ridden away from stalls, chased leaders, went 2nd 4f out until over 2f out, soon weakened
held up, not much room over 2f out, soon went 3rd, stayed on, no impression
led early, chased leader, lost 2nd 4f out, weakened from over 2f out
held up, closed to take 2nd over 2f out, led over 1f out, stayed on well
VIBRANCE finished runner-up under today’s apprentice over track and trip last time. James Fanshawe’s mare can go one better given she finished ahead of Cleonte on that occasion and the latter has subsequently gone close at Newcastle. Thai Terrier ran below par at Southwell having won easily at Chelmsford before that though is 5lb higher today while Al Kout is preferred to Koeman over today’s trip having finished second here on his penultimate start.
Koeman 9-1 (10-0) Dwelt, held up towards rear, ridden and switched left over 2f out, headway over 1f out, kept on, went 4th close home, 4th of 11, 2 3/4l behind Amtiyaz (9-2) at Kempton 2m hcp (3) pol in Jan.
Vibrance 7-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon led, headed over 1f out, no impression on winner inside final furlong, just held onto 2nd, 2nd of 11, 2 1/4l behind Amtiyaz (9-2) at Kempton 2m hcp (3) pol in Jan.
Thai Terrier (USA) 9-4fav (9-12) Close up, pushed along over 4f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 7, 6 1/4l behind Indigo Times (8-7) at Southwell 2m hcp (3) pol in Feb.
Cleonte (IRE) 12-1 (9-12) Prominent, switched centre and kept on same pace over 2f out, reminders and headway inside final furlong, up for 2nd final strides, 2nd of 6, 1/2l behind Caribeno (8-11) at Newcastle 2m hcp (3) pol in Feb.
Al Kout 6-1 (9-6) Raced keenly behind leader, led halfway down back straight, headed 2f out, faded before final furlong, last of 6, 14 1/4l behind Madeeh (9-3) at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp (4) pol in Mar.