mid-division, 6th 3f out, soon ridden and no impression
towards rear, headway 3f out, pushed along in 5th 2f out, soon, disputed 3rd final furlong, kept on same pace close home
chased leaders in 4th, headway into 2nd on inner entering straight, led travelling well 2f out, soon ridden, strongly pressed and joined inside final furlong, headed and no extra close home
mid-division, pushed along in 7th entering straight, soon no impression, never a factor
dwelt, rear of mid-division early, headway into 4th halfway, ridden in 4th under 2f out, disputed 3rd final furlong, kept on same pace close home
chased leaders in 3rd, ridden in 3rd over 4f out, progress into 2nd 2f out, improved to dispute lead inside final furlong, stayed on well to lead close home
led, joined halfway, led again 4f out, ridden and headed 2f out, no impression final furlong
slowly into stride and always behind, pushed along 6f out, soon trailing
chased leader in 2nd, improved to dispute lead halfway, ridden and headed 4f out, soon weakened
The 2014 Queen Alexandra Stakes winner Pique Sous is comfortably the pick on official ratings but has had just two starts since that Royal Ascot victory and was well beaten there last year. Political Policy has won eight races around here but has been badly out of form in recent weeks. Winter Lion won a course and distance handicap in November and was just 3lb higher when gaining a repeat victory last month. RASHAAN scored over 1m6f at Gowran in August and beat the high-class Apple's Jade over hurdles at Down Royal in November - that looks enough to hand him the vote in an interesting contest. Train Time has made progress since stepping up to 1m4f and her pedigree suggests she can do even better over this trip.
Bien Chase (IRE) 66-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along in 5th approaching straight, ridden and no extra 1 1/2f out, 7th of 14, 14l behind Hes Our Music (9-7) at Dundalk 1m 3f pol in Nov.
Brokopondo (IRE) 10-1 (8-7) Mid-division, 6th halfway, ridden on outer over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong to go 4th closing stages, 4th of 9, 1 1/4l behind Specific Gravity (8-12) at Dundalk 1m 3f hcp pol in Feb.
Elishpour (IRE) 16-1 (11-0) Held up, 10th from 5th, improved to chase leaders on inner and pushed along before straight, no impression from before last where slight mistake, no extra, 6th of 12, 16 3/4l behind Oscar Sam (11-10) at Leopardstown 3m hcp gd in Jan.
Paris Snow 20-1 (10-9) Led, pressed approaching 2 out, ridden and headed approaching straight, soon no extra, 14th of 19, 32l behind Scoir Mear (10-11) at Galway 2m 6f hcp Yielding in Oct.
Political Policy (IRE) 8-1 (9-9) Mid-division, 5th halfway, pushed along and no impression under 2f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong, 7th of 9, 2 1/2l behind Specific Gravity (8-12) at Dundalk 1m 3f hcp pol in Feb.
Rashaan (IRE) 10-1 (11-2) Tracked leader, 2nd halfway, pushed along approaching 2 out and progress to challenge last, ridden to lead run-in, kept on well, won at Down Royal 2m (1) gd in Nov beating Apple's Jade (11-0) by 1 1/2l, 4 ran.
Winter Lion (IRE) 3-1 (8-11) Made all, pushed along to assert 2f out and 3 lengths clear over 1f out, stayed on well, won at Dundalk 2m hcp pol in Jan beating Venezia (8-6) by 5 1/2l, 7 ran.
Monrovia (IRE) High Chaparral gelding out of Malayan Mist.
Train Time 7-1 (9-1) Soon led and made virtually all, ridden 2f out, soon strongly pressed, joined 1f out, stayed on well under pressure inside final furlong, regained lead near line, won at Dundalk 1m 4f mdn pol in Jan beating Wrap Star (9-9) by nk, 13 ran.
Pique Sous (FR) 15-2 (9-8) Mid-division, ridden 3f out, stayed on final furlong, never nearer, 7th of 20, 10 1/4l behind Jennies Jewel (9-3) at Ascot 2m 4f hcp stks (2) sft in Jun.
