prominent, ridden and outpaced 2f out, plugged on final furlong in 3rd
made all, going well 2f out, clear final furlong, readily
mid-division on inside, pushed along and weakened 3f out
mid-division, pushed along and went 2nd over 1f out, could not go pace of leader, kept on
in rear, pushed along and made no impression 4f out, tailed off
Deferred has a recent run under his belt but is conceding weight to the younger horses including VETIVER. The latter carries a penalty but it was soft ground when she won over a shorter trip here in September and Andrew Balding’s yard remains in fine form. Samagon is preferred to Dome Of Stars on a debut fourth at Kempton while Mount King placed in a Curragh maiden last year and makes more appeal than stablemate American Oak on her first start for new connections.
Deferred 10-3 (9-7) Held up in touch, took keen hold, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten, last of 10, 11 3/4l behind Dingle (9-7) at Newcastle 1m hcp (4) pol in Mar.
Vetiver 15-8fav (9-2) Raced keenly, chased leaders, closed 2f out, led over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong, won at Beverley 7f fll stks (5) sft in Sep beating Anjo Bonita (9-0) by 1 1/4l, 8 ran.
Samagon 9-2 (8-13) Slowly into stride, towards rear, headway over 1f out, went 4th inside final furlong, nearest finish, 4th of 11, 3 3/4l behind Mclean House (8-11) at Kempton 7f mdn stks (5) pol in Feb.
American Oak (IRE) 16-1 (9-2) Always behind, last of 9, 6 1/2l behind Native Beach (9-2) at Wolverhampton 7f mdn stks (3) pol in Apr.
Mount King (IRE) 9-4 (9-7) In touch, 4th halfway, ridden and no impression 1 1/2f out, dropped to 5th over 1f out, no extra final furlong, 7th of 10, 11 1/4l behind Covent Garden (9-7) at Tipperary 1m 1f mdn sft in Oct.
Dome Of Stars (IRE) 8-1 (8-13) Edged right start, tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon outpaced and beaten, 7th of 8, 7 1/4l behind Elim (8-13) at Newcastle 1m mdn fll stks (3) pol in Mar.