held up, headway on inside 2f out, soon switched left, every chance inside final furlong, kept on
reared up leaving stalls, slowly into stride, held up, ridden over 3f out, never dangerous
always prominent, led just over 1f out, headed and not quicken well inside final furlong
held up, never going pace to challenge
held up in touch, squeezed through to challenge just over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, ran on
chased leaders, ridden and slightly bumped over 1f out, ran on one pace inside final furlong
held up, headway over 1f out, ran on strongly under pressure to lead well inside final furlong
led over 4f out, soon hung right, headed just over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
mid-division, lost place on inside well over 1f out, soon beaten
led over 1f, tracked leader, every chance 1f out, not quicken well inside final furlong
A wide open handicap here and many would have chances on their best form but the principals look to be Quiet Times, Hidden Dragon and Russian Symphony and the vote is given to Hidden Dragon. The selection was a good second behind Polish Emperor last time out he runs off the same mark here and looks sure to have the race run to suit so he will be hard to beat. Quiet Times rates the main danger as he won this race last year and this represents a big drop in class with the races he has been running in of late. Russian Symphony is another worthy of respect on his latest second behind Marko Jadeo but he just gave the impression he was in the handicapper grip so for that reason he is passed over on this occasion. Kingsmaite also won well last time out when beating Zoom Zoom but that was over a longer trip and the drop in distance is not sure to suit. Of the remainder Roman Maze is from a yard in form and is worth monitoring in the market but in a race where stakes should be kept to a minimum for the winner we return to Hidden Dragon.
Hidden Dragon (USA) 7-2 Held up, ridden 3f out, headway over 1f out, ran on, 2nd of 11, nk behind Polish Emperor at W'hampton 5f hcp (C1) pol in Feb.
Quiet Times (IRE) Chased leaders; ridden from halfway; kept on same pace, 7th of 14, 10l behind Botanical at Nad Al Sheba 6f hcp std in Feb.
Russian Symphony (USA) 7-2jt-fav Took keen hold, tracked leaders, ridden to lead 1f out, soon edged left, headed last strides, 2nd of 10, nk behind Marko Jadeo at W'hampton 6f hcp (D2) pol.
Doitnow (IRE) 16-1 Held up towards rear, ridden and no headway final 2f, 11th of 13, 5l behind Khabfair at Ascot 6f 3yo hcp (C1) gf in Sept.
Rydal (USA) Tracked leaders far side; ridden halfway; kept on; not reach leaders, 9th of 16, 9l behind Wilde at Jebel Ali 5f std in Feb.
Kingsmaite 9-2 Tracked leaders, switched right well over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on well, won at W'hampton 6f hcp (D2) pol beating Zoom Zoom by 1 1/2l, 9 ran.
Katiypour (IRE) 10-1 Dwelt, soon tracked leaders, ridden to lead inside final furlong, quickened clear, won at Lingfield 6f hcp (D2) pol beating Who's Winning by 3l, 11 ran.
Roman Maze 7-2jt-fav Held up, headway over 2f out, every chance 1f out, not quicken well inside final furlong, 3rd of 10, 1 1/2l behind Marko Jadeo at W'hampton 6f hcp (D2) pol.
Hurricane Coast 6-1 Held up, ridden well over 1f out, never nearer, 7th of 10, 3l behind Marko Jadeo at W'hampton 6f hcp (D2) pol.
Time N Time Again 7-1 Soon led, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 3rd of 9, 4l behind Kingsmaite at W'hampton 6f hcp (D2) pol.
Middleton Grey 11-1 Held up, ridden over 2f out, stayed on final furlong, never able to challenge, 5th of 12, 3l behind Te Quiero at Southwell 7f hcp (C1) fbs in Jan.
