midfield, headway going well 2f out, led 1f out, drew clear, eased down close home
prominent, shaken up 2f out, every chance over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong but no match for winner
held up, headway 2f out, ridden inside final furlong but never on terms
midfield, outpaced over 3f out, ridden 2f out, soon no impression
tracked leaders, shaken up over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
led, ridden 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra close home
slowly into stride, held up, never dangerous
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MICHELE STROGOFF is hard to catch right but has tumbled down the weights since a close fourth here last summer and his turn may have come around again. Ivan Furtado runs three but Broken Rifle has already been beaten under his penalty so Hector's Here may prove the pick of the trio. Never Said Nothing has found only one too good in each of his last three starts here, though one of those was a claimer. Laurentia is only 2lb higher than when scoring at Lingfield in November but hasn’t threatened since.
Hector's Here 3-1fav (9-6) Slowly into stride and not much room, held up in rear, ridden and effort on inside over 1f out, no impression, 6th of 12, 8 3/4l behind Gavi Di Gavi (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Never Said Nothing (IRE) 11-2 (9-4) Led 1f, tracked leader, led again 2f out, ridden hung right and headed well inside final furlong, 2nd of 8, 3/4l behind Nine Elms (8-10) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks (6) pol in Feb.
Zillion (IRE) 100-1 (9-11) Held up, pushed along 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 8th of 13, 20 1/2l behind Quel Destin (9-12) at Bath 2m 1f hcp (5) gs in Oct.
Laurentia (IRE) 40-1 (9-10) Towards rear, pushed along 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, never nearer, 5th of 11, 2 1/4l behind El Conquistador (9-10) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Raajihah 200-1 (9-13) Steadied start, always towards rear, 6th of 12, 15 1/4l behind Technique (8-6) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f fll stks (5) pol in Jan.
Michele Strogoff 18-1 (9-1) Led narrowly, ridden and headed 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 6th of 7, 7l behind Star Of St James (9-10) at Southwell 1m hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Amor Fati (IRE) 25-1 (9-3) Started very slowly and lost all chance, last of 9, 6 3/4l behind Like Sugar (9-4) at Kempton 1m hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Broken Rifle Evensfav (9-12) Towards rear, switched left and headway over 1f out, never threatened leaders, 5th of 8, 5 3/4l behind Elixsoft (9-6) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Epic Challenge 4-1 (9-4) Slow to break, held up in rear, not much room over 2f out, headway over 1f out, hard ridden inside final furlong, kept on, 3rd of 7, 1 3/4l behind Globe Theatre (9-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Feb.