Led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened
Prominent, ridden 2f out, ran on well inside final furlong, just denied
Prominent, ridden to lead 2f out, ran on well, just held on
Bumped at start, always towards rear
Bumped at start, ridden 3f out, no impression
Prominent, ridden over 2f out, ran on
Bay Breeze won at Ripon on last week’s reappearance though both wins have come in testing going. Bath winner Glamorous Express, Sip And Smile and Harb were all been beaten on their handicap debuts while a couple of these go handicapping for the first time. Another Investment is a novice winner at York but AL BAREZ defied a penalty when scoring easily at Wolverhampton and gets the vote to continue his good progress.
Harb 4-1 (9-9) Led, pushed along 2f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra towards finish, lost third close home, 4th of 10, 3 1/4l behind Harry Three (9-2) at Kempton 6f stks (5) pol in Oct.
Mojomaker (IRE) 4-1 (9-2) Chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and unable to quicken over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 7, 5 3/4l behind Kaboo (9-2) at Kempton 6f stks (2) pol in Jan.
Al Barez 8-11fav (9-9) Broke well to lead, ridden and asked for effort at 2f, went clear inside final furlong, won easily, won at Wolverhampton 6f stks (5) pol in Nov beating Forca Brasil (9-9) by 3 1/4l, 5 ran.
Another Investment (IRE) 25-1 (9-3) Held up off the pace towards rear, headway far side of group over 2f out, led 1f out, ridden and stayed on well, won at York 6f stks (4) gd in Sep beating Roach Power (9-1) by nk, 10 ran.
Sip And Smile (IRE) 10-3 (9-2) Held up in rear, some headway on outside 3f out, no impression over 1f out, 6th of 8, 4 1/2l behind Golden Warrior (9-7) at Kempton 6f hcp (4) pol in Feb.
Bay Breeze 7-2fav (8-13) Tracked leading trio, smooth headway to lead over 1f out, quickened clear entering final furlong, won eased down, won at Ripon 6f hcp (5) sft in Apr beating Moon Bay (8-2) by 5l, 10 ran.
Glamorous Express (IRE) 22-1 (9-2) Slow into stride, in touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, soon every chance, stayed on to lead towards finish, won at Bath 5f stks (5) gd in Oct beating Mr Beaufort (8-12) by shd, 14 ran.