held up last but in touch, rapid headway on outside over 3f out, soon kicked on, led 2f out, hard driven and stayed on final furlong, worn down final strides
raced in 4th, outpaced over 2f out, plugged on after but never going pace to threaten leaders
led, ridden and headed 3f out, weakened quickly inside final 2f
tracked leader, led 3f out until 2f out, soon driven, lost 2nd 1f out, outpaced by front pair
held up in close 5th, ridden and outpaced over 3f out, plugged on but no chance after
tracked leading pair, pushed along and outpaced 3f out, stayed on to take 3rd over 1f out, chased leader 1f out, sustained run under strong pressure to lead final strides
Nonrunner
This could turn out to be the most competitive race on the card, and our marginal preference is for GAIA PRINCE to get the better of Yossi and Hada Men. Amanda Perrett's gelding remains nought from seven, but has been knocking on the door when tried over a mile and a quarter. Going over an extra couple of furlongs looks to be a positive move by the trainer; he's comparatively lightly raced, and the only interest on the card for her. Yossi returns to the flat after three goes over hurdles, the most recent of which he won; he's also been entered over the timber tomorrow by Jim Best, who rarely sends runners here. Luca Cumani's been banging out the winners recently and knows how to place his horses at this sort of level, and Hada Men, lightly raced, has his first outing since October, and first for the yard. It's a tricky handicap to work out, and may be as tight on track as in the ring, but we'll support Gaia Prince.
King Supreme (IRE) 40-1 (8-11) Always behind, last of 13, 27l behind Red Merlin (8-13) at Goodwood 1m 4f hcp 0-90 (3) gd in May.
Profit's Reality (IRE) 5-2fav (9-4) Mid-division, headway over 8f out, led over 6f out, headed 3f out, soon one pace, 4th of 7, 7l behind Persian Peril (8-11) at Southwell 1m 3f hcp 0-85 (4) fbs in May.
Segal (IRE) 16-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders, led 4f out, headed 2f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 9, 14l behind Allied Powers (8-10) at Chester 1m 4f 3yo hcp (3) gd in May '08.
Gaia Prince (USA) 8-1 (9-4) Led, ridden over 2f out, headed 1f out, kept on, 2nd of 11, 1 1/4l behind Summer Winds (8-11) at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) gf in May.
Sgt Schultz (IRE) 14-1 (8-7) Keen, led over 8f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 4th of 8, 2 1/2l behind Martyr (9-2) at Newmarket 1m 4f hcp 0-90 (3) gf in May.
Hada Men (USA) 7-1 (9-0) Mid-division, ridden over 3f out, stayed on well from 2f out to go 2nd final furlong, 2nd of 13, 1 3/4l behind Mount Lavinia (9-4) at Salisbury 1m 6f hcap (5) gd in Oct.
Yossi (IRE) 8-1 (9-5) Led, headed 8f out, led again 4f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra, 2nd of 5, 2l behind The Betchworth Kid (9-0) at Nottingham 1m 6f hcap (3) sft in Aug.
