prominent, ridden inside final furlong, kept on towards finish
in rear and outpaced, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong
with leader, pushed along over 2f out, ridden inside final furlong, weakened last 75 yards
tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden and every chance entering final furlong, no extra close home
mid-division, headway 1f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong
towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on and just held close home
towards rear, headway over 1f out on inner, led inside final furlong, just held on
mid-division, ridden 1f out, no extra last 100 yards
led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra
towards rear, pushed along over 1f out, soon weakened
Baddilini and Hoofalong both went close in a higher grade last time. Neither, however, have been done any favours by the draw. Fleckerl steps up a grade, drops in trip and carries a penalty after winning here last week. Iseemist did well last year, winning at Epsom and Goodwood, but hasn't fared as well on the all-weather in the past and reappears on a career-high mark. PATRICK won his maiden here last year and looks an early-season type. He also has more scope for improvement than most of these so is fancied to make a winning return after a lay-off. Apache Storm and Polytrack specialist Varsovian make most appeal of the others.
Baddilini 14-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, ridden 1f out, no extra towards finish, 3rd of 6, 3/4l behind Spring Loaded (9-1) at Lingfield 6f hcp (2) pol in Feb.
Hoofalong 14-1 (9-4) Mid-division, driven over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, 4th of 11, 1/2l behind Boom The Groom (9-8) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (2) pol in Feb.
Iseemist (IRE) 6-1 (8-12) Raced wide, always prominent, every chance over 1f out, led inside final furlong, kept on well, won at Goodwood 6f hcp (3) gs in Oct beating Clear Spring (9-7) by 1/2l, 14 ran.
Patrick (IRE) 13-2 (8-13) Mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, ran on inside final furlong, nearest finish, 4th of 16, 1/2l behind Indescribable (9-0) at Goodwood 5f hcp stks (3) gd in Jul.
Varsovian 9-1 (9-0) Hampered soon sfter start, held up, headway over 1f out, chased leaders inside final furlong, never able to challenge, 5th of 11, 3 1/4l behind Bosham (9-1) at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (3) pol in Feb.
Searchlight 25-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, always towards rear, 7th of 11, 8 1/4l behind Bosham (9-1) at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (3) pol in Feb.
Fleckerl (IRE) 5-2fav (9-7) In rear, headway over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, kept on well, won at Lingfield 7f hcp (4) pol in Feb beating Diamond Lady (9-7) by 1 3/4l, 8 ran.
Apache Storm 10-3fav (9-4) Chased leaders, driven over 2f out, one pace and no impression inside final furlong, 5th of 8, 2 1/2l behind Hoofalong (9-7) at Southwell 5f hcp (3) pol in Feb.
Luis Vaz De Torres (IRE) 20-1 (9-4) Held up mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, soon weakened, last of 14, 14 1/4l behind Mezmaar (8-7) at Kempton 7f hcp (4) pol in Feb.
Secret Glance 16-1 (9-3) Slowly away outpaced, last of 7, 13 1/2l behind Taajub (9-2) at Lingfield 5f hcp (4) pol in Feb.