held up in last pair on inside, pushed along and unable to quicken over 2f out, went 4th inside final 2f, stayed on late, never nearer
chased leaders in 4th, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, soon beaten
slight lead 2f, tracked leader, ridden to lead again inside final furlong, stayed on well
held up last, ridden and struggling inside final 2f, never a factor
shade keen, tracked leading pair on inside, going well enough when switched right over 1f out, went 2nd final 75 yards, not pace to challenge
slowly into stride, soon recovered to lead after 2f and set steady pace, quickened 3f out, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, weakened into 3rd final 75 yards
Matterhorn has developed into a very smart performer on the all-weather but has only raced once before on Turf and was well beaten. It may be asking a lot to beat proven soft-ground performers like ADDEYBB, who was impressive when landing year’s bet365 Mile at Sandown when there was plenty of give and was highly tried after. Forest Ranger won this last year having returned to action in the Earl Of Sefton at Newmarket and his campaign this season is following a similar path. He can’t be ignored but conditions are a worry for Chief Ironside. Success Days has become disappointing while Gabrial isn’t getting any younger and struggles at this level nowadays.
Addeybb (IRE) 15-8fav (9-9) Keen early, held up, ridden and headway inside final furlong, soon pressed leaders, not quicken towards finish, 3rd of 9, 1l behind Master The World (9-2) at Lingfield 1m 2f lst stks (1) pol in Nov.
Chief Ironside 5-1 (9-3) Raced in 4th early, soon 3rd, pushed along into straight, no extra from 1 1/2f out, 7th of 9, 10 3/4l behind Yulong Gold Fairy (9-0) at Tipperary 7f Grp 3 stks (1) sft in Oct.
Forest Ranger (IRE) 13-2 (9-0) Raced in centre, tracked group leader and up with the pace, went 2nd 2f out, every chance, 2nd of 10, 2 3/4l behind Zabeel Prince (9-0) at Newmarket 1m 1f Grp 3 stks (1) gf in Apr.
Gabrial (IRE) 12-1 (9-7) Towards rear, ridden over 1f out, kept on and no impression, 8th of 11, 11 1/4l behind Mordin (9-3) at Haydock 1m hcp (2) sft in Apr.
Matterhorn (IRE) 9-2 (9-5) Tracked leader, led over 2f out, quickened clear over 1f out, impressive, won at Lingfield 1m 2f (2) pol in Apr beating Wissahickon (9-5) by 7l, 8 ran.
Success Days (IRE) 20-1 (9-3) Soon led, joined halfway, pushed along over 2f out, headed 1 1/2f out, weakened inside final furlong, last of 8, 13 1/4l behind Magical (9-5) at Naas 1m 2f Grp 3 stks (1) Good - Yielding in Apr.
