held up last, headway under pressure over 1f out, kept on final furlong but never going pace to trouble leader
chased leader to 2f out, weakened over 1f out
tracked leaders in 3rd, driven along halfway, one pace and ridden when not clear on rail 2f out, soon beaten
raced keenly, settled in touch, weakened 2f out
led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened quickly over 1f out
in touch, effort and driven 2f out, weakened entering final furlong
tracked leaders in 4th, ridden to lead 2f out, headed 1f out, unable to quicken
took keen hold and held up towards rear, driven and stayed on final 2f, not paced to trouble leaders
raced wide, took keen hold in touch, effort on wide outside over 2f out, driven to chase leader over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
steadied rear, headway on outside and ridden 2f out, driven to lead 1f out, stayed on well
In the Spring Mile, we favour Crosspeace over Diamonds And Dust, Notability and Oligarch, although do not rule out good runs from Enforcer, The Composer and Notability. The selection comes into this race on the back of a good second at Newbury last time. Given that he is racing from, effectively, a mark that is four-pounds well-in in relation to future ratings, his chance is there for all to see and he looks set to go well. Oligarch is also set to rise, in his case by three pounds, and there was a lot to like about his second to River Royale at Newmarket last week. As long as he does not bounce, he must surely go well. Enforcer is another to be four-pounds officially well-in but, working on form using Cool Panic, Oligarch would seem to have the edge over him. Of the others, Diamonds And Dust should be sharper for his latest run, which was on the all-weather and, along with The Composer and Notability, who could both be starting the campaign on reasonable marks, can go well. However, for the selection, we will stick with Crosspeace.
Le Corvee (IRE) 9-4 Held up in rear, headway 4f out, led over 1f out, soon ridden, headed near finish, 2nd of 8, hd behind Watchmyeyes at W'hampton 1m 1f 2yo nov stk (F3) pol in Oct.
Spirit of France (IRE) 10-1 Raced centre, led to 3f out, soon ridden, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 13, 4 1/2l behind Bunny Rabbit at Newmarket 1m 2yo hcp 0-95 (C1) gf in Sept.
Crosspeace (IRE) 5-1 With winner, driven to challenge over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 2nd of 11, 1 1/2l behind Nota Bene at Newmarket 6f 3yo hcp gf.
Diamonds And Dust 20-1 Took keen hold, led early, settled in 3rd, ridden and hung left over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 4th of 5, 5l behind Party Boss at Lingfield 1m 3yo lst stk pol.
Chief Scout 25-1 Led early, chased winner, ridden and every chance over 2f out, soon weakened, 8th of 9, 9l behind Diktatorial at Newmarket 7f 2yo Grp 3 (A1) gf in Sept.
The Composer 7-4fav Tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, challenged from 2f out, led just inside final furlong, kept on well, won at Salisbury 1m 2yo mdn (D2) gs in Sept beating Wotchalike by 1/2l, 15 ran.
Notability (IRE) 4-1 Led for 2f, prominent, ridden to lead 1f out, kept on well, ridden out, won at Bath 1m 2yo mdn (D3) gs in Oct beating Rain Stops Play by 1 1/2l, 16 ran.
Oligarch (IRE) 33-1 Tracked leaders, led over 1f out, soon hung left, headed and no extra closing stages, 2nd of 13, hd behind River Royale at Newmarket 7f 3yo hcp gf.
Enforcer 11-1 Raced centre, prominent, ridden and overall leader over 2f out, headed inside final 2f, soon no chance with winner, 2nd of 13, 4l behind Jalamid at Newbury 1m 3yo hcp gs.
Prince Samos (IRE) 3-1 In touch, ridden to lead 1f out, quickened clear, won at Lingfield 1m mdn aut stk pol beating Buster Hyvonen by 3 1/2l, 12 ran.
