held up towards rear, headway 2f out, hard ridden to lead close home, ran on
chased leader, ridden 3f out, weakened final furlong
midfield, ridden over 2f out, drifted wide entering straight, faded over 1f out
towards rear, switched wide and ridden over 2f out, one pace
in rear, ridden and some headway over 1f out, kept on final furlong but never reached leaders
keen early and led, still keen halfway, ridden clear over 1f out, headed close home, lost 2nd on line
prominent, ridden over 2f out, stayed on under pressure final furlong, took 2nd on line
Dawaam had undergone wind surgery since winning over track and trip in November but Arij put a frustrating string of placed efforts behind him to win at Wolverhampton, though is 8lb higher. Tritonic and Rhythmic Intent debut on the all-weather on their return though the former won over hurdles earlier in the year while Habit Rouge scored over course and distance last month and is preferred to Pivoine. SATONO JAPAN makes his seasonal debut having faced a tough task behind much higher rated horses in Listed company at Lingfield in November. Handicapping looks more his level for now and Sir Michael Stoute’s colt is fancied to run a big race under Ryan Moore.
Dawaam (USA) 6-1 (9-0) Held up towards rear, headway on inside over 1f out, led entering final furlong, stayed on, pushed out, won at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (2) pol in Nov beating What's The Story (9-7) by 3/4l, 10 ran.
Tritonic 4-1 (11-0) Held up in 5th on inside, outpaced before 2 out, no chance after, 5th of 8, 15 1/2l behind Quilixios (11-0) at Cheltenham 2m 1f (1) gs in Mar.
Pivoine (IRE) 40-1 (9-8) Held up in mid-division, made headway to challenge over 2f out, soon ridden, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 14, 9 3/4l behind Strait Of Hormuz (8-4) at Doncaster 1m 2f hcp (2) gd in Sep.
Rhythmic Intent (IRE) 28-1 (8-9) In rear, headway over 2f out, switched left over 1f out, stayed on to go 2nd towards finish, 2nd of 23, 1 3/4l behind On To Victory (9-0) at Doncaster 1m 4f hcp (2) sft in Nov.
Satono Japan (JPN) 14-1 (8-13) Close up in rear, headway 2f out, ridden and no impression from over 1f out, 4th of 5, 8 1/4l behind Dubai Warrior (9-2) at Lingfield 1m 2f lst stks (1) pol in Nov.
Arij (IRE) 3-1jfav (9-10) Led early, chased leader, led over 2f out, soon clear, stayed on well, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (4) pol in Mar beating Precision Storm (9-7) by 4 1/4l, 11 ran.
Habit Rouge 4-1 (9-0) Pressed leader, led over 1f out, soon headed, no extra well inside final furlong, 3rd of 5, 4 1/2l behind United Front (9-4) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (2) pol in Apr.
