led 1f, tracked leader, ridden and stayed on well to lead well inside final furlong, edged left and ran on towards finish
mid-division on inside, outpaced 3f out, ridden well over 1f out, stayed on under pressure inside final, never troubled leaders
tracked leading pair, driven 3f out, ridden 2f out, stayed on same pace under pressure inside final furlong, lost 3rd post
mid-division, outpaced 3f out, ridden well over 1f out, never on terms
mid-division on inside, driven and outpaced 3f out, switched outside 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong to take 3rd post, not reached leading pair
behind, outpaced over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, soon eased
led after 1f, pushed along 3f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on until headed and not pace of winner well inside final furlong
While he may have something to find at the figures, SOUTH EASTER is our pick to beat Redwood in a race that often goes to the favourite. Willy Haggas' colt won the Dee Stakes here last year, in the process showing this course and distance to be ideal, and the horse he beat that day has gone on to take a high rank having started amongst the favourites for the Dubai World Cup last time. South Easter went on to run a fair race at Royal Ascot before returning with a victory this year in Listed company at Kempton. This is tougher but his form stacks up, he likes it here, and having had just the four starts there should be more to come. Redwood won his first two starts before coming unstuck in last year's Dante and returned to action with a good run at Sandown, when looking the winner before tiring late on. He should've come on for that and, rated 113, he's certainly among the principles. Stotsfold is the highest rated of these and has won twice here so must be considered and in all likelihood is more of a threat than Kingdom Of Fife who has placed form here but in much lesser company. Sans Frontieres is interesting as he remains capable of better and should improve on his comeback whilst Les Fazzani will be one of those to benefit most if the heavens open. Kings Gambit is progressive but benefited from a fine ride to win last time and Debussy hasn't looked in great form of late so we'll return to South Easter.
Debussy (IRE) 25-1 (8-13) 10th of 14, 6l behind Red Desire (8-9) at Meydan(UAE) 1m 2f Group 2 sks in Mar.
Kingdom of Fife 9-2 (8-12) Raced stands side, led that group until over 6f, tracked leaders, ridden and weakened entering final 2f, 7th of 8, 13l behind Sri Putra (8-12) at Newmarket 1m 1f Grp 3 (1) gf in Apr.
Kings Gambit (SAF) 2-1 (9-0) Led 3f, tracked leader, led over 3f out, kept on well, always in command, won at Ripon 1m 2f stks (3) gd in Apr beating Almiqdaad (9-0) by 1 1/2l, 6 ran.
Redwood 11-1 (9-0) Held up last, pushed along halfway, headway on outside and hung right over 1f out, chased winner inside final furlong, strong challenge near finish, just held, 2nd of 7, hd behind Glass Harmonium (9-0) at Sandown 1m 2f Grp 3 (1) gd in Apr.
Sans Frontieres (IRE) 6-1 (8-12) Raced stands side, keen in touch, ridden and weakened 2f out, 6th of 8, 12l behind Sri Putra (8-12) at Newmarket 1m 1f Grp 3 (1) gf in Apr.
South Easter (IRE) 13-8fav (8-13) Held up in touch, chased leaders 3f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on well, won at Kempton 1m 2f Listed Stakes (4yo+) (1) pol in Mar beating Safari Sunup (8-13) by 1/2l, 6 ran.
Stotsfold 9-2 (9-3) Keen in mid-division, ridden over 2f out, ran on final furlong, not reached leaders, 4th of 13, 1 1/4l behind Tranquil Tiger (9-0) at Lingfield 1m 2f Group 3 (1) pol in Mar.
Les Fazzani (IRE) 15-8fav (9-1) Made all, ridden over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, won at Kempton 1m 4f listed stks (1) pol in Nov beating Mooakada (8-9) by 1l, 8 ran.
