slowly into stride, soon switched left, held up in rear, well behind final 2f, eased over 1f out, tailed off
chased leaders, not clear run well over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
mid-division, not clear run well over 1f out, hung left and stayed on inside final furlong, never troubled leaders
switched left soon after start, held up towards rear, ridden over 1f out, no headway, eased inside final furlong
soon pushed along, always in rear, no chance final 2f, soon eased, tailed off
held up towards rear, effort on outside over 2f out, no impression final furlong
soon led, set decent pace, sometimes hung right on bend, headed well over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
mid-division, raced keenly, ridden and headway on inside over 1f out, kept on to take 3rd well inside final furlong, not pace to challenge front pair
chased leader, led well over 2f out, ridden to assert over 1f out, just held on
mid-division, improved 5f out, ridden to chase winner entering final furlong, ran on well, just failed
raced keenly, chased leaders, chased winner well over 1f out until entering final furlong, no extra final 100 yards
mid-division, headway on outside over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, stayed on one pace inside final furlong
FANJURA gets the vote here over Kingdom of Fife and Mull of Dubai. The selection hails from a yard that do well here and he ran well in a competitive handicap at Newbury last time. He is versatile with regards to the ground and he has the plum draw so he makes plenty of appeal. Kingdom of Fife failed to see out the trip over 1m4f last time at Leicester so this drop in distance will suit. He is another who will go on any ground and he has a decent draw. Course and distance form can count for a lot at this venue, so Mull of Dubai has to enter calculations. However, he has been done no favours by the draw and he will need plenty of luck to score from stall 11. El Dececy is in good form but a combination of his 6lbs penalty and his high draw mean he is probably best watched today. Cheshire Prince has won over the course and distance so he can go well at a price. However, Barry Hills has a good strike-rate here and Fanjura can provide him with another winner.
Humungous (IRE) 66-1 (9-4) Blind removed late, started slowly, took keen hold towards rear, headway on outside after 3f and in touch, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out, 11th of 12, 26l behind Hattan (9-7) at Kempton 1m 4f Grp3 stks (1) pol in Sep.
Press The Button (GER) 20-1 (9-4) Held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, one pace final 2f, 10th of 20, 7l behind Duncan (9-7) at Epsom Downs 1m 2f hcp 0-95 (2) gd in Apr.
Fanjura (IRE) 25-1 (9-0) Mid-division, headway 3f out, ridden to chase leaders 2f out, stayed on final furlong, 5th of 23, 2l behind Extraterrestrial (8-12) at Newbury 1m hcp (2) sft in Apr.
Mull of Dubai 11-1 (9-4) Held up in rear, headway 3f out, hung left 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 13, 3 1/2l behind Stone Of Scone (9-4) at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp 0-90 (3) gs in Apr.
Bee Sting 14-1 (9-6) Led, quickened up over 2f out, fading when headed inside final furlong, 3rd of 12, 2l behind Boz (9-6) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (3) pol in Oct.
Dream Desert (IRE) 4-1fav (8-12) Keen, in touch, ridden to lead over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 18, 5l behind Hatton Flight (9-0) at Epsom Downs 1m 4f hcp 0-105 (3) gd in Apr.
El Dececy (USA) 16-1 (9-6) Held up towards rear, ridden along over 3f out, never troubled leaders, 8th of 9, 14l behind Empowered (9-4) at Doncaster 1m 2f app hcp (0-85) (4yo+) (4) gd.
Robby Bobby 14-1 (9-3) Raced wide, held up in touch, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, last of 18, 38l behind Hatton Flight (9-0) at Epsom Downs 1m 4f hcp 0-105 (3) gd in Apr.
Cheshire Prince 33-1 (9-0) In touch, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 8th of 11, 13l behind First Avenue (8-9) at Warwick 1m 3f hcap (3) sft in Oct.
Kingdom of Fife 10-1 (8-9) Held up, in touch, pushed along over 3f out, ridden to go 3rd over 1f out, stayed on same pace, 3rd of 12, 2 1/2l behind Electrolyser (9-0) at Leicester 1m 4f 3yo hcp (2) sft in Oct.
Gala Casino Star (IRE) 13-2 (8-12) Raced wide, held up, pushed along over 2f out, soon beaten, 7th of 11, 9l behind Forgotten Voice (9-1) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Apr.
Vainglory (USA) 10-1 (8-6) Mid-division on outside, ridden 2f out, stayed on and edged right inside final furlong, going on near finish, 4th of 12, 2 1/2l behind Dubai Dynamo (8-11) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-95 (3) pol in Apr.
