soon led, pushed along and pressed 3f out, headed narrowly 2f out, stayed on but no extra closing stages
dwelt, pushed along leaving stalls, towards rear, raced keenly, switched wide entering home straight, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on strongly inside last, just failed
front mid-division, tracked leaders over 2f out, ridden well over 1f out, kept on and every chance final furlong, held towards finish
rear mid-division, pushed along and headway on outside 2f out, ridden and ran on well inside last, not reach leaders
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, well held from over 1f out
handy, ridden over 2f out, kept on one pace
prominent, pressed leader 3f out, led narrowly 2f out, ridden 1f out, stayed on gamely, just held on
held up in rear, pushed along and some headway on rails over 1f out, ran on same pace
Felix didn’t enjoy much luck in-running when third at Lingfield in December and was far from disgraced returning to action in a Group 1 at Meydan three weeks ago. He should be a force back in this grade, though could have been better drawn. FANCY MAN has the inside berth and comfortably saw off King Of The South, Living Legend and Al Zaraqaan at Lingfield last month. That’s earned him a penalty but he ran well again in the Winter Derby four weeks ago so is probably the one to beat. The others are all returning from a lay-off and have something to find at the weights.
Fancy Man (IRE) 11-4 (9-0) Chased front pair, ridden 2f out, pressed leader over 1f out, kept on, no extra inside final furlong, 3rd of 7, 3 1/2l behind Alenquer (9-0) at Lingfield 1m 2f Grp 3 stks (1) pol in Feb.
Al Zaraqaan 22-1 (9-0) Led, pushed along and headed under 3f out, ridden and weakened 1f out, 6th of 7, 9 1/4l behind Alenquer (9-0) at Lingfield 1m 2f Grp 3 stks (1) pol in Feb.
Chichester 11-2jfav (8-8) Dwelt towards rear far side, ridden 2f out, never on terms, 17th of 26, 9 1/2l behind Bedouin's Story (9-5) at Newmarket 1m 1f hcp (2) gf in Sep.
Father Of Jazz 15-2 (9-7) Raced freely, led at strong pace and went clear 8f out, 12 lengths ahead home straight, reduced lead 2f out, headed 1f out, weakened rapidly final furlong, last of 5, 12 1/2l behind Euchen Glen (9-12) at Sandown 1m 2f lst stks (1) gd in Jul.
Felix (9-0) 5th of 14, 4 1/2l behind Alfareeq (9-0) at Meydan 1m 1f Grp 1 fst in Mar.
King Of The South (IRE) 7-4fav (9-10) In touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on one pace, 4th of 8, 2 1/4l behind Clap Your Hands (8-8) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (2) pol in Mar.
Living Legend (IRE) 7-1 (9-0) Tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, every chance just inside final furlong, stayed on one pace, 3rd of 6, 2 1/2l behind Fancy Man (9-0) at Lingfield 1m 2f lst stks (1) pol in Feb.
Soto Sizzler 11-1 (9-12) Pushed along early towards rear, wide and headway entering final 2f, ridden to lead when edged left inside final furlong, ran on, won at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp (3) gd in Oct beating Bad Company (8-13) by 3/4l, 10 ran.
