held up off the pace in 8th, headway over 1f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, went 3rd towards finish, not reach leading duo
chased leaders on inside, ridden in 3rd and kept on same pace inside final furlong, no extra and lost 2 places towards finish
chased leader, pushed along over 2f out, led over 1f out, ridden edged left and headed inside final furlong, rallying but just held when bumped near line
chased leaders on outside, headway over 1f out, went 2nd 1f out, led narrowly and edged left inside final furlong, ridden hung left and bumped 2nd near line
held up off the pace in 7th, headway on outside over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders
slowly into stride, pushed along in rear halfway, never a factor
held up in touch on inside, pushed along and not quicken over 2f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, went 4th close home, not pace to reach leading duo
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened quickly final furlong
slowly into stride, off the pace in 6th, never a factor
Brownsea Brink scored three times over a mile last year and Purcell won a couple of races over 6f last season. Both return to action today along with Heavy Metal, who hasn't won a race since landing the Richmond Stakes as a two-year-old. CORPORAL MADDOX has the more recent form having won over course and distance last month and going close again when third at Kempton on Monday. He's preferred to Forceful Appeal, who is upped 6lb for his latest victory over track and trip, while Bravo Echo still looks in the handicapper's grip.
Chilworth Icon 25-1 (8-13) 8th of 16, 3l behind Zain Shamardal (9-6) at Meydan(UAE) 1m hcp in Jan.
Bravo Echo (9-2) 4th of 10, 4 1/2l behind Sunny (9-2) at Chantilly(FR) 6f 3yo stks.
Brownsea Brink 7-2fav (9-1) Tracked leaders on outside, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten, 7th of 10, 5l behind Loyalty (8-5) at Kempton 7f hcp (2) pol in Nov.
Purcell (IRE) 7-1 (8-10) Tracked leader, ridden and every chance over 2f out, edged left and kept on one pace, 4th of 13, 4 1/2l behind Consign (9-1) at Ascot 7f 3yo hcp 0-95 (3) sft in Oct.
Forceful Appeal (USA) 3-1 (9-3) Towards rear, headway 2f out, not clear run over 1f out, switched right entering final furlong, shaken up and quickened to lead near finish, readily, won at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Feb beating Living The Life (8-12) by 3/4l, 8 ran.
Jack Of Diamonds (IRE) 8-1 (9-0) Slowly away in rear, ridden over 2f out, never a factor, 8th of 11, 7l behind Equitania (8-13) at Newmarket 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Sep.
Corporal Maddox 12-1 (9-0) Close up after 2f, ridden and hung right 2f out, driven and ran on towards finish, 3rd of 10, 1l behind Upavon (8-13) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-95 (3) pol.
Dr Red Eye 33-1 (9-3) Soon led, ridden and headed well over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 10, 18l behind Chookie Royale (9-3) at Wolverhampton 7f Listed stks (1) pol.
Heavy Metal 25-1 (8-7) Mid-division, outpaced 4f out, soon lost place and behind, tailed off, 16th of 17, well behind Brownsea Brink (8-6) at Newmarket 1m hcp 0-100 (2) gd in Sep.