tracked leaders in 3rd, pushed along over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
tracked leader, led over 2f out, ridden and edged left over 1f out, hung left inside final furlong, headed final 100 yards, soon no extra in 3rd
raced keenly, held up in close 5th on inside, switched out over 2f out, headway out wide and hung right over 1f out, strong challenge inside final furlong, led post
chased leaders, pushed along out wide 3f out, ridden and went 2nd over 1f out, stayed on to lead final 100 yards, headed post
soon led, pushed along and headed over 2f out, lost 2nd inside final 2f, ridden and weakened over 1f out
IMPERIUM (NAP) has been here four times and won the lot including twice over the trip. He doesn't win by far and is only 2lb higher than last month's victory so can go in again. Coltrane completed a hat-trick on Turf last summer but has yet to score on the all-weather while Moliwood scrambled home in a Class 4 handicap on Tapeta in November. Oceanline was beaten at that level at Wolverhampton on Monday while Justus scored on very testing ground in France though didn't run badly on his debut for new connections at Chelmsford.
Coltrane (IRE) 6-4fav (9-3) Chased leaders, lost place after 6f, pushed along under 5f out, dropped to last 3f out and soon beaten, last of 6, 13 1/2l behind Nicholas T (9-3) at Newcastle 2m stks (2) pol in Dec.
Imperium (IRE) 2-1jfav (9-10) Chased leaders, went 2nd over 1f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on well, won at Kempton 2m hcp (3) pol in Dec beating Nate The Great (9-9) by nk, 6 ran.
Moliwood 5-1 (9-3) Tracked leader, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 4th of 7, 9l behind Bascule (9-2) at Chelmsford City 1m 6f hcp (2) pol in Dec.
Oceanline (IRE) 7-4fav (9-9) Chased leaders, ridden, effort and switched right over 2f out, switched right again entering final furlong, no impression on winner, stayed on, 2nd of 6, 2 1/2l behind Famous Star (9-1) at Wolverhampton 2m 1f hcp (4) pol in Jan.
Justus (IRE) 25-1 (9-1) In rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 7, 11 1/4l behind Bascule (9-2) at Chelmsford City 1m 6f hcp (2) pol in Dec.