tracked leader, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, headed inside final furlong, rallied to lead again well inside final furlong, headed final strides
tracked leaders, ridden 4f out, weakened 2f out
in touch, pushed along 4f out, effort over 2f out, ridden and no impression from over 1f out
led, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, rallied to lead briefly again inside final furlong, soon headed and kept on
raced wide close up, ridden to chase leading pair over 1f out, stayed on to lead final strides
John Gosden's all-weather team looks to be firing now and COTTON TRADER can add another winner to the stable's tally. He was beaten only a head by the former Ballydoyle inmate Canary Wharf at Wolverhampton last time and is likely to start a short-price to go one better here. Three Bards stepped up on a poor debut effort on turf to go close over C&D earlier this month. He makes more appeal than Bramshill Lass and Never Satisfied, while newcomer Roughlyn is a half-brother to the useful Pawn Broker and Guys And Dolls amongst others and he's worth noting along with 32,000 euro purchase Cuore.
Cotton Trader (USA) Evensfav (9-3) Led, ridden inside final furlong, caught close home, 2nd of 10, shd behind Canary Wharf (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 3yo mdn stks (5) pol.
Cuore (IRE) Singspiel gelding out of Miss Trish.
Hearduthefirsttime (IRE) 100-1 (9-3) In touch early, dropped towards rear over 5f out, never on terms after, last and struggling 3f out, last of 13, 31l behind Lancaster Gate (9-3) at Kempton 1m 2yo mdn auc stks (6) pol in Dec.
Never Satisfied 4-1 (9-0) Last trio, pushed along and no impression final 2f, 7th of 8, 11l behind Famous Poet (9-0) at Warwick 7f 2yo mdn (5) gf in Sep.
Roughlyn Haafhd gelding out of Dime Bag.
Three Bards (IRE) 7-1 (9-3) Led, hard pressed over 2f out, hung right under pressure inside final furlong, bumped closing stages, headed and no extra towards finish, 3rd of 12, 3/4l behind Ex Oriente (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 2f 3yo mdn stks (5) pol.
Bramshill Lass 14-1 (8-12) Behind, headway over 1f out, stayed on well inside final furlong, never nearer, 3rd of 10, 5l behind All Nighter (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 3yo mdn auc stks (6) pol.