close up in rear, ridden 3f out, soon outpaced, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, nearest finish
close up in rear, switched left over 2f out, smooth headway on bit to track leader over 1f out, shaken up to lead inside final furlong, pushed out
tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, hung left and led 2f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on
tracked leaders, pushed along 3f out, no impression from over 1f out
led, ridden and headed 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, no impression from over 1f out
EXCLUSIVE WATERS (NAP) returned a clear winner at Newcastle last time when previous winner Riponian ran below par and finished last. He has been upped 8lb for that success but Tracy Waggott's charge won off a higher mark last year and is fancied to go in again with doubts surrounding his main rivals. That list includes Save The Bees, without a win since 2013, and Graceful Act, who is back on a winning mark but is struggling for form. Dual course winner Tectonic looks a bigger threat if back to his best but Edas finished a long way behind Riponian earlier.
Exclusive Waters (IRE) 9-1 (9-3) Mid-division, steady headway over 3f out, led over 1f out, ridden out final furlong, stayed on well, won at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp 0-65 (6) gf beating Applejack Lad (9-1) by 4l, 16 ran.
Tectonic (IRE) 20-1 (8-13) Held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 4th of 10, 3 1/2l behind Warfare (9-3) at Ayr 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) gd.
Save The Bees 7-1 (9-5) Raced keenly, led ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra and lost 2 places towards finish, 4th of 13, 1 3/4l behind Dhaular Dhar (9-1) at Thirsk 1m 4f hcp 0-65 (6) gf.
Graceful Act 14-1 (7-12) Dwelt, driven forward to chase leaders, effort over 2f out, hung right approaching final furlong, never a threat, 4th of 10, 7l behind Moon Over Rio (8-9) at Ripon 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) sft.
Riponian 14-1 (8-5) Soon led, headed over 2f out, no impresion over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 16, 12l behind Exclusive Waters (9-3) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp 0-65 (6) gf.
Edas 50-1 (9-4) Chased leaders, lost place 4f out, plugged on final furlong, 5th of 10, 20l behind Merchant Of Medici (9-5) at Haydock 1m 4f ladies hcp 0-70 (5) gd in May.