led, headed over 1f out, no extra
held up in rear, weakened approaching 2f out
led, headed over 1f out, weakening when not much room approaching final furlong
tracked leader, ridden to lead approaching 1f out, edged right, headed inside final furlong, kept on towards finish
tracked leaders, ridden to lead inside final furlong, driven out
Doubnov has been disappointing in the main since coming to the UK and might be best left alone again in this one mile four furlong handicap and while Chalice Welcome has been on top form better value might be a play on ESEEJ. A fading second off this mark last time the pick still showed that he retains all the ability that saw him win a similar race when two pounds worse off last season. Granted he seems to save his best for the slower surfaces at Wolverhampton and Southwell but off this mark he looks worth chancing again. Chalice Welcome won back to back races before just missing out off this revised mark last time. Neil King's runner only ever does just enough and should run his race once more. Doubnov arrived in the UK with the weight of expectation on his shoulders after some high profile wins in Dubai. So far though the Ian Williams trained runner has only scored in a seller and although he looked much better in these ranks last time we would want to see more again before getting involved. Quinsman also is worthy of a mention with two wins in his last three runs but in a race where not much divides the field we'll take a chance on the potentially well-weighted Eseej.
Doubnov (FR) 8-1 (9-3) Slowly away, held up in rear, came wide entering straight, headway over 1f out, stayed on, 3rd of 10, 1 3/4l behind Chosen Forever (8-10) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
Resplendent Ace (IRE) 12-1 (9-3) Towards rear, headway when not clear run just over 1f out, soon switched right, not reach leaders, 4th of 10, 4 1/2l behind Chosen Forever (8-10) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
Eseej (USA) 16-1 (9-7) Led, 4 lengths clear over 3f out, ridden and still clear over 1f out, headed well inside final furlong, just held on to 2nd, 2nd of 14, 1 3/4l behind Franco Is My Name (9-0) at Kempton 1m 3f hacp 0-70 (5) pol.
Quinsman 7-2 (8-9) Mid-division, headway 2f out, ridden and effort between horses approaching final furlong, driven to lead final strides, won at Kempton 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Dec beating Sircozy (8-5) by shd, 8 ran.
Oxford City (IRE) 12-1 (9-0) In touch, ridden and lost place over 3f out, kept on final furlong, 7th of 11, 10l behind Dream Of Fortune (8-10) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Dec.
Chalice Welcome 7-2fav (9-4) Held up mid-division, headway and in touch halfway, ridden to lead 1f out, headed well inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 9, 3/4l behind Accompanist (8-6) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
