tracked leader, under pressure over 4f out, weakened over 2f out
prominent, weakened over 4f out, eased over 1f out
chased leaders, under pressure over 4f out, weakened over 3f out
led until over 2f out, wandered under pressure when rallying over 1f out, led again inside final furlong, stayed on well
mid-division, driven and headway over 3f out, never on terms
slowly into stride, behind, headway over 1f out, chased leaders inside final furlong, ran on, nearest finish
held up in touch, chased leaders over 4f out, led over 2f out, strongly challenged over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on
slowly into stride, struggling in rear, detatched halfway, eased over 2f out
mid-division, headway under pressure over 2f out, never on terms
Saborido, Sunny Future and FITZWILLY are all previous course and distance winners with the first two named former winners of this contest off lower marks. But Mick Channon's six-year-olds gets a tentative vote today as the stable is going well and Silvestre De Sousa is a significant jockey booking. Notnowsam has been chasing so may not have the pace for this but Midtech Star won at Lingfield and Wolverhampton in March, though previous efforts on Turf have left much to be desired. Linguine is on a winning mark but hasn't raced on the Flat since 2014.
Linguine (FR) 2-1 (11-5) Led, hung right on bend after 5th, not fluent 8th, headed after 3 out, weakened before next, 4th of 6, 26 3/4l behind Saucysioux (10-12) at Plumpton 2m 5f mdn (5) hvy in Jan.
East India 33-1 (11-0) Mid-division, 8th halfway, ridden and no extra entering straight, 9th of 15, dist behind Allblak Des Places (11-0) at Fairyhouse 2m mdn hvy in Dec.
Saborido (USA) 20-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, pushed along over 3f out, lost place over 2f out, 7th of 8, 11 1/4l behind Steve Rogers (9-8) at Kempton 2m hcp (3) pol in Apr.
Havisham 5-6fav (9-12) Led, joined 2f out, soon headed, chased winner, one pace inside final furlong, 2nd of 5, 2 1/2l behind October Storm (8-6) at Kempton 1m 4f mdn stks (6) pol in Mar.
Sunny Future (IRE) 11-1 (9-2) Held up, headway 7f out, led well over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, stayed on same pace, 2nd of 8, 1 1/2l behind Guard Of Honour (9-2) at Bath 1m 5f hcp (4) fm in Sep.
Fitzwilly 25-1 (10-8) Chased winner, hit 4 out, weakened quickly next, 6th of 9, 29 1/4l behind Royal Guardsman (11-1) at Newbury 2m 3f hcp (2) sft in Nov.
Snowy Dawn 16-1 (8-9) Chased leaders weakened 2f out, 9th of 10, 10 1/4l behind Steve Rogers (9-6) at Chester 2m hcp (3) gd in Sep.
Notnowsam 11-4 (11-4) Tracked leaders, ridden before 4 out, weakened from 2 out, 4th of 5, 22 1/4l behind Special Catch (11-8) at Ayr 2m hcp (3) sft in Apr.
Midtech Star (IRE) 3-1fav (9-6) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, one pace final furlong, 4th of 9, 2 1/2l behind Seaside Sizzler (9-11) at Kempton 2m hcp (4) pol in Mar.
