led, ridden 1f out, headed well inside final furlong, no extra
tracked leaders, ridden entering final furlong, stayed on towards finish
in touch, pushed along over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
held up in rear, outpaced over 1f out
tracked leader, ridden inside final furlong, stayed on well towards finish
towards rear and pushed along, kept on inside final furlong
held up, weakened over 1f out, tailed off
chased leaders, led well inside final furlong
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Another wide open affair, with preference being for MONSIEUR FILLIOUX, with the main dangers expected to be Pegasus Again and Autumn Blades. We're taking on trust that James Fanshawe's gelding is fit, having not raced since winning second time out here back in December, a race which has worked out well. It's his handicap debut, but the trainer's a master at placing his horses, and the step up in trip looks to be a positive thing. The negative would be the draw. Pegasus Again keeps being placed in similar races, but headed late on, so a drop down from a mile to seven furlongs looks a positive for Terry Mills' gelding, who although joint top weight is helped by having a seven pound claimer doing the steering. he did win over course and distance in January, running off a nine pounds lower mark. Autumn Blades is versatile on differing surfaces, but hasn't won in his last ten outings, but is now running off a competitive mark. It's one of those races where we wouldn't be surprised what wins it, but we think it can go the way of Monsieur Fillioux.
Salient 20-1 (9-2) Prominent, not much room from over 1f out until well inside final furlong, kept on towards finish, 4th of 18, 2 1/2l behind Marajaa (9-8) at Goodwood 1m hcp 0-90 (3) gd in Jul.
Autumn Blades (IRE) 4-1fav (9-11) Held up in rear, ridden over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not reach leaders, 4th of 7, 1l behind Dukes Art (9-3) at Yarmouth 7f hcp 0-80 (4) gd in Jul.
Fiefdom (IRE) 13-2 (9-9) Chased leaders stands side group, weakened over 1f out, last of 9, 17l behind My Gacho (9-8) at Leicester 7f hcp 0-80 (4) gf in Jul.
Perfect Act 2-1fav (9-7) Keen and close up, tracked winner 4f out, ridden 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 5, 2l behind Moon Crystal (9-0) at Kempton 1m hcp (5) pol in Feb.
Shaded Edge 16-1 (9-5) Mid-division, ridden well over 1f out, soon weakened, 13th of 16, 24l behind Castles In The Air (9-12) at Ascot 7f Ladies Handicap (0-90) (3yo+) (3) gd in Jul.
Balata 15-2 (9-5) Slowly into stride, towards rear, driven along halfway, soon behind, last of 14, 9l behind Tagula Night (9-5) at Windsor 6f hcp 0-75 (5) gf.
Monsieur Fillioux (USA) 11-4 (8-13) Took keen hold early, held up, headway halfway, went 2nd on inside over 1f out, squeezed through inside final furlong, ran on to lead well inside final furlong, won at Lingfield 6f 2yo mdn auc stks (6) pol in Dec beating Hillside Lad (8-12) by hd, 9 ran.
Pha Mai Blue 20-1 (9-5) In rear, ridden 3f out, kept on, never nearer, 6th of 13, 19l behind Falcon Rock (9-13) at Windsor 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) in Jul.
Pegasus Again (USA) 10-1 (8-11) Chased leader, ridden over 2f out, led approaching final furlong, headed inside final furlong, soon one pace, 3rd of 12, 2l behind Trumpet Lily (9-1) at Windsor 1m hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Apr.