pulled hard in touch, ridden halfway, kept on, one pace final 2f, lost 4th post
taken to outer on leaving stalls, led 2f, tracked leader, led again over 2f out, ridden and edged left entering final furlong, soon in command, eased near finish
tracked leaders, switched left after 1f, ridden halfway, kept on, one pace final 2f
close up, hampered after 1f and soon in rear, ridden 4f out, soon outpaced, switched wide 3f out, driven and kept on to snatch 4th post
ANA EMARATI makes plenty of appeal after winning his maiden over C&D last month beating today's rival Eilean Mor by four lengths. The latter has since franked the form with a victory but Ed Dunlop's improving colt is fancied to confirm superiority despite the worse terms. Verrazano got off the mark over 6f here in December but has struggled in handicaps since, though there may be more to come from Coax and Justbookie Dot Com on their comebacks depending on whether they handle the surface.
Justbookie Dot Com (IRE) 8-1 (8-11) Dropped in rear soon after start, held up, headway on inside 2f out, driven to chase winner when hung left over 1f out, edged right and kept on one pace final furlong, 2nd of 5, 1 1/4l behind Its You Again (8-9) at Lingfield 6f 2yo mdn auc stks (6) pol in Dec.
Ana Emarati (USA) 11-10fav (8-9) Made all, shaken up 2f out, pushed clear final furlong, unchallenged, won at Southwell 7f mdn auc stks (6) fbs in Feb beating Eilean Mor (8-9) by 4l, 5 ran.
Eilean Mor 6-1 (9-0) Made all, ridden 2f out, driven and stayed on gamely, won at Southwell 7f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) fbs in Feb beating Rath Maeve (8-7) by 1l, 4 ran.
Coax 4-1 (9-3) Led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 12, 7l behind Indian Jack (9-3) at Kempton 7f 2yo mdn stks (4) pol in Nov.
Verrazano 2-1fav (9-3) Close up on inside, ridden and unable to quicken 2f out, weakened final furlong, 4th of 8, 5l behind Storm Tide (9-2) at Kempton 7f fll hcp (5) pol.