tracked leaders, pushed along turning in, weakened over 2f out
raced keenly, led, pushed along turning in, ridden and headed soon after, soon weakened quickly
chased leaders on inside, pushed along over 2f out, plugged on final furlong
raced wide, chased leader until over 2f out, chased leaders, rallied under pressure and went 2nd again final 150 yards, no chance with easy winner
raced keenly, held up towards rear of mid-division, headway and pushed along on inside home turn, plugged on final furlong
held up off the pace and always towards rear
held up in mid-division, smooth headway out wide turning in, led over 2f out, came clear over 1f out, easily
held up towards rear, headway out wide went 2nd over 2f out, no impression over 1f out, lost 2nd final 150 yards
raced out wide, always towards rear, pushed along and struggling after halfway, tailed off
Only Iolaos Du Mou and DANCING IN BRAZIL of these have run under Rules so far. The former made a winning debut at Newbury but the latter, only a four-year-old, followed up a victory at Huntingdon with a close third in Listed company at Cheltenham so gets the vote. Brook Bay changed hands for a massive £380,000 after winning a point last year while Classic Anthem arrives with similar credentials and cost £200,000 himself. Support Act also has pointing experience while there are several interesting newcomers including Emailandy, who cost £150,000 and is a half-brother to several winners. The likes of East India Express, Highway One O Five and Thorpeness are also worth a market check.
Iolaos Du Mou (FR) 7-4fav (11-2) Close 3rd on inside, led over 2f out, ran green in front, ridden clear final furlong, won at Newbury 2m (5) gd in Nov beating Villainess (10-9) by 7 1/2l, 7 ran.
Brook Bay (IRE) 4-7 (11-11) Ld/disp, cl 2nd aftr 6out, b mstk 4out, wo early str, qcknd 2 1/2l clr last, in command run-in, won at Lingstown 3m mdn sft in Nov beating Chatshow Tv (11-11) by 4l, 10 ran.
Classic Anthem (IRE) 7-4 (11-11) Tr ldrs, went 2nd bef 4out, jnd ldr aftr 3out, ld bef str, 3l clr bef 2out where left clr, sl mstk last, finished alone, won at Monksgrange 3m mdn Yielding in Mar.
Emailandy (IRE) Mount Nelson gelding out of Eoz.
Support Act (IRE) 2-1 (11-11) Tr ldrs, 4th 1/2way, prog bef 5out, ld aftr 4out, rdn bef 2out, 1/2l adv last where slw jmp, hdd aftr last, 2nd of 13, 3/4l behind Don'tstopbelievin (11-11) at Monksgrange 3m mdn sft in Apr.
Thorpeness (IRE) Doyen gelding out of African Keys.
Dancing In Brazil 3-1jfav (11-0) Held up in touch in mid-division, closed 4f out, chased winner over 2f out until 1f out, carried left inside final furlong, no extra towards finish, 3rd of 14, 3 1/4l behind Fiercely Proud (11-0) at Cheltenham 1m 6f lst (1) sft in Jan.
Berlais Du George Clovis Du Berlais gelding out of She's Da One.
East India Express (IRE) Milan gelding out of Roztoc.
Highway One O Five (IRE) Sageburg gelding out of Shuil A Hocht.
Master Hobbs Jack Hobbs gelding out of Interim Lodge.
Freddie's Song (FR) Great Pretender gelding out of Athinea.
