towards rear, edged left when not clear run from over 1f out, hard ridden and not reached leaders
tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on
steadied start, soon tracking leaders, carried left under pressure from over 1f out, soon held
made all, ridden 1f out, ran on well
tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on
outpaced from over 4f out
steadied start, effort on outside 2f out, not sustained
in touch, ridden over 1f out, one pace inside final furlong
Nonrunner
An initial mark of eighty three looks to underestimate LAUDATORY and he's preferred to Seek N' Destroy and Fleeting Star. Walter Swinburn has introduced some nice prospects at Kempton and it was hard not to be impressed with Laudatory's performance at the Sunbury on Thames venue. He had shown ability in a maiden at the track when chasing home Ghanaati and there's no reason to believe that he won't be as effective on turf. He had Seek N' Destroy back in second when winning there last time and the Hills runner has to be feared with a 4lb swing in the weights in his favour as he's similarly unexposed but the winner appeared to have something up his sleeve that day. Jeremy Noseda has a line on the selection as he saddled the second when he won his maiden so it will be interesting to see what the market makes of Fleeting Star who won her maiden cosily after producing less than expected on debut. Magaling is not dismissed having been well regarded last year, Kaabari faces a more realistic chance and can't be dismissed whilst Greensward must also rate highly with the promise of more to come at three but we're pretty sweet on Laudatory.
Laudatory 10-3fav (8-10) Held up in mid-division on inside, good headway over 1f out, switched out just inside final furlong, soon 2nd, stayed on to lead near finish, won at Kempton 7f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Apr beating Seek N' Destroy (8-10) by 3/4l, 12 ran.
Kaabari (USA) 25-1 (8-12) Tracked leader, ridden and every chance over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 11, 16l behind Fantasia (8-12) at Newmarket 7f fll stks Group 3 (1) gf in Apr.
Greensward 10-1 (8-11) Chased leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, driven and headed near line, 3rd of 14, hd behind Definightly (9-7) at Doncaster 7f 2yo hcp (3) gd in Oct.
Seek N' Destroy (IRE) 11-2 (8-10) Tracked leader, closed to lead inside final 2f, driven and kept on inside final furlong, headed and no pace of winner near finish, 2nd of 12, 3/4l behind Laudatory (8-10) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Apr.
Acquiesced (IRE) 14-1 (9-3) Towards rear, ridden and no headway from 2f out, never dangerous, 9th of 10, 8l behind Seek The Fair Land (8-10) at Kempton 7f 3yo hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Apr.
Miss Chamanda (IRE) 14-1 (8-12) Chased leaders, ridden and hampered 1f out, soon eased final furlong, last of 7, 26l behind Mister Laurel (8-10) at Ripon 6f 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Apr.
Silent Hero 5-1 (9-0) Started slowly, held up in rear, headway on outer over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, not reach leaders, 5th of 10, 3 1/2l behind Seek The Fair Land (8-10) at Kempton 7f 3yo hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Apr.
Seek The Fair Land 6-1 (8-10) Raced keenly in mid-division, headway on outside 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, pressed final furlong, held on gamely near finish, won at Kempton 7f 3yo hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Apr beating Bobbie Soxer (8-10) by 1/2l, 10 ran.
Magaling (IRE) 16-1 (9-1) Raced centre, tracked leaders, edged right under pressure over 2f out, one pace final furlong, 7th of 28, 4 1/2l behind Kingship Spirit (8-13) at Newmarket 6f 2yo aut (2) gf in Oct.
Fleeting Star (USA) 9-4fav (8-12) Tracked leaders, went 2nd inside final furlong, ran on well to lead near finish, won at Lingfield 6f 2yo mdn auc stks (6) pol in Aug beating Master Lightfoot (9-3) by 1/2l, 10 ran.
