tracked leader until halfway, handy 3rd, 2nd again travelling over 2f out, led over 1f out, soon pushed along and quickened clear, impressive
led and set steady pace, headed over 1f out, soon outpaced and no chance with winner
tracked leaders, pushed along and hung right over 2f out, outpaced just inside final 2f, no threat after, plugged on late
pulled hard, held up in last pair, headway on outside over 2f out, went 3rd over 1f out, kept on, no chance with winner
unseated rider on way out, in touch in 5th on inside, weakened over 2f out
difficult loading, raced keenly, held up and always in rear
slowly into stride, soon tracking leaders on outside, went 2nd halfway until pushed along over 2f out, chased leaders, lost 3rd and weakened tamely over 1f out
Just Brilliant made a winning start at Newmarket in 2017 but hasn’t raced since well beaten in last year’s Craven Stakes and it remains to be seen how Kodiac Harbour copes under a penalty for scoring at Lingfield in February. CANVASSED is another penalised having made a winning debut at Newcastle in September but he beat a couple of subsequent winners by a wide margin and is fancied to go close with Roger Varian’s yard among the winners recently. Ocala has placed in all three outings so far and makes more appeal on her reappearance than I Can and Captain Scott with the latter dropping down in trip.
Canvassed (IRE) 11-4 (9-2) Held up tracking leaders, smooth headway 2f out, led approaching final furlong, quickened readily clear inside final furlong, eased towards finish, won at Newcastle 1m stks (5) pol in Sep beating Kingdom Brunel (9-2) by 3 1/4l, 7 ran.
Just Brilliant (IRE) 25-1 (9-0) Tracked winner, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 6, 13 3/4l behind Masar (9-0) at Newmarket 1m Grp 3 stks (1) gd in Apr.
Captain Scott (IRE) 25-1 (9-2) In touch, headway over 4f out, soon chasing leaders, every chance over 1f out, weakened closing stages, 4th of 8, 5l behind Beauty Salon (8-11) at Newcastle 1m 2f stks (5) pol in Mar.
I Can (IRE) 33-1 (9-2) Slowly into stride, towards rear, headway on inside chasing leaders over 1f out, pushed along and ran on into never nearer 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 14, 4 1/2l behind Flavius Titus (9-2) at Kempton 7f stks (5) pol in Nov.
Noel (IRE) 50-1 (10-0) Always towards rear, 8th of 9, 19 3/4l behind Lestrade (8-12) at Chelmsford City 7f stks (4) pol in Mar.
Time To Rock 200-1 (10-0) Pulled hard, chased leaders on outside, pushed along halfway, weakened inside final 2f, last of 12, 17 1/4l behind Nahham (10-0) at Kempton 7f stks (5) pol in Mar.
Ocala 7-1 (9-0) Keen close up, tracked leaders over 2f out, ridden and stayed on to chase winner inside final furlong, no threat, 2nd of 14, 3l behind Sheikha Reika (9-0) at Newmarket 7f mdn fll stks (4) gd in Apr.
Kodiac Harbour (IRE) 5-2 (9-2) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, led inside final furlong, held on close home, won at Lingfield 1m stks (5) pol in Feb beating Pheidippides (9-2) by nk, 6 ran.
