led, ridden and headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace
pulled hard towards rear, outpaced 3f out, soon beaten
tracked leader, ridden to lead inside final furlong, edged left, stayed on well towards finish
mid-division, effort over 2f out, soon no impression
took keen hold tracking leader, effort on inside over 1f out, staying on same pace when short of room inside final furlong
slowly away, behind, pushed along halfway, never a factor
DARK AVENGER has been thereabouts in both starts to date and finished behind a subsequent winner when third at Wolverhampton last time. That looks stronger form than Highland Blaize has managed so far so Jamie Osborne's colt gets the nod. The latter showed some progress to finish fifth at Kempton recently while Donetsk and Revolutionist look likely improvers on the back of modest debut efforts. The newcomer Too Kay is the first foal of a winner on the all-weather and may get involved if above average.
Dark Avenger (USA) 9-2 (9-5) Led 8f out, ridden 2f out, headed over 1f out, hung left under pressure and lost 2nd inside final furlong, kept on same pace in 3rd, 3rd of 10, 3l behind Single Lense (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 3yo mdn stks (5) in Feb.
Donetsk 14-1 (8-9) Slowly into stride, held up in rear, some late headway, never nearer, 4th of 8, 8l behind Middle England (8-1) at Lingfield 7f mdn stks (5) pol in Jan.
Highland Blaize 7-1 (8-9) Took keen hold tracking leaders on inside, keeping on same pace and no impression when slightly hampered and switched right inside final furlong, 5th of 9, 5l behind Danegeld (8-9) at Kempton 1m mdn stks (5) pol in Feb.
Revolutionist (IRE) 6-1 (9-5) Dwelt, outpaced in rear, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, never dangerous, 5th of 9, 8l behind Winslow (9-5) at Haydock 6f 2yo mdn (5) gd in May.
Absent Lady (USA) 20-1 (9-0) Held up, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out, 6th of 8, 20l behind Lear's Rock (9-5) at Lingfield 1m 3yo mdn auc stks (6) pol in Feb.
Robins Pearl (FR) 4-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, ridden to challenge over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 11, 5l behind Miss Understood (9-0) at Kempton 1m 2yo mdn auc stks (6) pol in Nov.
Too Kay Avonbridge filly out of Too Grand.