in touch in rear, ridden 2f out, never near leaders
tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace
close up, headway to lead 2f out, ridden clear entering final furlong, eased, comfortable
steadied start, in touch in rear, ridden over 1f out, no impression
tracked leader, pushed along over 3f out, ridden to lead over 2f out, soon headed, kept on same pace
led, pushed along and headed over 2f out, weakened final furlong
Nonrunner
A wide-margin victory over today’s trip at Wolverhampton meant ALFREDO had to contend with a big hike in the weights at Newmarket last time. He found one too good on that occasion but that was in Class 3 company and he faces a much easier task in this. Yes Daddy and Voice Control were both placed over 2m at Chelmsford on their latest respective starts but recent 1m4f runner-up Fast Play has something to prove over the trip, as does 1m2f winner Ravens Quest. Winter Spice still looks high enough in the weights as he returns from a lay-off while though Miss Tiger Lily has won over 2m on the Turf course here but that was back in 2013.
Winter Spice (IRE) 7-1 (9-10) Dwelt, held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, modest headway 1f out, no impression, 9th of 12, 6 1/4l behind Royal Reef (8-9) at Kempton 2m hcp (4) pol in May.
Yes Daddy (IRE) 33-1 (9-7) Close up, tracked leader over 4f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed approaching final furlong, kept on same pace, 3rd of 9, 8l behind Velvet Revolution (8-10) at Chelmsford City 2m hcp (4) pol in Nov.
Alfredo (IRE) 6-1 (8-10) Tracked leader, driven to challenge over 3f out, every chance throughout final 2f, no extra towards finish, 2nd of 9, 4l behind Star Rider (10-0) at Newmarket 2m hcp (3) gd in Oct.
Fast Play (IRE) 15-2 (9-7) Held up mid-division, headway over 2f out, kept on final furlong, 2nd of 11, 3 1/4l behind Charismatic Man (9-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Miss Tiger Lily 15-2 (9-3) Led and clear with one other until led 4f out, pushed along and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 13, 13 3/4l behind London Prize (9-7) at Newbury 2m hcp (5) gs in Oct.
Ravens Quest 6-1 (9-5) Towards rear, behind and eased final 2f, tailed off, last of 12, dist behind Finelcity (9-2) at Kempton 1m hcp (4) pol in Sep.
Voice Control (IRE) 9-1 (9-13) Held up, towards rear, not clear run, on inside 3f out until switched right chasing leaders over 2f out, went 3rd over 1f out, soon ridden, kept on into 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with very easy winner, 2nd of 11, 4 1/2l behind Cavalieri (9-5) at Chelmsford City 2m hcp (5) pol in Nov.
