went right and bumped start, held up in last trio, good headway far side of group over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, stayed on strongly, won going away
chased leaders near side of group, ridden over 2f out, weakened soon after
led until inside final 2f, ridden and weakened quickly approaching final furlong
chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, soon ridden and beaten
awkwardly away and bumped start, held up, headway far side of group over 2f out, weakened final furlong
raced keenly tracking leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and unable to quicken over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
wore hood to post, raced keenly far side of group, tracked leader, led going well inside final 2f, lost 2nd over 1f out, ridden and hung left inside final furlong, weakened into 3rd final 100 yards
slowly into stride, held up in rear, pushed along over 2f out, headway chasing leaders and switched right inside final 2f, ridden and carried head high inside final furlong, stayed on into 2nd 100 yards out, no chance with winner
Saga failed to land the odds when second at Kempton last month to a William Haggas-trained winner. The latter has won two of the last three renewals and runs his new inmate THUNDER LEGEND, who easily won a maiden at Hamilton last term when beating a couple of subsequent winners with the rest nowhere. Alflaila and Claim The Crown return to action with a shout but American Star is 8lb higher than last season’s success at Newbury while Honky Tonk Man, War In Heaven and Tylos are all upped in class, though the latter’s yard is in red-hot form.
Alflaila 16-1 (9-1) Tracked leaders, pushed along and slightly outpaced over 2f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, 6th of 10, 6 1/4l behind Coroebus (9-1) at Newmarket 1m Grp 3 stks (1) gd in Oct.
Claim The Crown (IRE) 40-1 (9-0) Slowly away, keen tracked stand side leader, pushed along over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, last of 6, 8 3/4l behind Modern Games (9-0) at Newmarket 7f Grp 3 stks (1) gd in Sep.
Saga 8-13fav (9-2) Led 1f, tracked leader, led over 2f out and went for home, ridden over 1f out, headed and outpaced inside final furlong, no chance with winner, 2nd of 4, 1 1/2l behind Maljoom (9-2) at Kempton 1m stks (2) pol in Apr.
American Star (IRE) 50-1 (9-0) Held up off the pace in last pair, never involved, 6th of 7, 13 3/4l behind Light Infantry (9-0) at Newbury 7f Grp 3 stks (1) sft in Oct.
Honky Tonk Man (IRE) 9-1 (9-0) Pulled hard, held up in last pair, headway chasing leaders 4f out, weakened inside final 2f, last of 7, 4 1/2l behind Whoputfiftyinyou (8-9) at Newbury 7f hcp (2) gd in Apr.
Tylos (FR) 4-1 (9-9) Dwelt prominent far side of group, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on one pace, 5th of 15, 6 1/2l behind Tranquil Night (9-6) at Newmarket 1m hcp (4) gd in Apr.
Thunder Legend (IRE) 4-7fav (9-5) Made all, nudged along and quickened clear well over 2f out, over 4 lengths ahead entering final 1f, in full control final furlong and eased close home, easily, won at Hamilton 1m mdn stks (5) gd in Aug beating Gorak (9-5) by 4 3/4l, 7 ran.
War In Heaven (IRE) 2-1fav (8-4) Mid-division, pushed along well over 2f out, ran on but never on terms with leaders, 4th of 9, 1 3/4l behind My Dubawi (8-11) at Kempton 7f hcp (3) pol in Mar.
