raced centre in touch when merged with far side halfway, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
raced far side tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
raced far side tracked leaders, effort over 1f out, led inside final furlong, pushed out, readily
raced centre until merged with far side halfway in rear, ridden 2f out, never on terms
raced far side tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, no extra towards finish
overall leader far side, ridden 2f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on
raced far side held up, ridden and not clear run over 1f out, switched left and kept on final furlong
raced centre dwelt close up when merged with far side halfway, pushed along over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
led centre group, prominent when merged with far side group halfway, ridden 2f out, every chance inside final furlong, always looked held by winner
raced far side pulled hard, in touch, pushed along over 2f out, weakened final furlong
raced centre tracked leaders when merged with far side halfway, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out
raced centre towards rear when merged with far side halfway, pushed along over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never nearer
raced centre in rear when merged with far side halfway, ridden 2f out, stayed on final furlong, never nearer
raced far side in rear, ridden and headway entering final furlong, ran on, nearest finish
NonRunner
Maksab has done most of his racing here and won on the July course last summer. He ran well in a couple of strong back-end nurseries later and De Sousa is an interesting jockey booking. Off a mark of 79, Neeraan is potentially well treated on his handicap debut as he showed plenty of promise in three runs last term. Plunger and Launceston Place have had a run and there should be more to come from Morlock and Christopher Wood this year. Wilson is a stone better off than when behind George at Brighton in October but the one they all have to beat may be BREATH CAUGHT (NAP). He progressed with each run last season and stormed clear of two subsequent winners at Doncaster in October – Ryan Moore keeps the partnership intact.
Morlock (IRE) 11-4fav (9-9) Tracked leaders, went 2nd over 6f out, ridden 2f out, unable to quicken when lost 2nd towards finish, soon carried right, 3rd of 8, 2 3/4l behind Main Street (9-2) at Chelmsford City 1m stks (5) pol in Oct.
Mandalayan (IRE) 13-8fav (9-4) Prominent early, chased leaders, not much room over 2f out, stayed on from over 1f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, not trouble front pair, 3rd of 12, 2l behind One Cool Daddy (8-11) at Kempton 1m stks (5) pol in Mar.
Breath Caught Evensfav (9-5) Made all, pushed clear final furlong, unchallenged, comfortable, won at Doncaster 7f mdn stks (5) gs in Oct beating Flavius Titus (9-5) by 3 3/4l, 10 ran.
Wilson (IRE) 3-1jfav (9-9) In touch, ridden and headway over 2f out, went 3rd 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 10, 7l behind King Of The Sand (9-2) at Brighton 1m stks (5) gs in Oct.
George (IRE) 3-1jfav (9-2) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, edged left and chased clear winner over 1f out, no impression, 2nd of 10, 4 1/2l behind King Of The Sand (9-2) at Brighton 1m stks (5) gs in Oct.
Maksab (IRE) 9-1 (8-8) Raced wide led 2f, tracked winner, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on one pace, 4th of 8, 2 3/4l behind Rufus King (9-7) at Newmarket 7f (2) gd in Oct.
Island Sound 100-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders centre, merged with stands side 3f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 6th of 7, 11 1/2l behind Seahenge (9-0) at Doncaster 7f Grp 2 stks (1) gs in Sep.
Neeraan (USA) 4-1 (9-5) Always prominent, led 2f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, no extra and slightly hampered towards finish, 4th of 11, 2 3/4l behind Brundtland (9-5) at Newmarket 1m 2f mdn stks (3) gf in Oct.
Christopher Wood (IRE) 1-2fav (9-8) Tracked winner, driven over 2f out, soon ridden and one pace, stayed on under pressure when hard pressed for 2nd final furlong, no impression with winner, 2nd of 5, 2 3/4l behind Yorbelucky (9-2) at Ffos Las 7f stks (4) hvy in Sep.
Launceston Place (FR) 8-1 (9-1) Took keen hold in rear, pushed along over 3f out, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 3rd of 6, 1 3/4l behind Insurgence (9-2) at Lingfield 7f hcp (4) pol in Apr.
Shuhood (IRE) 14-1 (8-5) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, no impression, 6th of 11, 10 1/2l behind Book of Dreams (8-12) at Musselburgh 1m hcp (2) hvy in Mar.
Agar's Plough 10-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, pushed along and unable to quicken well over 1f out, not clear run and switched right over 1f out, ridden and weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 10, 6 3/4l behind Come On Tier (9-0) at Nottingham 1m mdn stks (4) gd in Nov.
Intense Pleasure (IRE) 8-1 (8-11) Tracked leaders, not clear run and switched left over 2f out, stayed on, every chance inside final 100 yards, just held, 3rd of 12, hd behind Come On Come On (10-4) at Kempton 1m stks (5) pol in Mar.
Bertog 12-1 (9-4) Led far side group and overall leader, ridden and headed over 2f out, tracked winner, ridden and kept on one pace, 3rd of 20, 1 1/4l behind Lexington Grace (9-6) at Newmarket 7f (5) gf in Oct.
Echo Cove (IRE) 50-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 8, 7l behind Old Persian (9-8) at Newmarket 1m stks (4) gd in Oct.
Plunger 3-1 (9-6) Tracked leaders, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, no impression and lost 2nd towards finish, 3rd of 9, 3 1/4l behind Qaysar (9-6) at Kempton 7f stks (4) pol in Mar.
