room over 2f out, stayed on same pace after
soon led, ridden and headed inside final 2f, weakened approaching final furlong
Trans Siberian went down fighting last time out and, off the same mark today, he is fancied to score ahead of Dawn Sky. The selection looks ready for today's longer trip as he has been battling on well over the mile trip. He has been brave in some tight four-way-finishes and with plenty in his favour regarding the ground, he can get back to winning ways. Speedy Sam doesn't win as often as he might but there seems no denying that he is on a decent mark now, as is Resonate but at the age of ten he is not getting any better. Aegean Prince should improve for his recent pipe-opener at the track, but his win-to-runs-ratio is less than spectacular. Marvo is lightly-raced, and has evidently had some training problems in the past, however if he doesn't suffer from the bounce factor then he should run well. He was well-fancied last time over a trip that on breeding doesn't look ideal, but he stayed it well that day and there is no reason to suspect that he won't run a big race today. Dawn Sky is fairly lightly-raced and held his form fairly well last season, and he looks the type to make up into a fair four-year-old as he still looked to have a bit of filling out to do last season. Sign Of The Cross caught a tartar in Milne Graden last time out, and he needs respect given that his trainer is finding some form. At a price Nightspot could go well, having won at the track in the past, however it is Trans Siberian who can get off the mark for the season.
Speedy Sam 6-1 (9-2) Led at steady pace, ridden over 2f out, headed inside final 2f, weakened final furlong, 6th of 7, 8l behind Milne Graden (9-4) at Goodwood 1m 2f hcp 65-99 (3) gs.
Dawn Sky 3-1fav (9-5) Led, ridden and headed over 2f out, kept on one pace, 5th of 8, 6l behind Horseford Hill (8-13) at Newmarket 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Aug.
Sign of The Cross 8-1 (8-12) In touch, headway over 1f out, switched right entering final furlong, stayed on same pace, 4th of 13, 2l behind Milne Graden (8-11) at Doncaster 1m 2f 3yo hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Resonate (IRE) 11-2 (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 4th of 5, 6l behind Sugar Ray (9-4) at Bath 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) gs in Apr.
Trans Siberian 9-4fav (11-1) Took keen hold, soon tracked leader, led 3f out to over 1f out, regained lead inside final furlong, caught last strides, 2nd of 12, hd behind Bustan (11-0) at Sandown 1m hcp 0-80 (4) gd in Apr.
Aegean Prince 7-1 (8-13) Held up, ridden over 2f out, never reached challenging position, 8th of 14, 6l behind Emperor Court (9-0) at Windsor 1m 2f hcp 0-80 (4) gf in Apr.
Marvo 15-8fav (8-8) Held up last, headway to go 3rd approaching final furlong, challenged winner inside final furlong, unable to quicken, 3rd of 6, 1 1/2l behind Shogun Prince (9-0) at Yarmouth 1m 2f hcp 0-80 (4) gd in Apr.
Nightspot 5-1 (10-4) Led until headed over 3f out, soon weakened, last of 13, 22l behind Rehearsed (9-13) at Newbury 1m 4f ldy rds hcp (5) sft in Oct.
