slowly into stride, soon mid-division on inside, headway chasing leaders over 4f out, ridden and stayed on from over 1f out, not quite pace of leading duo
tracked leaders, went 2nd over 2f out, led 2f out, ridden and headed 1f out, weakened well inside final furlongl
tracked leaders on inside, ridden and hung left 2f out, soon outpaced, plugged on again inside final furlong
tracked leader until over 2f out, soon ridden and weakened
held up towards rear, good headway on inside tracking leaders over 4f out, went 2nd over 1f out, ridden to lead 1f out, stayed on gamely, joined post
raced keenly and always in rear, tailed off
held up towards rear, steady headway on outside 3f out to track leaders over 2f out, ridden in 2nd and every chance inside final furlong, joined leader post
raced keenly, led until 2f out, weakened final furlong
held up in last pair, never on terms
held up towards rear, stayed on inside final furlong, never going pace to get involved
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Just about all of these are stoutly-bred and stepping up to the trip for the first time. Selecto ran over 1m1f on heavy ground at Newmarket in November so today's trip and ground will hold no terrors. Harmonious couldn't quite hold True Scarlet over 1m2f at Lingfield but stayed on when headed while Gibraltar looked in need of a stamina test in his runs last year and should get one here. Duke Of Condicote disappointed when well supported for a Class 2 handicap over 1m2f at Nottingham in October so better must have been expected. Bahrani Star was engaged in a Listed contest at Newmarket yesterday so the vote goes to AQUASCAPE, who showed promise in a couple of runs on Polytrack in the autumn and will be much better suited by the trip and ground here.
Harmonious 4-1 (8-6) Slowly away, soon prominent, led over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 10, 1l behind True Scarlet (8-1) at Lingfield 1m 2f mdn stks (5) pol in Feb.
Selecto 11-1 (8-12) Chased leaders, hampered and snatched up inside final furlong, no chance after, 5th of 9, 4 1/4l behind Global Storm (9-6) at Newmarket 1m 1f (4) hvy in Nov.
Bondi Sands (IRE) 16-1 (9-5) Tracked leader until pushed along 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 10, 14l behind Brentford Hope (9-5) at Newmarket 1m 2f mdn stks (3) sft in Oct.
Nibras Wish (IRE) 18-1 (9-5) Led, headed over 4f out, remained prominent, ridden and every chance 2f out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 7, 1 3/4l behind Zegalo (9-5) at Nottingham 1m mdn stks (5) hvy in Oct.
Duke Of Condicote 11-4fav (8-5) In touch, lost place 8f out soon in rear, pushed along and progress 3f out, switched right over 2f out, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, no impression and lost 3rd towards finish, 4th of 9, 10l behind Dubai Souq (9-3) at Nottingham 1m 2f (2) sft in Oct.
Royal Astronomer 11-4 (8-9) Pressed winner until pushed along 3f out, soon lost 2nd, weakened inside final 2f, last of 4, 11 1/2l behind Queen Of All (8-11) at Southwell 1m stks (4) pol in Feb.
Bharani Star (GER) 10-1 (9-0) Close up, pushed along 2f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 9, 8 1/4l behind Queen Daenerys (9-0) at Newmarket 1m fll stks (4) gf in Sep.
Ten Thousand Stars 4-1 (9-3) Always behind, 7th of 8, 9 1/4l behind Oso Rapido (9-6) at Redcar 7f (5) gf in Sep.
Arthalot (IRE) 80-1 (9-5) Held up and behind, some late headway, never on terms, 6th of 11, 8 3/4l behind Midnights Legacy (9-5) at Bath 1m 2f stks (5) sft in Oct.
Soldier On Parade 50-1 (8-9) Chased leaders, every chance over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 6, 2 3/4l behind Believe In Love (9-3) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (4) pol in Mar.
Aquascape (IRE) 8-1 (9-2) Led 2f, settled in 3rd 5f out, pushed along over 2f out, plugged on same pace in 3rd, 3rd of 13, 4l behind Bronze River (9-7) at Chelmsford City 1m stks (5) pol in Oct.
Gibraltar (IRE) 5-4fav (9-5) Tracked leaders, driven over 2f out, soon ridden, kept on inside final furlong, not reach leaders, 4th of 8, 3 1/4l behind Locked N' Loaded (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f (5) pol in Nov.
