held up towards rear, headway under pressure 3f out, driven to challenge over 2f out, weakened final furlong
chased leaders, ridden to challenge on rail and hung left over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
took keen hold, close up, pushed along 3f out, weakened over 1f out, soon beaten and hung left
prominent, led 7f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, soon weakened
led until 7f out, stayed prominent, pushed along 4f out, weakened over 2f out
in touch, headway from 3f out, led and hanging left from over 1f out, held on under pressure throughout final furlong
pressed leaders 7f out, pushed along 3f out, soon weakened under pressure
held up towards rear, headway on outside over 2f out, soon driven, one pace and beaten
mid-division, pushed along 4f out, struggling final 2f
towards rear, pushed along halfway, under pressure over 3f out, soon no chance
steadied start, held up in rear, headway towards inside when badly hampered inside final 3f, switched sharply left to wide outside inside final 2f, strong run inside final furlong, finished well, not reach winner
held up in rear, headway inside final 3f, chased leaders 2f out, hung left over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
mid-division, pushed along 3f out, weakened over 2f out
in touch, driven and every chance 2f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong
Nonrunner
DIAMOND TWISTER is given the tentative vote to get his head in front, while Best In Class and Granski are both worth noting. The selection got off the mark at Lingfield back in February and has since shown form in more competitive races than this. If he can reproduce his best form he will not be too far away. Best In Class broke his maiden tag at Kempton and ran well enough off a one pound lower mark at Windsor last time out in his first handicap. His trainer is in good form at present so any market moves should be noted. Granski has his first run of the season after showing only a moderate amount of ability as a two year old last season. His trainer is sending out plenty of winners at present and with Richard Hughes back in the saddle he should not be dismissed. But it is Diamond Twister who gets the verdict.
Diamond Twister (USA) 33-1 (9-3) Towards rear, headway halfway, chased winner over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 9, 14l behind Fortuni (9-5) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp 0-80 (4) std.
Howard 33-1 (8-4) Held up in rear, kept on one pace final 2f, never dangerous, 8th of 11, 14l behind Aqwaal (8-4) at Sandown 1m 2f hcp 0-90 (3) gd in Apr.
Carbon Hoofprint 9-2 (9-3) Chased leaders, hung left final 2f, stayed on same pace, 3rd of 7, 3 1/2l behind Alsahil (9-3) at Brighton 1m 3yo mdn (5) gd in Apr.
Dhania (IRE) 28-1 (8-11) Chased leaders, ridden well over 2f out, stayed on same pace final 2f, 4th of 12, 6l behind Bothy (8-11) at Epsom Downs 1m 3yo & 4yo mdn (5) gd in Apr.
Silk Cotton (USA) 8-1 (9-0) Chased leader, ridden and effort over 2f out, not quicken over 1f out, kept on until weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 10, 4 1/2l behind High Heeled (9-0) at Kempton 1m 2yo mdn fll (4) pol in Sep.
Tinshu (IRE) 20-1 (9-4) Mid-division, headway to chase leader 3f out, effort, 2nd over 2f out, soon ridden, weakened quickly over 1f out, last of 8, 8l behind Headline Act (9-4) at Kempton 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) std in Apr.
Best In Class 7-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, one pace, 4th of 10, 3l behind Advisor (9-4) at Windsor 1m 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Apr.
Strong Storm (USA) 11-2 (9-1) Mid-division, headway to lead 3f out, hung left and headed 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 15, 5l behind Chiberta King (8-10) at Windsor 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Apr.
Duar Mapel (USA) 33-1 (9-2) Soon led, ridden over 2f out, soon headed and weakened, 7th of 10, 6l behind Advisor (9-4) at Windsor 1m 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Apr.
Cool Strike (UAE) 12-1 (8-9) Slowly into stride, soon in touch on outside, weakened over 3f out, 8th of 9, 10l behind Officer In Command (8-11) at Kempton 1m 2yo mdn auc stks (4) pol in Oct.
Hawk's Eye 7-4fav (9-3) Pulled hard in touch, pushed along over 3f out, driven and carried head high over 1f out, soon beaten, 4th of 7, 7l behind Captain Kallis (9-3) at Southwell 6f 2yo mdn stks (5) fbs in Nov.
Granski (IRE) 11-2 (9-7) Led narrowly, ridden and headed well over 2f out, soon weakened, 9th of 15, 7l behind Final Salute (9-5) at Windsor 6f 2yo hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Oct.
Manolito Montoya (IRE) 33-1 (8-11) Held up towards rear, headway from 2f out, kept on from over 1f out without troubling leaders, 5th of 8, 3 1/2l behind Hold The Bucks (8-6) at Kempton 1m 3yo clm stks (6) pol in Apr.
Hip Hip Hooray 66-1 (8-1) Slowly away, ran wide on bend over 5f out, always behind, last of 11, 13l behind Desert Creek (8-9) at Windsor 1m hcp 0-90 (3) gf.
Echo Dancer 9-2 (9-3) Led after 1f, ridden and hung left over 1f out, wandered and hung right and headed entering final furlong, driven to lead again final 100 yards, won at Southwell 1m 3yo mdn stks (5) fbs in Jan beating Michael Collins (8-12) by 3/4l, 10 ran.
