held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, soon chasing leaders, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace
tracked leaders, driven to lead over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong
held up in rear, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on well
behind, headway over 1f out, never nearer
chased leaders, under pressure over 2f out, soon one pace
prominent, led over 6f out, headed over 2f out, weakened quickly
mid-division, headway over 1f out, soon chasing leaders, never on terms
slowly into stride, soon led, headed over 6f out, lost place over 3f out
Swing Alone was well backed to score over 1m2f here three weeks ago and duly obliged. But he's yet to race over this far while Blue Wave has been raised a further 10lb for his recent win at Southwell and is now 16lb higher than when scoring over track and trip earlier. GRENDISAR didn't stay 2m here last time but had ran well behind Castillo Del Diablo and Modernstone in a couple of earlier outings over course and distance and he should be bang there at the finish in this lesser grade. Royal Alcor and Mawaakef have a bit to find with the selection and Stevie Thunder has struggled off higher marks since scoring at Kempton in November.
Swing Alone (IRE) 5-2fav (9-4) Held up in rear, hard driven over 3f out, headway over 2f out, stayed on strongly to lead towards finish, won at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-95 (3) pol in Jan beating Tinshu (9-7) by nk, 8 ran.
Blue Wave (IRE) 6-4fav (9-6) Chased leaders, driven to lead over 2f out, drew clear over 1f out, very easily, eased near finish, won at Southwell 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) fbs in Jan beating Dewala (9-3) by 4l, 6 ran.
Grendisar (IRE) 4-1 (8-9) Held up in mid-division on inside, shaken up over 2f out, never on terms, 5th of 9, 13l behind Arch Villain (9-2) at Lingfield 2m cnd stks (4yo+) (2) pol in Jan.
Roman Flight (IRE) 16-1 (8-8) Held up in rear, took keen hold, not clear run 2f out, no impression, 14th of 17, 9l behind Star Lahib (8-8) at Haydock 1m 4f hcp (4yo+) (2) gf in Jul.
Mawaakef (IRE) 9-4fav (10-10) Held up in rear, pushed along and headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 3rd of 10, 4 1/2l behind Echo Brava (9-11) at Kempton 1m 4f amt hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Jan.
Royal Alcor (IRE) 25-1 (8-9) Held up 3rd and last, switched outside over 4f out, ridden 2f out, one pace when switched left over 1f out, well beaten inside final furlong, last of 3, 9l behind Modernstone (8-10) at Lingfield 1m 4f cnd stks (4yo+) (3) pol in Jan.
Stevie Thunder 50-1 (8-4) Chased leader, ridden and lost 2nd 2f out, chased leaders, weakened quickly over 1f out, 9th of 10, 8l behind Robin Hoods Bay (9-7) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcap (2) pol in Jan.
Benbecula 13-2 (9-8) Chased leaders, 5th 3f out, ridden in 3rd 2f out, no extra over 1f out, 5th of 12, 4l behind Castle Guest (9-8) at Gowran Park 1m 1f stks 0-85 gd in Sep.