held up 4th, pushed along over 2f out, ridden 2f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, led final strides, shade cosily
raced keenly, tracked leader, led over 1f out, hard ridden inside final furlong, stayed on, headed last strides
tracked leaders on inside, went 2nd 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, no extra in 3rd close home
steadied start, held up last, outpaced 2f out, no chance after
raced keenly, led, joined 2f out, headed over 1f out, lost 2nd 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
This looks tricky but JALLOTA may prove the safest proposition. Charlie Hills’ charge is penalised for winning a Listed race at Redcar last term but still has strong claims off his current mark racing on the all-weather in this country for the first time. Arod has been much travelled since winning a Group 2 at Ascot back in 2015 and ran well in the Grade 1 Woodbine Mile in September on his debut for David Simcock. He’s not out of this and Poet's Vanity has a chance on these terms despite failing to win last year given she drops in class today. Chessman and the selection’s stablemate Magillen look up against it in this company.
Jallota 8-1 (9-5) Held up in last pair, headway on outside chasing leaders over 2f out, ridden and hung right from over 1f out, no extra in 4th inside final furlong, 4th of 6, 3 1/2l behind Bravo Zolo (9-2) at Newmarket 1m lst stks (1) gs in Nov.
Arod (IRE) 50-1 (8-5) 2-3w,ang out1/4,gamely, 5th of 12, 3 1/2l behind World Approval (8-12) at Woodbine 1m stks gd in Sep.
Chessman (IRE) 20-1 (9-1) Mid-division in centre, some headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 20, 7 1/4l behind Le Brivido (9-1) at Ascot 7f Grp 3 stks (1) gf in Jun.
Magillen (IRE) 16-1 (9-3) Mid-division, ridden and weakened inside final 2f, 11th of 13, 10 3/4l behind Churchill (9-3) at Ascot 7f lst stks (1) gs in Jun.
Poet's Vanity 16-1 (8-12) Raced alone towards stands side, outpaced when joined main group 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 8, 17l behind Massaat (9-6) at Newbury 7f Grp 2 stks (1) sft in Aug.