tracked leaders, ridden to lead inside final furlong
keen close up, lost place over 4f out, ridden and headway entering final furlong, soon every chance, not quicken towards finish
set steady pace, ridden 2f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra
steadied start, held up, headway over 4f out, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
awkwardly away in touch in rear, ridden and no impression 2f out, ran on final furlong, not reach winner
tracked leader, ridden 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
Swing Alone may not be suited by the drop in trip after a second over 1m6f at Goodwood and Sheila's Buddy is up in class having gone close over track and trip last week. A recent winner over a mile, Brocklebank was well beaten in both previous attempts at today's distance and Tinshu has just the one win to his name since 2011. TEOLAGI has a lengthy absence to overcome but went close in Class 2 company on the all-weather last winter and Stan Moore's charge gets a speculative vote to make a winning reappearance.
Swing Alone (IRE) 14-1 (9-6) Raced keenly, held up behind, driven to chase leaders 3f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, went 2nd post, not reach winner, 2nd of 7, 1 3/4l behind Lion Beacon (8-13) at Goodwood 1m 6f hcp 0-95 (3) gd in Jun.
Sleeper King (IRE) 12-1 (9-1) Mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 14th of 18, 14l behind Jamaican Bolt (9-0) at Doncaster 6f hcp 105 (2) gs in Oct.
Tinshu (IRE) 66-1 (8-11) Mid-division, outpaced over 2f out, never on terms, lost place over 1f out, last of 11, 7l behind Battalion (9-2) at Lingfield 1m 2f Listed stks (1) pol in Nov.
Teolagi (IRE) 10-1 (7-9) Held up behind, wide entering straight, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never reached leaders, 8th of 14, 6l behind Castilo Del Diablo (8-9) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcap (2) pol in Jan.
Brocklebank (IRE) 16-1 (8-6) Held up behind, headway and wide entering straight, driven over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, stayed on well to lead near finish, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-90 (3) in Nov beating Lacan (9-1) by 1/2l, 13 ran.
Commissar 40-1 (8-10) Held up towards rear, ridden and well beaten over 2f out, 10th of 12, 15l behind Tinghir (9-10) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-95 (3) in Oct.
Sheila's Buddy 8-1 (9-1) Close up, led over 1f out, ridden 3 lengths clear inside final furlong, headed near finish, 2nd of 10, 3/4l behind Gaelic Silver (8-13) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) pol.