held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, kept on same pace
held up mid-division, ridden over 1f out, faded inside final furlong
held up mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, one pace final furlong
in rear, headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, kept on
led, ridden and headed inside final furlong, kept on
tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out
tracked leader, challenged 2f out, ridden and no extra inside final furlong
held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong
Nonrunner
Grendisar is looking to go one better than last year's renewal when well ahead of both Complicit and Battalion. Marco Botti's charge also had the beating of Energia Davos here in December and edged out Festive Fare in the Listed Quebec Stakes last time. The latter represents Godolphin who won this last year with Tryster and also run Maverick Wave. John Gosden's charge won the Huxley at Chester back in May and could go well but it's harder to assess the value of new stablemate Furia Cruzada's Group 1 winning form in Italy. TULLIUS handled the step up to 1m2f well in the latter half of 2015 winning the Group 2 Sky Bet York Stakes in July. He's penalised for that success but made a winning return last season and Andrew Balding's charge can make a bold bid in this with the tough Fire Fighting also capable of getting involved.
Tullius (IRE) (9-1) 6th of 13, 8 1/4l behind Dylan Mouth (9-1) at Capannelle 1m 2f Grp 1 stks (1) gd in Nov.
Complicit (IRE) 20-1 (9-0) Tracked leader, led over 3f out, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 9, 10 1/2l behind Grendisar (9-0) at Lingfield 1m 2f lst stks (1) pol in Feb.
Fire Fighting (IRE) 4-1 (9-8) Led early, tracked leaders, led over 1f out, soon ridden, kept on well, won at Kempton 1m 4f lst stks (1) pol in Nov beating Hamelin (9-6) by 2 1/4l, 10 ran.
Grendisar (IRE) 4-1 (9-0) Close up, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, led inside final furlong, ran on, won at Lingfield 1m 2f lst stks (1) pol in Feb beating Festive Fare (8-13) by 1/2l, 9 ran.
Maverick Wave (USA) 8-1 (9-6) Headway on outer to lead over 8f out, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, faded inside final furlong, 6th of 14, 3 1/4l behind Let's Go (8-12) at Lingfield 1m 2f lst stks (1) pol in Nov.
Battle Of Marathon (USA) (9-1) 7th of 14, 6 1/4l behind Musaddas (9-1) at Meydan 1m 1f hcp gd in Feb.
Festive Fare Evensfav (8-13) In touch, headway to go close up over 7f out, pushed along 4f out, ridden 3f out, effort to challenge and wide into straight 2f out, driven inside final furlong, kept on one pace, 2nd of 9, 1/2l behind Grendisar (9-0) at Lingfield 1m 2f lst stks (1) pol in Feb.
Furia Cruzada (CHI) (0-0) won at Palermo 1m 2f in May
Energia Davos (BRZ) 12-1 (9-7) Held up in touch, wide and headway over 2f out, soon led, ridden 2 lengths clear approaching final furlong, headed final 75 yards, no extra, 4th of 12, 3/4l behind Don't Be (9-0) at Lingfield 1m 2f lst stks (1) pol in Dec.
Battalion (IRE) 9-2 (9-5) Steadied start in rear, plenty to entering final 2f, hung left and ran on final furlong, nearest finish, 6th of 12, 3 3/4l behind Don't Be (9-0) at Lingfield 1m 2f lst stks (1) pol in Dec.
