handy, pushed along under 2f out, ridden 1f out, no extra
tracked leaders on outside, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out
tracked leader, ridden 2f out, no impression
made all, pushed along 2f out, ridden inside last, readily
prominent, pushed along over 2f out, ridden inside last, ran on one pace
dwelt, in rear, pushed along over 2f out, soon beaten
mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, switched right over 1f out, ridden and some headway when not clear run inside final furlong, never nearer
towards rear, ridden 3f out, always behind
in rear, ridden and outpaced over 3f out, never involved
MONSIEUR FANTAISIE has been running consistently well in similar low grade sprints on the all-weather and won at Chelmsford before going close again at Kempton. He’s less exposed on this surface than Glamorous Force, who won here last autumn and has also been thereabouts on the all-weather recently. Vincenzo Coccotti scored here back in 2018 but hasn’t won on Turf since while Symbol of Hope slips further down the weights.
Glamorous Force 4-1 (9-8) Prominent, asked for effort over 2f out, held every chance over 1f out, no extra final furlong, 6th of 12, 2 1/2l behind Vape (9-8) at Windsor 6f hcp (6) gs in Apr.
We're Reunited (IRE) 40-1 (9-7) Prominent, ridden and every chance over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 12, 5 1/2l behind Martineo (9-7) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Monsieur Fantaisie (IRE) 3-1 (9-1) Mid-division, headway out wide 2f out, ridden chasing leaders over 1f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, went 2nd towards finish, not quite enough pace to challenge, 2nd of 12, 1/2l behind Cool Spirit (9-4) at Kempton 6f hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Symbol of Hope 33-1 (9-7) Prominent, soon led, headed when ridden over 2f out, weakened gradually, 7th of 12, 4l behind Gustav Graves (9-5) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (6) pol in Apr.
Diamond Cottage 14-1 (9-4) Raced keenly in mid-division, lost place 2f out, ridden over 1f out, ran on again final furlong, 6th of 11, 7 1/4l behind Catch My Breath (9-9) at Lingfield 1m hcp (6) pol in Sep.
Christines Angel (IRE) 20-1 (9-3) Chased leader, lost place over 2f out, weakened 1 1/2f out, 14th of 18, 13 3/4l behind Lady Boomerang (9-2) at Cork 7f hcp gd in Aug.
Quarter Blue 16-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders out wide, went 2nd over 4f out until 3f out, chased leaders, pushed along and outpaced inside final 2f, ridden over 1f out, some late headway, 6th of 12, 6l behind Starter For Ten (9-7) at Kempton 6f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Vincenzo Coccotti (USA) 16-1 (8-12) Led 1f, tracked leaders, pushed along 2f out, ridden and kept on one pace final furlong, 3rd of 10, 3l behind The Defiant (9-5) at Lingfield 5f hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Sparkling Diamond 66-1 (8-2) Slowly into stride, always in rear, last of 8, 6 3/4l behind The Nail Gunner (9-0) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Kodiak Attack (IRE) 40-1 (9-7) Awkwardly away, close up, pushed along 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 12th of 14, 5 3/4l behind Tomshalfbrother (9-5) at Southwell 5f hcp (6) pol in Apr.