last to break, held up in rear, modest effort on inside over 1f out, no impression, well beaten final furlong
mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, went 4th over 1f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, no impression on front pair
held up in mid-division, outpaced over 2f out, well beaten over 1f out
chased leaders, pushed along over 3f out, driven and stayed on same pace from over 1f out
broke well, tracked leaders, lost place over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
made all, clear inside final furlong, readily
tracked winner, niggled along over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, no impression, kept on
held up in rear, hanging right over 4f out, went modest 5th inside final furlong, no threat
Kinver Edge failed to land the odds at Wolverhampton last month and the Godolphin representative is dropped down in distance for this. Barossa Red moves in the opposite direction having gone close over 7f at Southwell last time but shares the same handicap rating as WHITE COAT. The latter has suffered a couple of narrow-margin defeats, including over today’s distance at Kempton on his latest start, but John Gosden’s colt is fancied to open his account in this. Lovely Approach was placed at Newcastle at this time last year and has been gelded subsequently while Bawaader is a brother to winner and preferred to Love Explodes of the newcomers.
Bawaader (IRE) Dark Angel gelding out of Aspen Falls.
Lovely Approach 8-1 (9-2) Held up, pushed along 2f out, never a factor, 10th of 14, 10 1/2l behind Herecomesthesun (9-4) at Kempton 1m stks (5) pol in Mar.
Noel (IRE) Requinto gelding out of Santacus.
Barossa Red (IRE) 2-1 (9-2) Held up in touch, headway over 2f out, every chance from over 1f out, kept on well under pressure, 2nd of 9, shd behind Eve Harrington (8-11) at Southwell 7f stks (5) pol in Jan.
Georgearthurhenry 66-1 (9-2) Keen on outside in mid-division, effort over 1f out, soon beaten, 9th of 10, 20 1/2l behind Cirque Royal (9-2) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f stks (4) pol in Feb.
Kinver Edge (USA) 4-11fav (9-2) Soon chasing winner, ridden over 2f out, edged left well over 1f out, no impression inside final furlong, 2nd of 5, 3 1/2l behind War Tiger (9-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks (5) pol in Jan.
White Coat 13-8fav (9-2) Led, pressed 2f out, hung left and ridden from over 1f out, narrowly headed and unable to quicken inside final furlong, kept on towards finish, lost 2nd final strides, 3rd of 12, hd behind Creationist (9-2) at Kempton 1m stks (5) pol in Jan.
Love Explodes Champs Elysees filly out of Acquainted.