tracked winner until over 1f out, ridden and weakened inside final furlong
made all, ridden over 1f out, kept on, edged right towards finish
in rear and outpaced, ridden over 1f out, kept on to take 2nd place towards finish
stumbled start, tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
tracked leaders, chased winner over 1f out, lost 2nd when hampered towards finish
Requinto Dawn reverts to his best trip and is only a pound higher than when second to the in-form Savalas at Thirsk last month. He looks the one to beat but Bob Cowell’s three-year-olds have an excellent strike-rate here and the trainer has few peers when it comes to sprinters. BOBBY’S CHARM wasn’t beaten far on his reappearance at Windsor and first-time cheekpieces could help him get over the line in front today. A lack of a recent run is a worry for Excellently Poised but Viscount Loftus should be ready and makes more appeal than the exposed Global Academy and Becker, who is better on Polytrack.
Viscount Loftus (IRE) 4-1 (10-1) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened, last of 9, 11l behind Kick On Kick On (10-1) at Nottingham 5f (4) gs in Oct.
Requinto Dawn (IRE) 13-2 (9-2) Close up, hung left from 2f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 12, 8 3/4l behind Gabrial The Saint (8-10) at Chester 6f hcp (3) gd in May.
Excellently Poised 7-2 (9-2) Mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 4th of 9, 2 3/4l behind Marnie James (8-6) at York 5f (3) gf in Jul.
Global Academy (IRE) 13-2 (8-11) Pushed along on inner to soon disputed lead, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, soon weakened, 9th of 10, 13 1/4l behind Spoof (9-7) at Chester 5f hcp (2) gd in May.
Becker 8-1 (9-4) Chased leaders, effort over 2f out, stayed on same pace, 3rd of 9, 7 1/4l behind Elnadim Star (9-7) at Wetherby 5f hcp (4) sft in Apr.
Bobby's Charm (USA) 4-1cfav (9-7) Chased leader, every chance when hung badly left under pressure over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 8, 1 1/4l behind Spring Romance (9-2) at Windsor 5f hcp (5) gf in May.