chased leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along in 5th entering straight, ridden and no impression in 4th over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong
broke well and led early, tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, pushed along entering straight, progress to lead 2f out, ridden and 3 lengths clear 150 yards out, kept on
dwelt, held up and ran freely, 5th halfway, progress in straight and ridden to go 3rd over 1f out, no impression inside final furlong
tracked leader, 2nd halfway, ridden and dropped to 5th over 1f out, no extra
pushed along early and soon led, ridden and headed 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
held up in rear, 6th halfway, ridden and edged right 1 1/2f out, no impression 1f out, kept on one pace
SIR ISAAC NEWTON was surprisingly beaten when long odds-on in a four-runner race at Dundalk and will need to do very much better if he's win this before taking up one of his three engagements at Royal Ascot. He'll be a short-priced favourite here and doesn't look one to trust entirely but gets another chance. His stablemate General Macarthur is likely to find this trip more to his liking after finishing last of five over a mile at Dundalk and there looks to be more to come from him. Portage was a very smart handicapper last term finishing runner-up in the Cambridgeshire here and a close fifth in the Newmarket version. He deserves a step-up in grade and should win good races this season. Chemical Charge looked a smart prospect in the autumn of 2014 and is very interesting on his belated return while the remaining pair are both useful without quite ticking the right boxes.
Chemical Charge (IRE) 2-7fav (9-7) Made virtually all, driven clear entering final furlong, ran on, easily, won at Lingfield 1m stks (5) pol in Nov beating Natural Nine (9-0) by 3 3/4l, 4 ran.
Portage (IRE) 9-2fav (8-7) Mid-division centre, switched towards stands side and headway over 2f out, ridden to lead that side over 1f out, edged right and kept on inside final furlong, not reach leaders, 5th of 34, 2 1/4l behind Third Time Lucky (8-4) at Newmarket 1m 1f hcp (2) gd in Sep.
Sir Isaac Newton 2-5fav (9-5) Held up in last and slightly adrift early, close 4th entering straight, disputing 3rd 2f out, soon ridden and no impression on winner, moderate 3rd 1f out, kept on without threatening easy winner to go 2nd inside final furlong, 2nd of 4, 4 3/4l behind Yuften (9-5) at Dundalk 7f pol in Apr.
Duchess Andorra (IRE) 12-1 (9-5) Chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden 2f out, under pressure in 5th 1f out, kept on final furlong into 2nd close home, 2nd of 13, 1 1/2l behind Johann Bach (9-9) at Naas 1m hcp gd in May.
General Macarthur (USA) 6-1 (9-7) 4th early before dropping to rear, ridden under 2f out, no impression and kept on same pace inside final furlong, last of 5, 4 1/2l behind Long Island Sound (9-7) at Dundalk 1m pol in Apr.
St Gallen (IRE) 14-1 (9-5) Held up, soon rear of mid-division, pushed along into straight and headway, challenged and on terms 1f out, led and stayed on well closing stages, all out, won at Killarney 1m mdn gd in May beating Monarch (9-5) by shd, 10 ran.
