raced wide, led 8f out, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened entering final furlong
led 2f out, tracked leader, pushed along to lead again 2f out, ridden and headed entering final furlong, stayed on
tracked leaders, headway to press leader when hung left over 1f out, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, stayed on
close up, pushed along 2f out, kept on same pace
dwelt, in touch in rear, pushed along 2f out, not trouble leaders
in touch, pushed along and headway over 1f out, ridden and stayed on one pace final furlong
Jenson Benson won over track and trip back in February while Star From Afarhh scored here in the same month but disappointed at Lingfield last time. KENTUCKY KINGDOM is back on a winning mark and having gone close over course and distance the last twice now, he gets the nod to get his head back in front. Semser won off a higher mark here last summer and is preferred to Roscioli of the rest.
Jenson Benson (IRE) 6-1 (9-4) Prominent early, outpaced and dropped to rear after first furlong, raced widest off home turn and soon ridden, rallied to chase leaders inside final 110 yards, kept on well to take third final strides, 3rd of 7, 3/4l behind Shades Of Summer (9-9) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (5) pol in Apr.
Beautiful Crown 11-4fav (9-8) Raced wide, in touch, pushed along over 3f out, weakened and eased over 1f out, last of 8, 22 1/2l behind Lawn Ranger (9-1) at Windsor 1m 2f hcp (5) sft in Apr.
Semser 10-1 (9-6) Slowly away, led after 1f, pushed along over 3f out, headed over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 5, 4 1/2l behind Sausalito (9-6) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Apr.
Star From Afarhh 7-2 (9-7) Led, joined 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, weakened soon after, 7th of 8, 3l behind Chips And Rice (9-10) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp fll (5) pol in Apr.
Roscioli 4-1 (9-2) Towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 5th of 10, 4 1/4l behind Young Fire (9-8) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Mar.
Kentucky Kingdom (IRE) 9-4fav (9-7) Held up, still going well and made gradual headway from 3f out, pushed along before final furlong, went second and chased winner before briefly pressing inside final 110 yards, clear in second but unable to quicken and not pace of winner near finish, 2nd of 8, 3/4l behind Cavalluccio (9-7) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Apr.