led from sole rival, shaken up before last, driven inside final 100 yards, headed towards finish
chased sole rival, not fluent 1st, slow 11th, ridden after 3 out, not fluent 2 out, rider dropped whip flat, stayed on well inside final 100 yards, led towards finish
Imperial Knight doesn’t have many miles on the clock for his age but he’s making his chasing bow and sole rival THE VOLLAN has already won three times over the larger obstacles and arrives in excellent form.
The Vollan (IRE) 11-8fav (10-3) In touch on outside, not fluent 4th, headway 13th, went 2nd next, led and hit 3 out, clear last, comfortably, won at Southwell 3m hcp (3) gd in Jul beating Mr Mafia (11-0) by 9 1/2l, 5 ran.
Imperial Knight (IRE) 5-1 (12-0) Close-up, pushed before 3 out, struggling to keep tabs on leaders when ridden turning for home, plugged on, 5th of 9, at Stratford 3m 2f hcp (4) gd in Jul.
