led after 1f, clear over 1f out, ran on well, driven out
led 1f, chased leaders, effort over 1f out, soon one pace
held up in touch, headway on inside over 1f out, chased winner inside final furlong, not pace to challenge
chased leaders, headway over 2f out, soon hung right on turn, never on terms
slowly into stride, held up in rear, weakened over 2f out
Henry Clay made a promising first attempt when second at Brighton back in October and is likely to have improved since but FORCEFUL APPEAL has the more recent form. The French import was beaten only a short-head at this track on last month's debut for Simon Dow and a repeat over this shorter trip should see him go one better. Spellmaker and Archina are both likely to finish closer this time, while Italian Riviera is related to several winners including Ebor winner Moyenne Corniche and is worth noting in the betting on his debut.
Forceful Appeal (USA) 11-2 (9-3) Always prominent, led over 5f out, headed over 1f out, rallied and led again inside final furlong, headed post, 2nd of 8, shd behind Change The Subject (8-12) at Lingfield 1m mdn stks (5) pol in Dec.
Princess Willow 16-1 (9-0) Held up mid-division, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 7th of 13, 6l behind Demoiselle Bond (9-0) at Kempton 7f stks 0-55 (6) pol in Oct.
Queen Of Heaven (USA) 5-1 (8-12) Dwelt in rear, outpaced halfway, never near leaders, 5th of 7, 13l behind Sketchy Evidence (9-3) at Kempton 6f mdn stks (5) pol in Dec.
Henry Clay 5-1 (9-3) Led early, in touch in rear, headway over 1f out, soon chased winner, no impression inside final furlong, 2nd of 5, 2 1/2l behind Jupiter Storm (9-3) at Brighton 1m 2yo mdn (4) gf in Oct.
Archina (IRE) 14-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders, took keen hold, ridden and edged right over 2f out, soon weakened, 9th of 14, 11l behind California English (9-3) at Kempton 1m 2yo mdn stks (5) pol in Dec.
Sweetest Friend (IRE) Holy Roman Emperor filly out of Royal Devotion.
Italian Riviera Galileo gelding out of Miss Corniche.
Spellmaker 33-1 (9-3) Slowly away, in rear, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 8, 9l behind Gabbiano (9-3) at Kempton 6f 2yo mdn auc stks (6) pol in Dec.