held up towards rear, under pressure halfway, eased over 2f out, virtually pulled up
held up towards rear, headway 3f out, chased leaders approaching final furlong, kept on same pace
held up towards rear, driven and headway over 1f out, soon chasing leaders, kept on well
made all, driven clear well over 1f out, stayed on strongly, unchallenged
dwelt, held up in rear, under pressure and last 3f out, headway over 1f out, never nearer
pulled hard in touch, chased leaders over 3f out, weakened well over 1f out
slowly into stride, soon in touch, effort over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, eased
tracked winner, under pressure over 3f out, soon lost place, behind when eased over 1f out
held up towards rear, driven and headway 2f out, chased winner inside final furlong, never able to challenge
mid-division, under pressure halfway, soon beaten
tracked winner, hard driven to challenge over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong
Nonrunner
The booking of Ryan Moore for OPERA PRINCE clearly takes the eye and he has to be feared from his high draw with cheekpieces replacing blinkers; it's been almost two years to the day since his last victory but he's obviously well handicapped as a result of that and has made the frame in three of his four runs on the all-weather. Swiftly Done landed a gamble at Warwick in a first time visor and bids to strike whilst the iron is hot but this is his first start on the all-weather and of more interest is French Art as he is on a decent mark, well drawn and has done well from limited opportunities on this surface. Zubova clearly merits attention with Paul Hanagan in the saddle with similar remarks applying to Forbidden and Plenty O'toole.
Hip Hip Hooray 20-1 (9-10) Held up towards rear, headway 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not able to reach winner, 2nd of 13, 3/4l behind Blue Noodles (8-5) at Kempton 1m clm stks (0-65) (6) pol in Sep.
Swiftly Done (IRE) 8-1 (7-12) Dwelt in rear, good headway from over 2f out, ridden and ran on to lead towards finish, won at Warwick 1m hcp 0-75 (5) hvy beating Ken's Girl (9-3) by shd, 13 ran.
Opera Prince 7-2fav (11-4) Towards rear, effort 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 11th of 15, 18l behind Scarab (11-2) at Nottingham 1m 2f am hcp 0-70 (5) sft in Sep.
April Fool 33-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden and weakened over 3f out, tailed off over 1f out, last of 10, 45l behind Aviso (9-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
Final Drive (IRE) 14-1 (9-1) Dwelt, in rear, ridden over 1f out, never dangerous, 6th of 10, 5l behind Aviso (9-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
French Art 7-1 (8-9) Behind, weakened over 1f out, last of 8, 11l behind Legal Legacy (9-2) at Thirsk 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Sep.
Zubova 50-1 (8-3) Tracked leaders, lost place over 2f out, 5th of 9, 8l behind Hamloola (8-12) at Musselburgh 1m flls hcp 0-130 (3) gd in Sep.
Heliocentric 11-1 (9-7) Tracked winner, ridden over 4f out, weakened 3f out, 10th of 11, 46l behind Broughtons Swinger (8-11) at Leicester 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) gd in Jun.
Lord of The Dance (IRE) 22-1 (9-3) Held up in touch, headway under pressure over 1f out, chased leaders inside final furlong, not pace to challenge, 3rd of 12, 1l behind Perfect Friend (9-7) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (0-65) (6) pol in Sep.
Valkov 11-1 (9-5) Chased leaders, led approaching 1f out, headed entering final furlong, one pace, 3rd of 11, 1l behind Lisahane Bog (9-4) at Kempton 7f 2yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Nov.
Plenty O'toole 5-1 (9-6) Led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 10, 5l behind Casino Night (8-7) at Hamilton 1m 1f hcp 0-70 (5) gs in Sep.
Jonnie Skull (IRE) 66-1 (8-12) Always towards rear, 11th of 12, 18l behind Hazzard County (9-3) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Sep.
Landucci 20-1 (9-0) Dwelt, in touch, effort over 2f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 4th of 8, 4 1/2l behind Fault (9-10) at Folkestone 7f sell stks (6) sft in Aug.
Forbidden (IRE) 33-1 (9-9) Mid-division, ridden and effort on inside 2f out, soon switched outside and ridden, kept on final furlong, no impression, 4th of 13, 6l behind True To Form (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (0-65) (6) pol in Sep.
