led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
just better than midfield, ridden and outpaced over 3f out, weakened from 2f out
in touch with leaders, cajoled along and lost position over 3f out, lost further ground over 2f out, soon weakened
slowly away, pushed along into midfield after 3f, ridden and effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
in rear of midfield, hard ridden over 3f out, soon dropped to rear, no impact from over 2f out
prominent, led over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, faced strong challenge final 110 yards, just held on towards post
towards rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, pushed along and further progress inside final furlong, went 2nd final 110 yards, just denied towards post
towards rear, ridden and effort over 2f out, brief headway, kept on same pace over 1f out
tracked leader, clear 2nd over 2f out, ran on inside final furlong, lost 2nd towards post
prominent, short of room and shuffled back after 2f, hard ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
slowly away, in rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, kept on at one pace from over 1f out
Tahitian Prince remains 7lb higher than when successful at Doncaster in March and finished behind runner-up Princesse Animale at Lingfield last time. Crystal Casque placed at Nottingham and drops down in class along with the returning One Small Step, who went close at Wolverhampton back in November. But a chance is taken BONNEVAL shows further progress handicapping for the first time today as he won in novice company last season and should be sharper after placing over track and trip on his comeback.
Hieronymus 9-1 (9-9) Raced wide in mid-division, pushed along 3f out, weakened over 2f out, last of 14, 20 1/2l behind Almufti (9-10) at Kempton 1m hcp (3) pol in Oct.
One Small Step (IRE) 11-2 (8-3) Keen soon led, 5 lengths clear 6f out, steadied pace and reduced lead 3f out, ridden 2 lengths clear over 1f out, headed towards finish, 2nd of 8, 1/2l behind Moonlight In Paris (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp fll (2) pol in Nov.
Delicate Kiss 15-2 (9-12) Raced wide tracked leaders, pushed along 3f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 6, 11 3/4l behind Mostawaa (9-10) at Kempton 1m hcp (4) pol in Dec.
Pledge Of Honour 9-2 (9-12) Held up in mid-division, pushed along chasing leaders over 2f out, ridden and weakened inside final 2f, 8th of 9, 9 1/2l behind Water's Edge (9-12) at Windsor 1m 2f hcp (4) sft in Oct.
Capitole (FR) 80-1 (9-9) Led early, tracked leaders, ridden and weakened approaching final furlong, last of 11, 13 1/2l behind Maori Knight (9-3) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (4) pol in May.
Tahitian Prince (FR) 10-3 (9-11) Chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and one pace when edged left over 1f out, 3rd and one pace inside final furlong, 3rd of 10, 2 1/2l behind Billhilly (9-6) at Lingfield 1m hcp (5) pol in Apr.
Bonneval 8-1 (9-9) Soon led, ridden and headed over 1f out, not pace of winner and lost 2nd inside final furlong, 3rd of 9, 4l behind Troll Peninsula (9-9) at Kempton 1m stks (5) pol in Mar.
Old News 9-1 (9-6) Always in rear, well beaten final 2f, 11th of 12, 12 1/4l behind Chookie Dunedin (9-5) at Wetherby 7f hcp (4) gd in Apr.
Crystal Casque 18-1 (8-9) In touch with leaders, ridden over 1f out and challenged for lead, stayed on inside final furlong but outpaced by winner, 2nd of 8, 2 3/4l behind Lights On (9-4) at Nottingham 1m hcp fll (3) gf in Apr.
Princesse Animale 6-1 (9-3) Chased leaders on inside, went 2nd home turn, ran on under pressure inside final furlong, always held, 2nd of 10, 3/4l behind Billhilly (9-6) at Lingfield 1m hcp (5) pol in Apr.
Born To Finish (IRE) 12-1 (9-7) Slowly away, in rear, switched wide and ridden over 2f out, no impression, 6th of 10, 7l behind Kendergarten Kop (9-9) at Brighton 1m hcp (6) gf in Apr.
Enough Already 15-2 (9-11) Slowly into stride, towards rear, closer out wide 2f out and wide home turn, kept on late, never a threat, 7th of 10, 4 1/2l behind Billhilly (9-6) at Lingfield 1m hcp (5) pol in Apr.
