raced wide close up, ridden and headway entering final furlong, staying on towards finish when not much room
towards rear, ridden over 1f out, never on terms
made most, ridden over 1f out, ran on
tracked leaders, ridden and every chance approaching final furlong, weakened inside final furlong
in touch, headway on inner approaching final furlong, ridden to chase winner inside final furlong, edged right towards finish
raced wide tracked winner, ridden and weakened approaching final furlong
in rear, pushed along over 1f out, never near leaders
The Haggas yard has good record in this Listed contest and Canonized beat recent Wolverhampton winner Witch Hunter in a Listed sprint at York last year. But the former never looked like catching EL CABALLO when Karl Burke’s colt made all in a conditions' race at Newcastle last month and the latter looks the one to beat on these terms if staying this extra distance. Novice winners Anthem National and Chrysos are upped in class having both won with plenty to spare but Kiwano and Amber Dew have it all to do at the weights.
Anthem National (IRE) 5-6fav (9-5) Dwelt tracked leaders, not clear run over 1f out, soon switched left, headway to lead inside final furlong, ran on, won at Newcastle 7f stks (5) pol in Feb beating Show Maker (9-5) by 1 1/2l, 8 ran.
Chrysos (USA) Evensfav (9-5) Raced wide 2f, made all, pushed 4 lengths clear entering final furlong, comfortable, won at Lingfield 1m stks (5) pol in Feb beating Mizmar (9-5) by 1 3/4l, 11 ran.
El Caballo 4-5fav (9-0) Went left start, made all, pushed along over 1f out, ridden and ran on, unchallenged, won at Newcastle 6f stks (3) pol in Feb beating Canonized (8-12) by 1 3/4l, 3 ran.
Kiwano (FR) 33-1 (9-0) Never a factor, 8th of 10, 10 1/4l behind Silent Speech (9-0) at Meydan 6f stks fst in Jan.
Witch Hunter (FR) 4-11fav (8-13) Raced wide keen, shaken up to lead on bit approaching final furlong, comfortable, won at Wolverhampton 6f stks (5) pol in Feb beating Cityjet (8-13) by 4 1/2l, 6 ran.
Canonized 11-2 (8-12) Tracked winner, ridden over 1f out, no impression final furlong, 2nd of 3, 1 3/4l behind El Caballo (9-0) at Newcastle 6f stks (3) pol in Feb.
Amber Dew 28-1 (9-2) Led, ridden and inside final furlong, stayed on, 2nd of 6, 1 1/2l behind Lucky Man (8-11) at Southwell 6f hcp (3) pol in Feb.