held up, headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ridden and ran on
keen, tracked leader, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong
raced wide, towards rear, never on terms
close up, effort over 1f out, not quicken inside final furlong
slowly into stride, towards rear, headway approaching final furlong, nearest finish
keen, tracked leader, led over 1f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, stayed on
close up, ridden 2f out, faded inside final furlong
in rear, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, nearest finish
raced wide, in touch, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
towards rear, ridden over 1f out, driven and stayed on inside final furlong
A Group 3 winner in France last year, GOKEN made a winning start for his new yard when beating Irish raider Jamesie in a Listed sprint over track and trip in November. Rivellino and Lightscameraction finished further behind and Kevin Ryan will likely have his charge fully primed for this valuable prize. Alben Star won the inaugural running in 2014 and was runner-up last year ahead of a few these including third-placed Chookie Royale, Intransigent and Boom The Groom. He's not easily dismissed and Lancelot Du Lac could also prove popular having beaten German challenger Gamgoom at Chelmsford in January and Intransigent at Kempton before that. Realize has been in fine form over 7f of late and Russian Soul has been in winning form at Dundalk for Michael Halford.
Alben Star (IRE) 12-1 (9-0) Held up mid-division on outer, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, 7th of 10, 3 1/2l behind Lightscameraction (9-0) at Lingfield 5f lst stks (1) pol in Feb.
Boom The Groom (IRE) 10-1 (9-0) Held up mid-division, took keen hold, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 6th of 10, 2 1/2l behind Lightscameraction (9-0) at Lingfield 5f lst stks (1) pol in Feb.
Bosham 11-4fav (9-7) Quickly away, made all, clear over 1f out, pushed along and ran on well, won at Chelmsford City 5f hcp (3) pol in Mar beating Brother Tiger (9-6) by 1 1/2l, 9 ran.
Chookie Royale 10-3 (9-3) Chased leaders, under pressure 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 8, 6 1/2l behind Mister Universe (9-3) at Wolverhampton 7f lst stks (1) pol in Mar.
Gamgoom 7-1 (9-3) Tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, faded inside final furlong, 9th of 10, 3 3/4l behind Lightscameraction (9-0) at Lingfield 5f lst stks (1) pol in Feb.
Goken (FR) 8-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders, ridden to lead just inside final furlong, ran on, won at Lingfield 6f lst stks (1) pol in Nov beating Jamesie (9-3) by 1 1/2l, 12 ran.
Intransigent 16-1 (9-0) Always towards rear, 11th of 12, 8 1/2l behind Rivellino (9-0) at Lingfield 6f lst stks (1) pol in Feb.
Lancelot Du Lac (ITY) Evensfav (9-2) Prominent, ridden to lead 1f out, ran on well, readily, won at Chelmsford City 5f stks (2) pol in Jan beating Gamgoom (9-5) by 1 1/2l, 7 ran.
Lightscameraction (IRE) 6-1 (9-0) Tracked leader, ridden to lead 1f out, held on towards finish, won at Lingfield 5f lst stks (1) pol in Feb beating Take Cover (9-3) by nk, 10 ran.
Realize 9-2 (9-3) Held up in midfield, headway to chase leaders over 2f out, short of room over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 8, 1 3/4l behind Mister Universe (9-3) at Wolverhampton 7f lst stks (1) pol in Mar.
Rivellino 7-1 (9-0) Tracked leader, ridden 2f out, driven inside final furlong, led final strides, won at Lingfield 6f lst stks (1) pol in Feb beating Gamgoom (9-3) by nk, 12 ran.
Russian Soul (IRE) 5-2 (10-0) Led to post, soon raced in 4th, disputed 3rd into straight, soon briefly tight for room, switched left and pushed along 2f out, challenged 1f out, on terms inside final furlong, stayed on well to just lead near line, won at Dundalk 6f pol in Mar beating Yuften (9-8) by hd, 5 ran.
