chased leaders on inside, pushed along halfway, every chance 2f out, carried left over 1f out, keeping on same pace when hampered on rail inside final furlong
slowly into stride, outpaced, never threatened
slowly into stride, soon in mid-division, headway on inside and edged left over 1f out, kept on same pace and no impression inside final furlong
chased leader, led inside final 2f, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
well off the pace in rear, switched right and good headway on outside over 1f out, strong run inside final furlong, led final 100 yards, won going away
held up in mid-division, headway halfway, chased leaders 2f out, ridden to lead and hung left over 1f out, headed and no extra final 100 yards
chased leaders, every chance 2f out, soon ridden, weakened final furlong
in touch on outside, pushed along halfway, ridden inside final 2f, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, not pace of 1st two
outpaced and always towards rear
off the pace towards rear, headway on outside over 1f out, one pace and no impression final furlong
led until headed inside final 2f, weakened over 1f out
Trending is the only one of these to have won over the course and distance but is 11lb higher and has been confined to Polytrack recently. Dishy Guru arrives in good form having won a couple of times on Polytrack but he's still much better rated on the all-weather than Turf. PERFECT MUSE never ran as a juvenile but showed very good pace in most of her starts last term and, as she's likely to show more progress this term, she's handed the vote. Island Legend is by far the best handicapped horse in the race as he's won eight times on the all-weather, though never on turf. He's 20lb lower here, however, so has to be considered a major threat. Chester'slittlegem invariably runs well here and gained his only turf success on the track last season.
Solemn 7-1 (9-5) Chased leaders, outpaced 4f out, well beaten final 2f, last of 6, 13l behind Desert Strike (9-6) at Wolverhampton 5f hacp 0-70 (5) pol in Mar.
Trending (IRE) 14-1 (9-0) Awkward start, always behind, 8th of 9, 10l behind Dishy Guru (8-13) at Lingfield 5f hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Dishy Guru 5-2fav (8-13) In touch, smooth headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, driven clear, easily, won at Lingfield 5f hcp 0-65 (6) pol beating Johnny Splash (8-13) by 2l, 9 ran.
Quality Art (USA) 16-1 (9-6) Held up in rear, headway over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, never on terms, 4th of 9, 4 1/2l behind Dishy Guru (8-13) at Lingfield 5f hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Whipphound 9-1 (10-3) Chased leaders, lost place over 2f out, no impression after, 7th of 11, 5l behind Lujeanie (10-9) at Wolverhampton 6f am hcp (0-70) (5) pol.
Perfect Muse 20-1 (8-2) Mid-division, ridden and headway over 2f out, soon hung left, pressed for 2nd inside final furlong, no impression on winner, 2nd of 14, 3l behind Foxy Music (8-9) at Nottingham 5f hcp 0-75 (5) sft in Oct.
First Rebellion 7-1 (8-2) Reared start, always well behind, last of 11, 18l behind Above The Stars (8-10) at Bath 6f hcp 0-70 (5) gs in May.
One Last Dream 16-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, under pressure over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 13, 9l behind Bertie Blu Boy (9-3) at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Feb.
Chester'slittlegem (IRE) 16-1 (8-6) Off the pace towards rear and never involved, 11th of 15, 12l behind Encapsulated (9-1) at Bath 6f hcp 0-60 (6) fm.
Ficelle (IRE) 50-1 (8-13) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 11, 8l behind Fire King (9-5) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-50 (7) pol in Mar.
Island Legend (IRE) 12-1 (9-6) Keen led, ridden over 1f out, edged left and headed inside final furlong, stayed on, 2nd of 7, 3/4l behind Secret Millionaire (9-4) at Kempton 5f hacp 0-70 (5) pol in Mar.
Harrogate Fair 12-1 (8-7) Towards rear, one pace final furlong, 4th of 6, 4 1/2l behind Megaleka (8-12) at Yarmouth 5f hcp 0-75 (5) gd.
Spray Tan 20-1 (8-11) Took keen hold and soon chasing leader, pushed along and lost 2nd over 2f out, chased leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out, last of 7, 6l behind Ray Of Joy (9-7) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Mar.
Sun And Stars 11-1 (8-13) Slowly away, in rear, headway over 2f out, one pace and no impression, 6th of 11, 10l behind Boris The Bold (9-3) at Kempton 1m app hcp 0-50 (7) pol in Nov.
