soon tracking leaders out wide, pushed along over 2f out, weakened quickly inside final 2f, tailed off
led over 1f, soon steadied in 5th, headway went 2nd over 2f out, led over 1f out, clear inside final furlong, stayed on strongly
raced keenly tracking leaders on inside, pushed along and outpaced over 2f out, plugged on into well held 3rd inside final 110 yards
held up in last pair on inside, headway on inside over 1f out, keeping on but held when not clear run on rail inside final furlong
wore hood to post, soon tracking leader, pushed along to lead over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, no chance with winner, weakened and lost two places inside final 110 yards
led over 8f out, pushed along and headed over 2f out, lost 2nd soon after, weakened rapidly and soon behind, tailed off and eased
held up in last pair, headway out wide edging right over 1f out, went 2nd inside final 110 yards, never any chance with winner
Secret State drops down in trip and debuts on the all-weather on his reappearance having been gelded since well beaten in Listed company in September. Phantom Flight showed good progress last season and is preferred to Rogue Millennium and Savvy Victory while Belloccio ended last year with a double over longer trips here including a Listed contest over 1m4f. But TYRRHENIAN SEA (NAP) finished just ahead of Foxes Tales when runner-up to subsequent Group 1 winner Lord North in last month’s Winter Derby and Roger Varian’s grey is taken to edge this.
Belloccio (FR) 9-2 (9-8) Held up off the pace in last pair, good headway out wide tracking leaders over 2f out, sustained challenge inside final furlong, led final strides, won at Kempton 1m 4f lst stks (1) pol in Nov beating Purple Ribbon (9-3) by nk, 9 ran.
Foxes Tales (IRE) 11-1 (9-2) Midfield, shaken up over 3f out, headway inside final furlong, just denied second, 3rd of 8, 3 1/4l behind Lord North (9-2) at Lingfield 1m 2f Grp 3 stks (1) pol in Feb.
Phantom Flight 10-11fav (9-0) Mid-division out wide, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and beaten inside final 2f, 7th of 11, 8 1/4l behind Royal Champion (9-5) at Ayr 1m 2f lst stks (1) gd in Sep.
Savvy Victory (IRE) 14-1 (9-2) Dwelt in rear stand side, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, kept on same pace, 3rd of 8, 12l behind Ottoman Fleet (9-5) at Newmarket 1m 2f lst stks (1) sft in Oct.
Secret State (IRE) 11-10fav (9-3) Led 1f, tracked leaders, every chance when badly hampered over 1f out and lost all chance, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 7, 8l behind El Habeeb (9-3) at Ascot 1m 6f lst stks (1) gd in Sep.
Tyrrhenian Sea (IRE) 9-2 (9-2) Prominent, shaken up over 2f out, pressed leader inside final furlong, kept on inside final furlong, just held second, 2nd of 8, 3 1/4l behind Lord North (9-2) at Lingfield 1m 2f Grp 3 stks (1) pol in Feb.
Rogue Millennium (IRE) 16-1 (9-1) Held up, pushed along 3f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out, last of 13, 37l behind Creative Flair (9-5) at Newmarket 1m 2f Grp 3 fll stks (1) gd in Oct.