made all, hard ridden over 2f out, clear over 1f out, stayed on strongly, eased near finish
raced keenly in rear, never dangerous, eased over 2f out
behind, headway over 4f out, chased winner over 2f out, weakened entering final furlong
tracked leaders, under pressure over 4f out, soon weakened, eased over 2f out
puled hard in rear, headway over 5f out, soon chasing leaders, weakened over 2f out
prominent, hung left and lost place over 3f out, rallied over 1f out, ran on to take 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner
held up in touch, chased leaders over 3f out, soon one pace
mid-division, lost place over 5f out, rallied over 3f out, soon no impression
Ifyousayso has a penalty for his debut victory at Musselburgh and that should make IMPERIAL LEADER's job a little easier. He went close when second to The Romford Pele on his racecourse bow over C&D and Nigel Twiston-Davies' charge can get off the mark with that experince to draw on. It would be no surprise to see a better effort form Miss Ballantyne here after her debut third at Warwick, while Royale Performance, Horace and Best Director are newcomers to note for the future.
Ifyousayso (IRE) 28-1 (11-4) Led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, rallied to regain lead well inside final furlong, held on well, won at Musselburgh 2m NH flat (6) gd in Jan beating Flaming Arrow (10-2) by 3/4l, 10 ran.
Slys Prospect Sly gelding out of Nampara River.
Best Director (IRE) Oscar gelding out of Taneys Leader.
Fly Finch (FR) Star Finch mare out of Exit Ten.
Horace Hernando gelding out of Ancora.
Imperial Leader (IRE) 85-40fav (10-1) Held up, ridden briefly over 12f out, headway 8f out, outpaced 4f out, rallied 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, stayed on, 2nd of 8, 1 1/2l behind The Romford Pele (11-3) at Bangor 2m 1f NH flat (6) gd in Feb.
Miss Ballantyne 2-1 (10-5) In touch in mid-division, niggled along briefly 8f out, pushed along to take 3rd over 2f out, stayed on same pace, 3rd of 8, 6l behind Brave Alliance (10-9) at Warwick 2m mares n h flat (6) gf in Nov.
Royale Performance King's Theatre mare out of Coralisse Royale.
Vinnie My Boy (IRE) Vinnie Roe gelding out of Copper Magic.
Ma'ire Rua (IRE) Presenting gelding out of Long Acre.
