held up in rear, never on terms
held up mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, ran on to lead near finish
close up, ridden 2f out, hung left before leading briefly inside final furlong, kept on
in rear, ran on towards finish, never nearer
always in rear
in touch, ridden over 1f out, one pace final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened
in touch on outer, ridden to go 3rd 2f out, weakened final furlong
led, ridden 2f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong
tracked leader, ridden 2f out, every chance entering final furlong, no extra near finish
held up in rear, kept on final furlong, never nearer
held up in rear, ridden and headway on outer 2f out, stayed on final furlong
Nonrunner
Dansant, Fajr and Capricorn Run look the trio to focus on in this quality contest with Dansant, seemingly laid out for this race and in winning form, taken to score. Fajr loves the track and has scored in two of his last three starts here, with his defeat coming when he was forced wide. He was recently well beaten at Wolverhampton and can be forgiven that, though this step up in trip is a venture into the unknown. Capricorn Run also has a liking for the track as he has won four of his last five starts here, running well in Listed company at Wolverhampton last time, where he finished ahead of Fajr. He is also going up in trip and may not appreciate this distance. In contrast, Dansant has been in fine form over a mile and a half, and drops significantly back in trip here, over a course he has never encountered before. He followed up a win in the Mallard Handicap at Doncaster by collecting two Listed races at Kempton and boasts the best form in the race. With so many speedy types in the race the pace looks set to be strong, and that can play into Dansant's hands and he can complete the hat trick.
Grand Passion (IRE) 7-2 (9-5) Held up, headway when slightly impeded on outside 2f out, ran on strongly, just denied, 2nd of 6, shd behind Gentleman's Deal (9-7) at Lingfield 1m 2f lst stk (1) pol in Dec.
Dansant 5-4fav (9-2) Held up 6th, headway going easily over 2f out, led just over 2f out, clear over 1f out, pushed out, very easily, won at Kempton 1m 4f lst stk (1) pol in Dec beating Pivotal Answer (8-9) by 5l, 8 ran.
Dubai's Touch (8-10) Raced in 3rd, driven to press leader straight, held on for 4th but outpaced from over 1f out, 4th of 7, 5l behind Linngari (8-13) at San Siro 1m Grp 1 (1) gd in Oct.
Basra (IRE) 9-2 (9-4) Tracked leading pair, ridden and every chance 1f out, stayed on, 3rd of 7, 1/2l behind Mataram (9-1) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
Capricorn Run (USA) 9-2 (9-0) Pressed leader, led 2f out, headed 1f out, no extra, 3rd of 6, 3l behind Medicine Path (9-0) at Kempton 1m lst stk (1) pol.
Fajr (IRE) 6-5fav (9-0) Led 1f, led again 6f out to 5f out, chased leader until 2f out, soon ridden, weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 5, 7l behind Baharah (8-11) at W'hampton 1m 1f stk (2) pol in Jan.
Smokey The Bear 7-2 (9-3) Held up 5th, ridden over 2f out, kept on from over 1f out without troubling leaders, 6th of 7, 3 1/2l behind Tilapia (9-3) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
Troubadour (IRE) 4-1 (9-5) Held up towards rear, headway on inside over 1f out, soon ridden, no impression final furlong, 5th of 8, 3/4l behind Samarinda (9-1) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-100 (2) pol.
Yarqus 33-1 (8-3) Held up in touch, headway over 3f out, every chance over 2f out, stayed on, 4th of 34, 2 1/2l behind Pipedreamer (8-12) at Newmarket 1m 1f hcap (2) gf in Oct.
Dream Lodge (IRE) 6-1 (8-13) Led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, driven and rallied towards finish, 2nd of 8, shd behind Samarinda (9-1) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-100 (2) pol.
Voliere 10-1 (8-12) Held up, ridden 3f out, slightly hampered on bend approaching 2f out, ran on nearest finish, 3rd of 6, 1 1/2l behind Gentleman's Deal (9-7) at Lingfield 1m 2f lst stk (1) pol in Dec.
Baylini 15-2 (9-5) Held up, rapid headway approaching 2f out, ridden entering final furlong, stayed on towards finish, 2nd of 8, 2 1/2l behind Philatelist (9-1) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-95 (3) pol.
Sri Diamond 7-1 (8-13) Mid-division, pushed along 3f out, headway to chase leading pair over 1f out, not quicken final furlong, 4th of 10, 2 1/2l behind Imperial Star (8-13) at Kempton 1m 2f lst stk (1) pol in Apr.
