made all, 3 lengths clear halfway, ridden and edged left over 1f out, ran on gamely
always towards rear
mid-division, ridden and headway 2f out, no impression final furlong
tracked winner, ridden over 1f out, hung left to far rail entering final furlong, ran on, held near finish
in touch, headway over 2f out, soon ridden, no impression final furlong
mid-division, headway 2f out, soon ridden, no impression final furlong
in rear, pushed along over 2f out, never a factor
in rear, ridden over 2f out, never a factor
close up, ridden over 2f out, faded inside final furlong
tracked leaders, pushed along 3f out, soon weakened, eased over 1f out, tailed off
Withdrawn
There's plenty of recent winning form on show. Paul Hanagan rode both Zerfaal and Muteela to victory and sticks with the former after scoring at Ascot earlier this month. Crystal Lake's winning margins are steadily diminishing and he's up another 4lb for his latest success at Kempton. Ice Slice and All Talk N No Do are upped in class today while Equitable disappointed when favourite at Yarmouth last time. Pretzel beat subsequent winner Mutakayyef here in October and could figure, but the tentative vote goes to GLORIOUS EMPIRE to keep his unbeaten record intact after landing his handicap debut at Lingfield.
Remember 6-1 (8-12) Raced centre tracked leader until led overall over 3f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened and eased over 1f out, tailed off, last of 14, well behind Majeyda (9-1) at Newmarket 1m 2yo fll Listed stks (1) sft in Nov.
Muteela 2-1fav (8-7) Made all, pushed along over 1f out, ran on, comfortable, won at Beverley 7f 3yo hcp 0-95 (3) gf in Apr beating Lincoln (8-8) by 4l, 6 ran.
Zerfaal 3-1fav (9-2) Took keen hold tracking leaders, smooth headway to track leader over 2f out, led over 1f out, edged left briefly inside final furlong, stayed on and always doing enough, won at Ascot 1m 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) gd beating Donncha (8-12) by nk, 11 ran.
Crystal Lake (IRE) 3-1 (9-7) Tracked leader, led over 2f out, ridden inside final furlong, held on well, won at Kempton 1m hcp 0-85 (4) pol beating Royal Preserve (9-0) by 1/2l, 10 ran.
Pretzel (IRE) 5-1 (9-0) Tracked leader, led 2f out, ridden and ran on, won at Newmarket 7f 2yo mdn (4) sft in Oct beating Mutakayyef (9-0) by 1 1/2l, 12 ran.
Speculative Bid (IRE) 3-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders, improved to lead going well 2f out, clear inside final furlong, easily, won at Doncaster 1m 3yo mdn (5) hvy beating Fallen In Line (9-5) by 4l, 10 ran.
Instant Attraction (IRE) 33-1 (8-13) Towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, nearest finish, 6th of 18, 6l behind That Is The Spirit (9-7) at York 7f 3yo hcp 0-90 (3) gs.
Munaaser 11-4 (9-1) In touch, headway on outer from over 2f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 7, 3 1/2l behind Elite Army (9-5) at Sandown 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-90 (3) gs.
Ice Slice (IRE) 5-1 (9-7) Held up in last pair, steady headway 2f out, ridden and swiched right over 1f out, closed into 2nd inside final furlong, stayed on to lead final 50 yards, won at Nottingham 1m 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gs beating Aran Sky (8-4) by 1/2l, 8 ran.
All Talk N No Do (IRE) 6-1 (9-6) Tracked leaders, effort approaching final furlong, led inside final furlong, stayed on, won at Newmarket 1m 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gf beating D'avignon (9-7) by 3/4l, 8 ran.
Equitable 7-4fav (9-0) Held up mid-division, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 8, 10l behind Mindurownbusiness (9-0) at Yarmouth 1m 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Apr.
Glorious Empire (IRE) 5-4fav (9-2) Keen led, headed over 5f out, tracked leader, led again 2f out, ridden and ran on inside final furlong, won at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Apr beating Outback Traveller (9-5) by 1 3/4l, 8 ran.
