slowly into stride, held up in last pair, headway on inside 2f out, never reached leaders
led until 6f out, chased leader, challenged from 2f out, took narrow lead 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra towards finish
started very slowly, in rear, headway over 1f out, strong run inside final furlong, led narrowly final 100 yards, caught last strides
took keen hold towards rear, no progress over 2f out
raced wide in mid-division, driven on outside inside final 2f, stayed on strongly inside final furlong, going on close home
prominent, led 6f out, ridden and headed 1f out, weakened final 100 yards
chased leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
held up towards rear on inside, hampered approaching 4f out, headway 2f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, not pace to threaten
steadied start, raced wide and always towards rear
in touch on inside, stayed on inside final furlong, never going pace to threaten
tracked leading pair on inside, switched left inside final 2f, ridden to lead inside final furlong, narrowly headed final 100 yards, rallied to lead again last strides
took keen hold, close up on outside, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten
Uncle Fred won at Windsor on his reappearance and looks to be a leading contender, while Willow Dancer made all to win over C&D before his latest poor effort at Ascot. However, he'll do well to grab the lead from his outside draw today and stablemate PERFECT POINT is preferred. He looked an improved performer when scoring over 7f on his return to action and Walter Swinburn's charge looks capable of following-up here with further progress on the cards. Hereford Boy has a bit to find with the selection, but Tarooq has solid claims judged in his comeback third to Cono Zur at Haydock last month. Botanist is worth a check in the betting on his seasonal debut after only two starts last year.
Uncle Fred 4-1 (11-4) Steadied start, held up in rear, headway on outside over 1f out, chased winner inside final furlong, soon strong challenge, always just held, 2nd of 12, 1/2l behind Edgewater (11-1) at Sandown 1m hcp 0-80 (4) gd in Apr.
Gallant Eagle (IRE) 16-1 (8-11) Towards rear, ridden over 3f out, kept on final furlong, never nearer, 5th of 14, 9l behind Space War (9-4) at Ffos Las 1m hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Oct.
Tevez 10-1 (9-1) Slowly into stride, in rear, ridden on wide outside 3f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, nearest finish, 4th of 13, 2l behind Point North (9-2) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
Botanist 9-1 (8-11) Towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 9th of 15, 5l behind Dance And Dance (9-10) at Newmarket 1m hcp 0-95 (3) sft in Sep.
Spa's Dancer (IRE) 9-2 (9-3) Slowly into stride, in rear, good headway on inside well over 1f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 8, 3 1/2l behind Tiradito (9-7) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Apr.
Willow Dancer (IRE) 16-1 (8-13) Chased leaders, pushed along over 3f ut, weakened 2f out, 13th of 18, 15l behind Nelson's Bounty (9-3) at Ascot 1m hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Apr.
Perfect Point (IRE) 3-1fav (9-2) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, led entering final furlong, held on well, won at Kempton 7f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Apr beating Maze (9-7) by 1 1/2l, 10 ran.
Mishrif (USA) 8-1 (9-2) Took keen hold, chased leader, led 6f out, driven over 1f out, headed 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 10, 3l behind Mustakmil (9-7) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Oct.
Hereford Boy 20-1 (9-4) In rear, effort over 1f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, no impression near finish, 3rd of 8, 1 3/4l behind Willow Dancer (9-7) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Apr.
Gallantry 25-1 (10-12) Held up in mid-division, pushed along 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 11th of 12, 17l behind Edgewater (11-1) at Sandown 1m hcp 0-80 (4) gd in Apr.
Tarooq (USA) 10-3fav (9-7) In touch on inside, ridden 2f out, stayed on to 3rd over 1f out, 3rd of 11, 4l behind Cono Zur (9-4) at Haydock 1m hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Apr.
All Right Now 3-1fav (9-7) With leader, led over 3f out, joined over 1f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, 2nd of 14, 1 3/4l behind Koo And The Gang (9-1) at Southwell 1m hcp 0-65 (6) fbs.
