held up, ridden and headway over 2f out, edged left over 1f out, strong challenge inside final furlong, no extra near finish
tracked leaders, ridden well over 2f out, ran on strongly when narrow gap appeared well inside final furlong, led near finish
mid-division until dropped to last pair over 5f out, ridden over 2f out, headway of 1f out, kept on to challenge well inside final furlong, no extra final strides
led, ridden and headed over 2f out, kept pressing leaders, no extra final 50 yards
mid-division, ridden and headway to challenge over 1f out, kept on, no extra near finish
restrained start, behind, ridden from over 2f out, some late progress, never pace to get on terms
tracked leaders, ridden and every chance from 1f out, disputing close 3rd when squeezed out towards finish, not recover
with leader, ridden to lead over 2f out, battled on gamely when hard pressed throughout final furlong, headed near finish
This is a really good listed contest where UNNEFER should be able to captilise on really nice terms and we take him to do so at the expense of Premio Loco and King of Dixie. If this was a handicap then the selection would be racing off top weight but as it is he receives weights from a few of his rivals. A former listed winner he is running well having scored in a decent conditions race last time out and his placing in a Group Three as a three-year-old rates as strong form. Premio Loco has only been beaten twice over the mile trip in seven starts and he narrowly missed out on taking the Winter Derby on his last run. He did score in a listed contest at Kempton in February and while his best has come on polytrack he is effective on turf but the terms are in the favour of the pick. King Of Dixie hasn't quite reached the heights of the two we've just mentioned but goes well over this trip and comes into this in good heart and a nod must be made in the direction Yamal who was a winner of a top listed race during York¿s Dante meeting. Really good stuff this where Unnefer gets the call racing off good terms.
Mac Love 9-1 (9-4) Steadied start and bumped leaving stalls, held up last, ridden over 2f out, no headway, never dangerous final 2f, 10th of 11, 10l behind Duff (9-4) at Kempton 7f 3yo Listed stks (1) pol in Dec.
Premio Loco (USA) 2-1fav (9-0) Held up in touch, switched right 2f out, headway approaching final furlong, ridden to challenge winner when hung left inside final furlong, not quicken near finish, 2nd of 12, ns behind Scintillo (9-0) at Lingfield 1m 2f Group 3 (1) pol in Mar.
Yamal (IRE) 5-1fav (9-1) Held up in touch, ridden approaching final furlong, led inside last, kept on, won at York 1m (1) gd beating Philario (8-7) by 1/2l, 15 ran.
Bushman 20-1 (9-0) Held up in rear, pushed along and headway 4f out, beaten over 1f out, 6th of 9, 5l behind Doctor Fremantle (9-0) at Chester 1m 2f Grp 3 (1) gf.
King of Dixie (USA) Evensfav (9-12) Tracked leader, led 2 out, ran on, won at Lingfield 1m stks (3yo+) (2) pol beating Fullback (8-5) by 2 1/4l, 5 ran.
Perfect Stride 11-4 (9-0) Bumped and switched right start, held up in rear, eased to outside from over 2f out, driven over 1f out, strong challenge and pressed winner throughout final furlong, just failed, 2nd of 5, ns behind General Eliott (9-0) at Ascot 1m Listed stks (1) gf in Apr.
Unnefer (FR) 2-1fav (9-2) Tracked leader, led well over 1f out, comfortably, won at Lingfield 1m 2f stks (2) gf beating Halicarnassus (8-12) by 1 1/2l, 5 ran.
Pure Poetry (IRE) 66-1 (9-0) Held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, never going pace to trouble leaders, 7th of 15, 6l behind Sea The Stars (9-0) at Newmarket 1m Grp 1 3yo (1) gf.
General Eliott (IRE) 3-1 (9-0) Tracked leading pair, pushed along 2f out, soon driven, led 1f out, strongly pressed throughout final furlong, held on gamely, won at Ascot 1m Listed stks (1) gf in Apr beating Perfect Stride (9-0) by ns, 5 ran.
