held up, headway and every chance 3 out, kept on one pace from next
chased leader, ridden and led approaching 3 out, headed approaching next, soon outpaced by winner
steadied start, soon tailed off, pulled up after 3rd
keen, held up, ridden and headway 3 out, weakened approaching last
held up, led, soon clear, ridden and headed approaching 3 out, soon weakened, pulled up before next
chased leading pair, ridden and weakened approaching 3 out
pulled hard, held up, outpaced 5th, ran on to take 4th flat
held up mid-division, headway 3 out, led approaching next, clear approaching last, ran on
held up towards rear, headway 3rd, ridden and weakened approaching 3 out
Ken's Dream, Toparudi and Flower Haven are the three for the shortlist here with preference for Ken's Dream. Mark Tompkins' Toparudi has only had the one outing to date when finishing second to Nicky Henderson's Tarlac. That is decent form and he also turned in some good performances on the level, placed in two heavy ground contests towards the end of the season. he must be respected and looks sure to go well, but the ground may be a bit quick for him. Flower Haven keeps running well and filling the places but maybe needs a step up in trip to get her head in front. Former useful Flat performer Ken's Dream was having his first outing for eighteen months when finishing a length second at Market Rasen last time to Orcadian and that form looks good enough to win here, provided the famed bounce factor doesn't play a part. Ken's Dream can stamp his authority here.
Dunaskin (IRE) 6-4jt-fav (11-2) Tracked leader, led 6th, ridden approaching 2 out, soon headed, beaten when fell at the last in race won by Rehearsal (10-7) at Musselburgh 2m mdn hdl (F) gd in Feb '05, 14 ran.
Ken's Dream 3-1 (11-4) Held up in touch, ridden to lead 2 out, headed flat, no extra towards finish, 2nd of 18, 1l behind Orcadian (11-4) at Market Rasen 2m 1f mdn hdl (4) gs in Feb.
King's Thought 16-1 (9-2) Led, headed over 3f out, weakened rapidly, eased when no chance over 1f out, last of 6, well behind Etesaal (9-7) at Epsom 1m 2f stk (3) gd in Aug (Flat).
Otago (IRE) 16-1 (9-3) Prominent, ridden and hung left, led over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, weakened quickly, 11th of 16, 5l behind Summer Charm (8-10) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp 45-70 (5) pol in Sept (Flat).
Seraph 7-1fav (11-1) In touch, headway 3 out, led approaching next, headed and no extra run-in, 2nd of 18, 1 1/2l behind Colway Ritz (10-9) at Catterick 2m sll hcp hdl 0-90 (5) gd in Jan.
Tamreen (IRE) 10-1 (11-0) Chased leaders until ridden and weakened 6th, tailed off, 6th of 12, well behind Zipalong Lad (11-6) at Lingfield 2m 3f nov hdl (4) hvy in Feb.
Toparudi 12-1 (11-4) Held up, headway 2 out, chased winner well before last, no impression, 2nd of 15, 6l behind Tarlac (11-4) at Folkestone 2m 1f nov hdl (4) gs in Jan.
Flower Haven 11-2 (10-0) Held up, headway 6th, ridden 2 out, chased winner approaching last, kept on, 2nd of 11, 1l behind Proprioception (10-8) at Southwell 2m mrs hcp hdl (4) gd in Jan.
