tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong
dwelt in touch in rear, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headway to chase leader over 1f out, soon every chance, pushed along and ran on to lead final strides
raced slightly wide of main group, with leader, led over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, ran on, headed final strides
close up, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong
raced keenly, led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f, soon heavily eased, tailed off
Ask The Guru is the only one with a recent run under his belt but he finished last in Listed company at Lingfield. Course and distance winner EL MANATI ended last season with a third in the Cornwallis Stakes at Ascot. She looks to have enough in hand on today's terms to make a winning reappearance and is the one to beat. Jillnextdoor couldn't repeat a creditable fifth in the Cheveley Park Stakes at Newmarket in three subsequent starts but that may have been down to the soft ground. She's just preferred to both Zanetto and Smoothtalkinrascal on her return to action.
Ask The Guru 25-1 (9-1) Raced wide mid-division, ridden and weakened over 1f out, last of 12, 11l behind Teophilip (9-1) at Lingfield 7f Listed Stakes (3yo) (1) pol in Mar.
Smoothtalkinrascal (IRE) 6-1 (9-7) Mid-division, chased leaders over 2f out, gradually weakened inside final furlong, 10th of 12, 9l behind Polski Max (8-8) at York 6f 2yo hcp (2) hvy in Oct.
Zanetto 7-2 (8-9) Led, ridden over 1f out, headed towards finish, 2nd of 10, nk behind Tamayuz Star (8-11) at Newmarket 6f 2yo aut (2) gf in Sep.
Jillnextdoor (IRE) 8-1 (8-12) Raced stands' side in rear, ridden and headway 2f out, kept on one pace, 7th of 16, 5l behind Melbourne Memories (8-12) at Newmarket 6f 2yo fll Listed stks (1) sft in Nov.
El Manati (IRE) 3-1 (8-11) Tracked leaders, outpaced over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, squeezed through to challenge, never reached leaders, 3rd of 6, 1/2l behind Bungle Inthejungle (9-3) at Ascot 5f 2yo Grp 3 (1) sft in Oct.
