tracked clear leader, pushed along to lead over 1f out, ridden out
steadied start, in touch in rear, pushed along over 2f out, weakened final furlong
keen tracked leaders, ridden to chase winner over 1f out until inside final furlong, kept on one pace
took keen hold, soon led, clear over 5f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon hung right, weakened final furlong
in touch, pushed along over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, nearest finish
dwelt in rear, pushed along over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
close up, ridden over 1f out, ridden and headway to chase winner inside final furlong, kept on
ROUSSEL made a winning start at Leicester last year but faced some tough tasks afterwards and was beaten by subsequent Greenham third Hey Gaman at Newmarket when last in action. The Godolphin colt may prove good enough on his return and is preferred to another Leicester winner, Zumurud. Charming Guest returned to action with a victory over the minimum trip at Bath but attempts 6f for the first time and the remainder are harder to fancy on what they’ve shown so far.
Roussel (IRE) 8-15fav (9-3) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, headway to chase winner over 1f out, no impression final furlong, 2nd of 3, 5l behind Hey Gaman (9-3) at Newmarket 6f stks (3) gs in Jul.
Zumurud (IRE) 8-1 (9-2) Tracked leader, keen early, led over 1f out, soon challenged, ran on well, won at Leicester 6f stks (4) gs in Oct beating Sporting Bill (9-2) by 1 1/4l, 9 ran.
Charming Guest (IRE) 3-1 (8-9) Close up, ridden and headway inside final furlong, ran on to lead near finish, readily, won at Bath 5f stks (5) gd in Apr beating Cowboy Soldier (9-7) by nk, 8 ran.
Airglow (IRE) 10-1 (9-2) Towards rear, headway on outer to chase leaders over 3f out, ridden 2f out, no impression from over 1f out, 5th of 10, 6 1/4l behind Ayutthaya (9-6) at Thirsk 1m stks (5) gs in Apr.
Impulsive Force (IRE) 33-1 (9-1) Behind, some late headway, never dangerous, 6th of 9, 5 3/4l behind Tanseeq (9-5) at Newcastle 7f stks (5) pol in Apr.
Scimitar (IRE) 8-1 (9-2) Led, headed 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 8, 19l behind Nordic Passage (9-2) at Kempton 7f stks (6) pol in Apr.
Praxedis 20-1 (9-0) Slowly away, towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 7th of 8, 7 3/4l behind Guns Drawn (9-0) at Kempton 6f fll stks (5) pol in Oct.