in touch, led 3f out, clear over 1f out, ridden out final furlong, impressive
in touch, under pressure 3f out, soon no impression and beaten 2f out
in rear, under pressure and behind 3f out, kept on inside final furlong, no chance with winner
led after 1f, set good pace, ridden and headed 3f out, ridden and weakened well inside final furlong
led 1f, stayed prominent, hard ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out
held up behind, chased leaders 4f out, chased winner over 1f out, kept one pace inside final furlong
An interesting pointer to the Derby with four runners holding an engagement in the premier colts' Classic including Wahchi. Ed Dunlop's highly regarded colt made a pleasing return when runner-up in the Fielden Stakes last month having attempted to make all. The well-bred son of Nashwan will be suited by the step up in trip and will be hard to peg back with a fitness edge over his main rivals. Mark Johnston has a good batch of three-year-olds and Bandari, who won three of his four starts as a juvenile including a nine-lengths Listed victory, is another who is set to shine over middle distances. First Charter confirmed previous promise when a ready winner of a Ripon maiden last time but has it all to prove at this level while Mamool was generally progressive last season and is another possible in an open event.
