in touch, led over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, ran on well
held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, soon headway, one pace
held up mid-division, ridden and headway 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
led early, chased leaders, ridden one pace from over 1f out
held up, ridden and hung left over 1f out, stayed on well inside final furlong to take 2nd, no chance with winner
soon led, headed 7f out, tracked leader, led again 4f out, headed over 1f out, lost 2nd place inside final furlong, no extra
tracked leaders and keen, dropped mid-division halfway, ridden and weakened 2f out
pulled hard, tracked leader, led 7f out, headed 4f out, weakened 3f out
held up towards rear, good headway over 6f out, weakened 2f out
dwelt, held up and keen, weakened well over 2f out
AHLAWY can take this at the main expense of Torch of Freedom and Kildare Sun. The selection ran well enough here last time but he is much better over this sort of trip. In fact he has won his last two starts over this course and distance and in this grade he should prove tough to beat. Torch of Freedom won well in this grade at Kempton last time and he remains open to further improvement. He shapes as though he could be worth a try over even further, but nonetheless he is entitled to be thereabouts at the finish. Kildare Sun wasn't beaten far when dropped into this grade last time out, and the form has since been given a boost so it will be interesting to see if he can build on that today. Bajan Pride disappointed over hurdles last time and prior to that he had been well beaten here, although this is a drop in class. There are plenty in with chances here and the vote is given to Ahlawy.
Ahlawy (IRE) 13-8fav (8-11) Mid-division, headway 6f out, ridden to chase leaders 2f out, close up when heading left under pressure, close home, 3rd of 9, 3/4l behind Transvestite (8-9) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcap (4) pol in Jan.
Lucayan Dancer 10-1 (8-8) Always towards rear, 8th of 9, 4l behind Top Jaro (8-0) at Musselburgh 1m 1f clm stks (4) gd in Sep.
Torch of Freedom (IRE) 11-10fav (8-11) Tracked leader 2f, stayed prominent, ridden over 2f out, stayed on to lead over 1f out, clear final furlong, pushed out comfortably, won at Kempton 1m 2f clm stks (6) pol beating Western Roots (8-7) by 2 3/4l, 3 ran.
Kildare Sun (IRE) 10-1 (9-5) With leader, led 3f out, headed over 2f out, chased winner, lost 2nd near finish, 3rd of 7, 1/2l behind New Star (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f clm stks (5) pol.
Rapid City 10-1 (8-11) Held up in rear, ridden to go 2nd well over 1f out, stayed on to press leader final furlong, led well inside final furlong and asserted near finish, won at Lingfield 1m 2f clm stks (6) pol beating Sabre Light (9-5) by 1l, 6 ran.
Bajan Pride 12-1 (8-6) In touch 4th, ridden and effort on outside 2f out, no impression on leaders over 1f out, stayed on one pace, 5th of 8, 7l behind Brouhaha (8-10) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f app hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Feb.
Thompsons Walls (IRE) 15-8fav (9-4) Led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 11, 6l behind Josephine Malines (9-2) at Nottingham 1m 3yo & 4yo sll (6) gs in Jul.
So Sublime 9-1 (8-9) Mid-division, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 11th of 13, 12l behind All You Need (9-0) at Wolverhampton 6f stks (7) pol in Feb.
