pulled hard, with leader, led narrowly halfway, narrowly headed over 1f out, chased winner but not look keen final furlong, held near finish
in touch in rear, shaken up and not quicken 2f out, pushed along and kept on again final furlong
went right start, chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace
chased leaders, hard ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace
led to halfway, pressed leader, driven to lead over 1f out, kept on under pressure final furlong
A small but competitive field goes to post for the opener with Flying Dancer, Cape Unknown and Height Of Glory all with recent form and the vote is given to the last named. Height Of Glory has performed well on both his starts on the all-weather finishing second and third respectively. The step-up to six furlongs is sure to benefit his chances of breaking his maiden tag so he is one horse to keep on the right side of. Flying Dancer is far more exposed and falls back to maiden company after running in some tough handicaps. With previous form in similar races he might find this smaller field more to his liking. The other horse to keep an eye on is Cape Unknown. He is fresh from a break and drops back in trip and is therefore worth noting in the market. But for the winner we return to Height Of Glory.
Cape Unknown (USA) 4-1 Led, ridden 2f out, headed 1f out, edged left and no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 12, 5l behind Twin Peaks at W'hampton 7f 3yo mdn (D3) pol in Jan.
Height of Glory (IRE) 2-5fav Chased leaders, soon ridden along, under pressure 2f out, no impression final furlong, 3rd of 4, 2 1/2l behind Elliot's Choice at Lingfield 5f mdn stk pol in Apr.
Smokey The Bear Fumo Di Londra gelding, half-brother to winning miler Jessinca.
Flying Dancer 16-1 Mid-division until ridden and weakened over 2f out, 14th of 19, 14l behind Dancing Deano at Chepstow 6f 3yo hcp gs.
Look of Eagles 33-1 Prominent, chased leaders over 2f out, weakened quickly, 10th of 14, 11l behind Vista Bella at Lingfield 7f 3yo mdn (D3) pol in Feb.
