close up, travelled well, headway over 3f out, joined leader 2f out, shaken up to lead approaching final furlong, eased near finish
towards rear, pushed along, 4f out, never a factor
dwelt, towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, never a factor
keen, held up, good headway entering final 3f, ridden to chase winner entering final furlong, no impression towards finish
tracked leader, pushed along over 4f out, ridden to lead over 3f out, headed approaching final 2f, switched right and rallied inside final furlong
tracked leaders, led approaching final 2f, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, weakened inside final furlong
in touch, ridden and headway over 2f out, kept on towards finish
keen early, always in rear
led, ridden and headed over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, soon pulled up
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Nonrunner
Injun Sands went close at Kempton last month but has yet to score on Turf and the same comment applies to Spiritoftomintoul, third at Wolverhampton last time. PERCEUS (NAP) won over 1m4f in soft ground at Goodwood last year and has been successful over hurdles since. Today's trip should not be a problem for James Eustace's charge and he's preferred to another hurdles winner in Golden Doyen. The latter's only victory on the Flat so far came back in 2013 but Alphabetical Order has been in winning form though he was due to run at Beverley yesterday.
Hidden Justice (IRE) 7-1 (11-9) Close up, ridden and lost place 4th, behind 6th, pulled up before 4 out, at Fakenham 2m 4f hcp (3) sft in Jan.
Lexi's Boy (IRE) 3-1 (11-12) Led, not fluent 3rd, headed and dropped to 3rd 3 out, soon ridden and beaten, last of 3, 30l behind Away For Slates (11-12) at Sedgefield 2m 1f hcp (4) sft in Mar.
Spiritoftomintoul 7-4fav (9-5) Slowly away, in rear, pushed along over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 3rd of 5, 1 1/4l behind Stonecutter (9-6) at Wolverhampton 2m 1f hcp (4) pol in Mar.
Perceus 9-1 (11-4) Chased leaders to 4 out, soon outpaced, weakened before next, tailed off, 6th of 10, 19 1/4l behind Justatenner (10-9) at Uttoxeter 2m hcp (3) sft in Mar.
Golden Doyen (GER) 4-1 (10-12) Led until 4th, pressed leader, led again 7th until hit next, every chance 3 out, chased winner, ridden and one pace run-in, no chance with winner, 2nd of 6, 3l behind Henryville (11-3) at Exeter 2m 3f (3) gd in Mar.
Vilman (IRE) 18-1 (8-5) Took keen hold, tracked leader, led after 1f until over 10f out, chased leaders, pushed along and outpaced 2f out, soon ridden, no impression when hung left over 1f out, 6th of 8, 12 1/4l behind First Mohican (9-13) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp (2) pol in Dec.
Champagne Champ 12-1 (8-3) Held up, dropped to rear 5f out, 9th of 12, 10 1/4l behind Faithful Mount (9-0) at Salisbury 1m 6f hcp (3) sft in Oct.
Hallstatt (IRE) 12-1 (9-7) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, never on terms, 5th of 8, 4l behind Next Edition (8-12) at Wolverhampton 2m 1f hcp (5) pol in Mar.
Apollo Eleven (IRE) 50-1 (8-12) Led, headed narrowly halfway, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 9, 15 1/4l behind Seaside Sizzler (9-11) at Kempton 2m hcp (4) pol in Mar.
Injun Sands 7-1 (9-8) Dwelt close up, lost places 4f out, headway over 1f out, ridden to challenge winner entering final furlong, not quicken towards finish, 2nd of 9, 3/4l behind Seaside Sizzler (9-11) at Kempton 2m hcp (4) pol in Mar.
Alphabetical Order 9-2 (11-8) Slowly away and went right start, in rear, switched right over 2f out, soon headway, ridden and hung left over 1f out, kept on to lead post, won at Doncaster 1m 4f hcp (5) sft in Apr beating Bertie Moon (11-1) by ns, 10 ran.
