prominent, ridden over 1f out, soon beaten, weakened inside final furlong
led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, not pace of winner
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, faltered and no extra inside final 100 yards
with leader until ridden 2f out, soon lost place
chased leaders on outside, ridden and effort 2f out, edged left and led inside final furlong, soon clear
tracked leaders, driven over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
This looks tricky with just half a stone separating the field and all are possibles. By a process of elimination, Breccbennach may need this first run since October and Agerzam seems to reserve his best for the all-weather these days. It's hard to separate the claims of Silverrica and Edged Out, both of whom are course regulars, whilst Ada Lovelace has yet to achieve back-to-back successes, although she was impressive at Brighton last time when making all and is expected to post a strong showing. Thus we will go with ARCHIE STEVENS who receives weight all round, always seems to run his race and arrives in good heart on the back of a series of solid performances, notably a comfortable Newbury success on his penultimate start.
Breccbennach 9-2fav (9-6) Chased leader, ridden over 1f out, no impression when lost 2nd entering final furlong, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 11, 4 1/2l behind Ambitious Boy (9-1) at Wolverhampton 6f (4) in Oct.
Edged Out 15-8fav (9-3) Tracked leader, tracked leader, ridden and every chance over 1f out, short of room entering final furlong, kept on one pace, 3rd of 5, 2 3/4l behind Extrasolar (9-5) at Bath 5f hcp 0-85 (4) fm.
Silverrica (IRE) 3-1 (9-3) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, squeezed out entering final furlong, no threat after, last of 5, 6l behind Extrasolar (9-5) at Bath 5f hcp 0-85 (4) fm.
Ada Lovelace 15-8 (9-4) Made all, ridden inside final furlong, eased towards finish, won at Brighton 5f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Jun beating Shamrock Sheila (9-0) by 4l, 5 ran.
Agerzam 13-2 (9-2) Led, ridden 2 lengths clear 2f out, hung left over 1f out, driven and headed towards finish, 2nd of 5, 1 1/4l behind Koptoon (9-1) at Wolverhampton 6f sell stks (6) in Jun.
Archie Stevens 7-2fav (9-7) Tracked leaders on near side rail, ridden disputing 2nd over 1f out, kept on same pace in 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 9, 1l behind See Vermont (9-2) at Chepstow 5f hcp 0-70 (5) gf.