tracked leaders, pulled hard, ridden and every chance from over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, soon no impression
steadied start, pulled hard in rear, headway over 1f out, stayed on well never nearer
held up in touch, raced keenly, headway on inside over 1f out, ran on under pressure, not reached winner
led until 5f out, remained prominent, rallied and every chance over 1f out, no extra close home
steadied start, held up in touch, driven along over 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on
held up in touch, ridden and every chance over 1f out, no extra close home
prominent, led 5f out, strongly challenged from well over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on
Redolent is rated at least 9lb clear than everything else here and gets the vote ahead of Sharp Nephew, Orientalist Art and Traphalgar. The selection comes from the in-form yard of Richard Hannon and was last seen finishing a creditable third in a Saint-Cloud Group 1 in November. There is nothing lining up here in that sort of class and he is again racing over his optimum, so provided he handles the surface he can score. Sharp Nephew is officially rated next best and won the Listed Usk Valley Stud Stakes over 7f at Newbury last season before being bogged down in the mud in the Royal Lodge. He is better than that and looks most likely to be the main threat here. Orientalist Art impressed in winning a 7f maiden here in February but this is a fair step up in class and we will find out plenty about his abilities today. Traphalgar looks best of the others. Paul Cole's runners are in fine form and this colt finished last year with a hat-trick over either 7f or a mile. He looks like an improver, and he will need to do so to trouble our selection Redolent.
Geezers Colours 13-2 (9-1) Keen, tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, unable to quicken near finish, 3rd of 10, 2l behind Paco Boy (9-1) at Lingfield 7f 3yo lst stk (1) pol in Mar.
King Hafhafah 22-1 (9-1) Slowly into stride in rear, headway 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on same pace, 5th of 10, 4l behind Paco Boy (9-1) at Lingfield 7f 3yo lst stk (1) pol in Mar.
Mut'ab (USA) 10-1 (9-0) Tracked leader, led halfway, headed 2f out, soon ridden, no extra final furlong, last of 7, 9l behind Fast Company (9-0) at York 7f 2yo Grp 3 (1) gd in Aug.
Orientalist Art 3-10fav (8-9) Tracked leaders, quickened to lead 1f out, driven out, won at Lingfield 7f mdn stk (5) pol in Feb beating Silent Master (8-9) by a nk, 7 ran.
Redolent (IRE) (9-0) Led until entering straight, every chance well over 1f out, last 1f out, kept on to take 3rd final 100yds, 3rd of 6, 7l behind Thewayyouare (9-0) at Saint-Cloud 1m Grp 1 (1) in Nov.
Sharp Nephew 9-2jt-fav (8-12) Slowly into stride, raced keenly in mid-division, effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 11, 13l behind City Leader (8-12) at Ascot 1m 2yo Grp 2 (1) gs in Sept.
Solent Ridge (IRE) 14-1 (9-1) Led, ridden and headed entering straight, no extra in 4th over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 11, 4l behind Great War Eagle (9-1) at Dundalk 7f 2yo lst stk (1) std in Oct.
Traphalgar (IRE) (9-0) Prominent, 2nd nad challenging straight, led over 1f out, stayed on well, won at Deauville Midi 7f 2yo stk c&g in Dec beating Surething (8-13) by 1 1/2l, 8 ran.
Madame Hoi (IRE) 7-2 (9-0) Led for 1f, chased leader, led again over 3f out, headed post, 2nd of 8, shd behind Silk Affair (9-0) at Ayr 1m 2yo mdn fll (4) sft in Oct.
