close up, pushed along 2f out, ridden and headway entering final furlong, stayed on to go 2nd towards finish
tracked leader, led 3f out, ridden over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, kept on one pace
dwelt close up in rear, headway between horse to lead entering final furlong, ran on
set steady pace, headed 3f out, remained prominent, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on same pace
tracked leaders, ridden and unable to quicken 2f out, weakened final furlong
Newcastle winner Silent Hunter makes his handicap debut on his reappearance and Thibaan returns to action having won over track and trip last year and undergone wind surgery subsequently. Both should be noted for any support but FIEROSPEED has shown good progress on the all-weather and bids for a hat-trick only 2lb higher than when scoring at Lingfield a fortnight ago. The Hannon colt looks worth sticking with in this while Highwaygrey is preferred to the struggling Wait Forever of the remainder.
Wait Forever (IRE) 12-1 (9-6) Towards rear, pushed along 3f out, ridden and stayed on final furlong, 6th of 16, 9 1/2l behind Throne Hall (9-5) at Doncaster 1m 2f hcp (3) gd in Mar.
Thibaan (USA) 13-2 (8-11) Held up and always last, short-lived effort on inside over 2f out, beaten final furlong, last of 4, 10l behind Emissary (9-5) at Yarmouth 1m 3f hcp (2) gf in Sep.
Highwaygrey 20-1 (8-6) Reared start, raced in rear, pushed along 2f out, switched right over 1f out, pressed third over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 5, 7 1/2l behind Waldkonig (9-7) at Pontefract 1m 2f hcp (2) gf in Apr.
Silent Hunter 1-5fav (9-5) Tracked leaders in 3rd, pushed along over 2f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, soon led, well on top inside final furlong, won at Newcastle 1m stks (5) pol in Dec beating Calculus (9-4) by 4 1/2l, 7 ran.
Fierospeed (IRE) 3-1 (8-10) Tracked leaders, went 2nd inside final furlong, driven ahead towards finish, won at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (3) pol in Apr beating Classical Wave (9-2) by nk, 7 ran.