keen, held up towards rear, headway on inside over 1f out, ran on final furlong, nearest finish
in rear, never nearer
in touch, ridden to lead inside final furlong, headed near finish
chased leaders, effort on inside over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
led over 6f
held up in touch, ridden and one pace final 2f
slowly into stride, outpaced
held up towards rear, switched right approaching final furlong, ridden and ran to lead post
slowly into stride, wide and headway halfway, ridden and weakened 2f out
chased leaders, chased leader 3f out, ridden and led over 1f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong
tracked leader until 3f out
Obrigado can take the finale ahead of Spring Goddess and Baylaw Star, with All Quiet and Fasylitator expected to go well despite their respective absences. Obrigado seems to be going very much the right way judged on his latest effort when second to Capable Guest here 18 days ago. The Willie Haggas-inmate is normally held up, but a change of tactics, with John Egan jumping out to try and make all, nearly paid off with the son of Bahri who will now be ridden by Darryll Holland. 'Dazzler' is a past-master at riding his weighing-room colleagues to sleep from the front, and looks set to gain a third success aboard the selection. Spring Goddess continues to run well in defeat here and will appreciate the step back up in trip, so can reach the frame again. Baylaw Star finished ahead of Obrigado at Wolverhampton and they meet on the same terms here, but as stated earlier, front-running tactics should enable the selection to turn the tables. All Quiet was third at Goodwood in September and Fasylitator posted a fast time when scoring over the course-and-distance on his latest outing in December. Both will improve for the run, but Obrigado is fit and fancied to make all the running in the last.
Northern Desert (IRE) 13-2 (9-4) Held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, edged slightly left, ran on inside final furlong, never nearer, 5th of 11, 4 1/2l behind Byron Bay (9-0) at W'hampton 7f hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
Trifti 14-1 (8-11) Held up mid-division, staying on when not much room from over 1f out, 7th of 12, 3l behind Capable Guest (9-1) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-95 (3) pol in Feb.
Prince Samos (IRE) 20-1 (8-1) Slowly into stride, behind, headway over 2f out, soon one pace, 10th of 15, 6l behind Notnowcato (8-11) at Newmarket 1m hcp 0-100 (2) gs in Oct.
Spring Goddess (IRE) 7-1 (9-0) In touch, pushed along 2f out, driven to challenge inside final furlong, not pace of winner, 2nd of 13, 3/4l behind Marko Jadeo (8-11) at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Feb.
Obrigado (USA) 9-2 (8-6) Soon led, ridden and headed and no extra well inside final furlong, 2nd of 12, nk behind Capable Guest (9-1) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-95 (3) pol in Feb.
Baylaw Star 16-1 (9-0) Soon led, ridden over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, 3rd of 11, 1 1/2l behind Atlantic Quest (8-13) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Feb.
All Quiet 12-1 (8-13) Squeezed out soon after start, held up rear, headway from 2f out, ran on inside final furlong, not reach leaders, 3rd of 11, 3l behind Sri Diamond (9-2) at Goodwood 1m stk 0-80 (4) gd in Sept.
Sgt Pepper (IRE) 25-1 (9-3) Always behind, 10th of 11, 13l behind Byron Bay (9-0) at W'hampton 7f hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
Steely Dan 50-1 (9-8) Held up, ridden and staying on when edged right entering final furlong, 8th of 12, 3 1/2l behind Bayeux (9-13) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Feb.
Winners Delight 14-1 (8-6) Pulled hard early, held up, not trouble leaders, 10th of 13, 16l behind Vaughan (9-4) at Newmarket 1m 4f hcp (3) gf in May.
Fasylitator (IRE) 7-2 (9-0) Chased leaders, headway over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, driven out, won at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Dec beating Actuality (8-10) by a nk, 12 ran.
Hayyani (IRE) 12-1 (8-10) Led, driven over 1f out, headed and weakened close home, 4th of 13, 1 1/2l behind Marko Jadeo (8-11) at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Feb.
