steadied start, took keen hold towards rear, pushed along and struggling over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, moderate progress inside final furlong
held up in mid-division, headway on inside over 2f out, 2nd well over 1f out, led 1f out, stayed on well, driven out
held up in rear, headway tracking leaders 6f out, 2nd over 4f out until well over 1f out, soon ridden and weakened
tracked leading pair, went 2nd 7f out until over 4f out, chased leaders, ridden well over 1f out, weakened final furlong
held up towards rear, never involved
tracked leaders on inside until lost place 6f out, rallied over 1f out, 4th and one pace inside final furlong, kept on
held up towards rear, good headway on outside over 1f out, kept on into 3rd inside final furlong, kept on
tracked leaders, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and unable to quicken well over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
steadied start, held up in last pair, slightly hampered over 1f out, moderate progress inside final furlong
led, ridden clear 2f out, soon edging left, headed 1f out, chased winner and held inside final furlong, kept on gamely to hold 2nd
tracked leader until 7f out, chased leaders, pushed along over 4f out, ridden well over 1f out, soon weakened quickly
A winner at Newbury in soft ground, Jezza was well beaten here off a 6lb higher mark in November. King Olav went close over 1m4f last time and stays this longer trip though finished behind Takeitfromalady when the latter was second at Lingfield in February. Bold Adventure has been winning over hurdles and could go well along with Oakbank but FREDERIC CHOPIN had a below par Foster's Road well behind when third on his recent comeback over 1m6f. He gets the vote on last year's win over today's longer trip at Goodwood.
Foster's Road 10-1 (9-3) Held up towards rear, headway on inside over 3f out, chased leaders over 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 7th of 12, 21l behind Thunder Pass (9-6) at Goodwood 1m 6f hcp 0-75 (5) gd.
Frederic Chopin 6-1 (8-12) Held up in mid-division, lost place 5f out, rallied on outside 3f out, hanging right and went 2nd 2f out, continued to hang right, ridden over 1f out, lost 2nd inside final furlong, weakened, 3rd of 12, 5l behind Thunder Pass (9-6) at Goodwood 1m 6f hcp 0-75 (5) gd.
Jezza 14-1 (9-1) Held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, kept on one pace, 5th of 10, 6l behind Strawberry Martini (9-5) at Kempton 2m hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Nov.
King Olav (UAE) 12-1 (9-0) Pushed along to lead, ridden over 1f out, kept on and headed towards finish, 2nd of 11, 1/2l behind Bold Runner (9-6) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Apr.
Bold Duke 25-1 (9-1) Pulled hard in midfield, lost place over 4f out, 11th of 15, 16l behind Urban Space (9-2) at Bath 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) gs in Oct.
Albonny (IRE) 12-1 (9-0) Mid-division, driven to chase leaders on inside 3f out, soon outpaced, no impression over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 5th of 11, 15l behind Shades of Silver (9-7) at Nottingham 2m hcp 0-75 (5) gs.
Takeitfromalady (IRE) 8-1 (8-9) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong, 4th of 5, 8l behind Silver Mountain (9-7) at Lingfield 2m hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Mar.
Topolski (IRE) 16-1 (9-8) Tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 10th of 11, 23l behind Arty Campbell (9-7) at Kempton 2m hacp 0-70 (5) pol in Mar '14.
Bold Adventure 20-1 (9-2) Held up in 6th, shaken up over 2f out, no headway, 5th of 7, 10l behind Keep Kicking (9-10) at Chelmsford City 2m hacp 0-70 (5) pol in Jan.
Opus Too (IRE) 16-1 (9-5) Prominent, lost place over 2f out, soon weakened, 8th of 12, 14l behind Atalan (8-4) at Chelmsford City 1m 5f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Oakbank (USA) 10-1 (9-1) Slowly into stride, behind, driven and headway into mid-division after 5f, lost place over 3f out, behind when eased 2f out, tailed off, last of 12, well behind Atalan (8-4) at Chelmsford City 1m 5f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
