unruly in stalls and slowly away, always in rear
led until over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
held up in rear, never dangerous
always prominent, ridden to lead over 1f out, ran on well
held up towards rear, under pressure when switched left over 2f out, stayed on well towards finish
held up in touch, effort well over 1f out, kept on under pressure
tracked leaders, ridden to challenge over 2f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, kept on same pace closing stages
MOTDAW ploughed through the mud at Nottingham a week ago for a comprehensive victory and with conditions sure to be testing on this stiff track she should be capable of defying a 6lb penalty. Al Hamd progressed with each run as a juvenile and was a very impressive winner on his reappearance at Kempton. If he handles the conditions he is an obvious threat but He's A Dreamer was a disappointment on his first start for David O'Meara at Wolverhampton and makes his debut on Turf. Rebel Lightning was ridden by Willie Twiston-Davies in both starts last season including his Wolverhampton victory and he travels up to take the mount on his first run for new trainer Richard Spencer, a former assistant to Michael Bell and Charlie Hills. Galesburg's two juvenile victories came on ground with plenty of give so he's definitely one to consider.
Al Hamd (IRE) 8-15fav (8-11) Led over 7f out, clear final 2f, unchallenged, won at Kempton 1m mdn stks (5) pol in Mar beating Haabis (8-11) by 5l, 8 ran.
He's A Dreamer (IRE) 5-1 (8-9) Led, hung right 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, hampered approaching final furlong, faded inside final furlong, last of 4, 4 3/4l behind Florencio (8-8) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (3) pol in Mar.
Silver Streak (IRE) 20-1 (8-10) Tracked leaders, pushed along 3f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 6th of 7, 23 1/4l behind Ebtihaal (8-13) at Doncaster 1m (3) gs in Oct.
Galesburg (IRE) 5-1 (8-11) Held up in touch, effort well over 1f out, weakened closing stages, 5th of 8, 8l behind Storm Rising (8-12) at Newbury 7f (3) gs in Sep.
Rebel Lightning (IRE) 2-1fav (9-5) Mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on to lead towards finish, won at Wolverhampton 7f mdn stks (6) pol in Nov beating Zauffaly (9-5) by nk, 11 ran.
Motdaw 9-2 (9-1) Held up in rear, headway over 2f out, led well over 1f out, clear inside final furlong, easily, won at Nottingham 1m hcp (5) hvy in Apr beating Nutbourne Lad (8-11) by 6l, 8 ran.
Zahrat Narjis 11-2 (9-1) Held up on outside, in rear 5f out, well beaten final 2f, last of 10, 7 1/4l behind Compel (8-12) at Wolverhampton 7f (5) pol in Oct.
