pulled hard in rear, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, eased over 1f out
chased leaders, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out
raced freely made all, clear halfway, steadied back 2f out, shaken up and sprinted clear final furlong, eased near finish, comfortable
held up in rear, headway to chase easy winner over 1f out, just held on to 2nd, no chance with winner
slowly into stride, green and pushed along in rear early, ran on final furlong, just failed to snatch 2nd, never a factor
chased winner, effort when pace steadied 2f out, weakened over 1f out
Hazaz has the best single piece of form on offer with his third in the Horris Hill at Newbury last year giving him solid claims in this. However, FORGOTTEN HERO is less exposed and made a promising debut at Newmarket in October when third to stablemate Ellaal. A couple of winners have come out of the race and Charlie Hills' colt is likely to have improved in the interim. Valley Of Destiny has a winning half-brother and is worth a second glance on his debut, but David Elsworth's duo of Salford Prince and Norse Song have plenty of catching up to do to match the principals.
Salford Prince (IRE) 14-1 (10-0) Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 8th of 11, 10l behind Icelander (8-9) at Kempton 1m mdn stks (5) pol in Feb.
Bevis Marks (USA) 50-1 (9-3) Chased leader, pushed along over 3f out, lost 2nd over 2f out, hung right and weakened inside final 2f, 10th of 11, 14l behind Open Water (9-3) at Sandown 1m 2yo mdn (5) gd in Sep.
Forgotten Hero (IRE) 18-1 (9-0) Dwelt in rear, not clear run over 1f out, ran on strongly to go 3rd inside final furlong, not reach leading pair, 3rd of 15, 2 3/4l behind Ellaal (9-0) at Newmarket 7f 2yo mdn (4) gd in Oct.
Hazaz (IRE) 4-1 (9-0) Held up in mid-division, headway under pressure over 1f out, stayed on same pace, no impression on leaders, 4th of 8, 8l behind Mojave (9-0) at Newmarket 1m 2f 2yo stks (3) gd in Oct.
Valley of Destiny Three Valleys colt out of Nouvelle Lune.
Norse Song 16-1 (8-6) Slowly away, in rear, never a factor, 8th of 10, 10l behind Hikma (8-6) at Lingfield 1m mdn fll (5) pol.
Littlemissperfect 66-1 (9-7) Slowly into stride, always in rear, struggling halfway, last of 7, 25l behind Laugh Out Loud (8-9) at Kempton 1m Fillies Maiden Auction Stakes (3-5yo) (5) pol in Feb.
