held up in 4th, close over 4f out, hanging left over 3f out, not much room over 1f out, soon squeezed through to chase winner, stayed on, always being held
tracked leader, led narrowly over 3f out, stayed on well inside final furlong, driven out
tracked leading pair, ridden 5f out, unable to quicken over 1f out, stayed on final 100 yards
led, headed narrowly over 3f out, edged right over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
PITTODRIE STAR won over 1m3f at Kempton last month before finding one too good off today's mark at the same track. That defeat came in much better company than this however, and with the likelihood that today's longer distance will suit, Andrew Balding's charge can take advantage of the drop in class. Coda Agency is a recent C&D winner and, though he should take care of Frameit once again, he is closely matched with Kahfre who finished just behind him in third. King Supreme was well beaten at Kempton last time and is better judged on his placed effort here before that.
Pittodrie Star (IRE) 9-4fav (8-12) Tracked leaders, ridden and hung left over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, always held, 2nd of 6, 4l behind New Code (8-7) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Dec.
Coda Agency 10-1 (9-12) Tracked leaders, led 3f out, ridden 2f out, stayed on gamely, won at Lingfield 2m hcp (0-65) (6) pol in Dec beating Motirani (9-3) by 3/4l, 12 ran.
Kahfre 15-2 (9-6) Dwelt, mid-division, outpaced 4f out, ridden and headway over 2f, stayed on final furlong, 3rd of 12, 1l behind Coda Agency (9-12) at Lingfield 2m hcp (0-65) (6) pol in Dec.
Frameit (IRE) 14-1 (8-10) Towards rear, never near leaders, 7th of 12, 8l behind Coda Agency (9-12) at Lingfield 2m hcp (0-65) (6) pol in Dec.
King Supreme (IRE) 8-1 (8-13) Led 4f, tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 8, 31l behind Morar (9-1) at Kempton 2m hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Nov.
Dynamic Rhythm (USA) 13-8fav (9-7) Chased leaders, not much room over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 11, 11l behind Kavachi (8-6) at Goodwood 1m 3yo hcp (4) gf in Aug '06.