held up in rear, effort over 2f out, stayed on final furlong
prominent, every chance entering final furlong, soon hard ridden, held close home
tracked leaders, keen, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
made all, under pressure from over 1f out, all out
held up, keen, ridden over 2f out, one pace from 1f out
held up mid-division, headway over 2f out, stayed on final furlong
tracked leaders, outpaced over 2f out, stayed on final furlong
held up in touch, keen, ridden and lost place over 2f out
PRINCE RHYDDARCH can eclipse Follow The Sun whilst Edas may be able to land a share of the spoils as well. The selection makes a quick reappearance under a penalty but that's no surprise given the authority of his victory here last time. Previous performances gave little indication that he was capable of galloping his way to an eighteen length winning margin but that's just what he did on his first run since being gelded and he's taken to go in again. Follow The Sun is another unexposed runner coming into the race on the back of a victory and the second has won since which makes his 5lb rise look a little lenient. He galloped on strongly that day so should have no problem with this longer trip and is feared. Cases of sorts can be made for a few of the remainder but Edas may be the one to concentrate on following his second at Beverley. He's exposed and hasn't won on the Flat for three years but he did score over hurdles a year ago and may not be done with yet. It goes against the grain to side with him though and we'll look no further than Prince Rhyddarch.
Fever 12-1 (9-1) Held up, headway and effort 3f out, no extra final furlong, 4th of 9, 2 1/2l behind Rowan Lodge (8-8) at Redcar 1m 1f clm (6) gd.
Edas 7-1 (9-13) Chased leaders and keen, ridden to lead over 1f out, soon headed and no extra final furlong, 2nd of 10, 1 1/2l behind Red Fama (9-4) at Beverley 1m 4f hcp 0-65 (6) gs.
Follow The Sun (IRE) 12-1 (8-9) Tracked leaders, ridden to lead over 3f out, ridden out final furlong, won at Redcar 1m 2f mdn hcp (5) gs beating White Moss (9-1) by 2l, 9 ran.
Three Strings (USA) 14-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, edged left under pressure over 1f out, stayed on same pace, 3rd of 13, 4l behind Hurlingham (10-0) at Haydock 1m 3f hcp 0-70 (5) sft.
Ulysees (IRE) 20-1 (9-0) Held up in last, ridden and good headway from over 2f out to challenge winner over 1f out, one pace inside final furlong, 2nd of 10, 1 1/2l behind Astrodome (8-12) at Hamilton 1m 3f hcp 0-60 (6) gd.
Mayadeen (IRE) 16-1 (8-5) Slowly into stride, always behind, last of 11, well behind Pertemps Networks (8-4) at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) gs in Apr.
Prince Rhyddarch 7-1 (8-11) Soon tracking leaders, pushed along over 6f out, led over 3f out, clear from over 2f out, easily, won at Hamilton 1m 4f mdn 0-60 (6) sft beating River Kent (9-0) by 18l, 7 ran.
Qaasi (USA) 12-1 (9-1) Prominent, driven over 2f out, one pace final furlong, 4th of 11, 6l behind Shenandoah Girl (9-2) at Beverley 1m 4f sll hcp (6) sft.
Jane of Arc (FR) 4-1 (9-2) Tracked winner, ridden over 3f out, soon one pace, 3rd of 10, 6l behind Astrodome (8-12) at Hamilton 1m 3f hcp 0-60 (6) gd.