keen in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, not reach leaders
chased leaders, ridden to press winner inside final furlong, not quicken near finish
prominent, ridden and every chance over 1f out, one pace final furlong
held up, not clear run from over 1f out, ran on, not reach leaders
prominent, ridden and every chance over 1f out, soon weakened
prominent early, tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, no impression
held up, weakened over 1f out
tracked leaders, led entering final furlong, ridden and ran on
fly jumped start, in rear, headway on inside over 1f out, ran on, not reach winner
prominent, ridden 2f out, weakened 1f out
led, ridden 2f out, headed entering final furlong, no extra
Milton Bradley's Loyal Royal is chasing a hat-trick but there'll be a few tears shed if 14-year-old stablemate THE TATLING manages to gain the win that will bring the curtain down on an illustrious career. He's been running well without reward on the all-weather and can certainly be competitive off this mark on his return to turf. Misaro is another veteran with claims while Libertino has been well backed in his last two starts on Polytrack, though remains a maiden after 20 starts. Welcome Approach is also fit from the all-weather while Kyllachy Storm has run some of his best races around here, though rather lost his way last year. Bateleur has his first start since October but went close off this mark a couple of times last summer and, with his young rider taking 7lb off his back here, is another to consider.
Loyal Royal (IRE) 7-1 (10-10) Slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway on outer over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, kept on, won at Wolverhampton 6f am hcp 0-60 (6) pol beating Cocktail Party (9-7) by 1l, 13 ran.
Bateleur 13-2 (8-11) Dwelt, outpaced and always behind, 10th of 12, 9l behind Kinigi (9-2) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Oct.
Kyllachy Storm 18-1 (9-5) Hampered soon after start, mid-division, struggling over 2f out, 13th of 15, 13l behind Hatta Stream (9-2) at Warwick 6f hcp 0-65 (6) sft in Sep.
The Tatling (IRE) 13-2 (10-7) Dwelt, in rear and keen, ridden and headway 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 7th of 11, 2l behind Novay Essjay (10-4) at Wolverhampton 6f am hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Misaro (GER) 4-1 (9-2) Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 4th of 9, 4 1/2l behind Dashwood (9-2) at Kempton 6f hcp (0-55) (6) pol.
Premier League 9-4 (8-2) Tracked leaders, effort 2f out, soon hung right, weakened final furlong, 6th of 7, 10l behind Where's Reiley (9-13) at Southwell 6f hacp 0-70 (5) fbs in Mar.
Talamahana 14-1 (8-1) Slowly away, in rear, ridden halfway, effort on outer over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 8, 4l behind Titus Gent (9-4) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-70 (5) gs in Aug.
Welcome Approach 17-2 (8-4) Held up mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 3rd of 11, 4 1/2l behind Collect Art (9-6) at Catterick 6f app hcp (6) gf.
Metropolitan Chief 12-1 (9-10) Held up mid-division, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 5th of 11, 1 1/4l behind Novay Essjay (10-4) at Wolverhampton 6f am hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Boga (IRE) 20-1 (9-11) Tracked leaders, weakened over 3f out, 12th of 13, 11l behind Loyal Royal (10-10) at Wolverhampton 6f am hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Seeking Rio 100-1 (8-9) Tracked leader, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 5th of 6, 13l behind Frequency (9-12) at Lingfield 6f sell stks (6) pol.
Libertino (IRE) 9-4fav (9-8) In touch in 6th, driven over 2f out, stayed on to 3rd over 1f out, went 2nd close home, no impression on winner, 2nd of 11, 1l behind Invigilator (8-10) at Kempton 6f stks 0-55 (6) pol.
