chased leader, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra and hung left
led over 3f, weakened final furlong
held up, pushed along halfway, headway and edged right over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, ran on
raced wide, chased leaders, ridden 2f out, no impression
slowly into stride, soon outpaced
held up, headway and bumped over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on (hand-timed)
raced wide, chased leaders 3f
dwelt, soon outpaced, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, ran on
pulled hard, chased leaders, ridden and not much room over 1f out, kept on again inside final furlong
tracked leaders, effort and every chance on inside over 1f out, weakening when hampered inside final furlong
Fyodor is taken to gain revenge over Les Arcs, with Dancing Mystery and Fire Up The Band worth a mention at least. The first two named both line up in good form, with Les Arcs having beaten Fyodor narrowly over what was a career-high mark in a handicap here at the beginning of February. The latter reopposes on slightly better terms here and that should just about be enough for him to turn the tables and gain his first victory at the Surrey track. He has won on Wolverhampton's Polytrack so handles the surface well, and is better drawn than Tim Pitt's challenger today. Last year's winner Dancing Mystery has been running well enough without suggesting that he is going to repeat the feat, while Fire Up The Band is a class act on Turf on his day, but disappointed in this race two years ago. To be fair he has only had three outings here in his life, including when making a winning debut in 2002, and is sure to have been well galloped for his return to action. The rest make little appeal, and with plenty going for him here, Fyodor is the pick.
Fire Up The Band 28-1 (9-11) Prominent, led well over 2f out, one pace, 3rd of 17, 1 1/2l behind Avonbridge (9-11) at Longchamp 5f Grp 1 (1) gs in Oct.
Dancing Mystery 20-1 (9-2) Held up in touch, ridden well over 1f out, soon beaten, 6th of 7, 6l behind Fyodor (9-7) at W'hampton 5f hcp 0-100 (2) pol in Feb.
Fyodor (IRE) 10-11fav (9-7) Held up, headway on inside well over 1f out, switched right 1f out, ran on well inside final furlong, won at W'hampton 5f hcp 0-100 (2) pol in Feb beating Qadar (8-8) by a shd, 7 ran.
If Paradise 20-1 (9-3) Chased leader 1f, prominent, ridden 2f out, lost place over 1f out, edged left final furlong, no impression, 7th of 10, 6l behind Bayeux (8-8) at W'hampton 6f hcp 0-100 (2) pol.
Kempsey 20-1 (8-4) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, stayed on, 3rd of 10, 3/4l behind Qadar (9-9) at Lingfield 5f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Feb.
Les Arcs (USA) 4-1 (8-13) Always prominent, led inside final furlong, ridden out, won at Lingfield 5f hcp 0-100 (2) pol in Feb beating Fyodor (9-0) by 1/2l, 9 ran.
No Time (IRE) 16-1 (9-0) Behind stand side, ridden 2f out, never on terms, 9th of 19, 4l behind Wanchai Lad (8-11) at Thirsk 5f hcp (4) gf in May.
One More Round (USA) 20-1 (8-4) Prominent, ridden over 2f out, chased leader over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 10, 8l behind Bayeux (8-8) at W'hampton 6f hcp 0-100 (2) pol.
Peace Offering (IRE) 16-1 (8-13) With leaders far side, led briefly over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 13th of 27, 3l behind Presto Shinko (9-2) at Ayr 6f hcp (2) gd in Sept.
Qadar (IRE) 11-2 (9-0) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 4th of 5, 9l behind Border Music (9-0) at W'hampton 7f stk (2) pol.
