held up towards rear, driven and headway on outside over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong
mid-division, ridden halfway, weakened 4f out
held up in touch, headway going well over 2f out, effort and hung left entering final furlong, ran on towards finish
held up in rear, made some moderate headway final furlong
raced wide, driven on outside and struggling 4f out
tracked leader, pushed along 5f out, led 4f out, driven and kept on gamely when strongly pressued throughout final furlong, headed and lost 3 places final stride
held up towards rear, driven along 3f out, weakened over 2f out
in touch, effort over 3f out, chased leaders, driven and every chance inside final furlong, stayed on
led at good pace, headed 4f out, weakened rapidly
slowly into stride, held up in rear, made some late headway
held up in rear, driven along 3f out, soon beaten
slowly into stride and always towards rear
soon ridden and mid-division, weakened over 3f out
tracked leaders, travelling strongly 2f out, driven and switched right over 1f out, squeezed through and stayed on under pressure to lead final stride
tracked leaders, went 2nd over 3f out, driven upsides and every chance when hung left inside final furlong, lost 3 places near finish
Featherlight has run well in his last two starts but another 1lb rise for his latest effort here over 1m2f last time looks harsh especially now that he returns to 1m4f and a safer bet looks to be Alnwick, who gets the vote ahead of Silca Key. The selection is less exposed than most of these and suggested that middle distances were within his compass when showing improved form when stepping up in trip on his latest start over course and distance earlier this month. A 3lb rise since then looks perfectly fair and Peter Cundell's gelding is taken to go one better here. Mark Johnston's Atlantic Coast could be of interest on his debut in this grade but he does not look to be particularly well treated, while Lapina has struggled since winning at Bath last month. Papradon lost no caste in defeat behind Revisionist here last time and has to be considered along with Western Point from the in-form Sir Mark Prescott stable. Silca Key is closely matched with Papradon on running here and should do better over today's longer trip having disappointed over a mile last time but Alnwick has solid claims and he gets the vote.
Alnwick 6-1 (8-13) Held up in touch, ridden to chase leaders over 2f out, kept on, 2nd of 15, 2l behind Strobe (9-0) at Lingfield 1m 4f 3yo hcp (6) pol.
Atlantic Coast (IRE) 33-1 (9-3) Prominent, ridden over 4f out, weakened well over 1f out, 3rd of 9, 13l behind Book of Facts (9-0) at W'hampton 1m 1f 2yo mdn (5) pol in Nov.
Lapina (IRE) 25-1 (8-10) Held up in rear, driven along 4f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 9th of 16, 3 1/2l behind Ballet Boy (9-0) at Windsor 1m 2f 3yo hcp (5) gs.
Silca Key 8-1 (9-1) Close up, effort on inside 2f out, one pace and no impression final furlong, 5th of 11, 3l behind My Mentor (9-5) at Lingfield 1m 3yo hcp (6) pol.
Western Point (IRE) 15-8fav (9-0) Mid-division, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened, 11th of 12, 34l behind Surprise Pension (8-8) at Hamilton 1m 3yo hcp (6) gd.
Featherlight 4-1fav (8-13) Held up mid-division, pushed along 3f out, switched right over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, 4th of 14, 2l behind Revisionist (9-2) at Lingfield 1m 2f 3yo hcp (6) pol.
Susie May 16-1 (8-12) Soon tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out, 6th of 8, 10l behind Mandragola (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 2f 3yo mdn (5) pol in Apr.
Papradon 14-1 (8-8) Mid-division, pushed along over 4f out, ridden and headway 2f out, hung right and stayed on inside final furlong, 3rd of 14, 1 1/2l behind Revisionist (9-2) at Lingfield 1m 2f 3yo hcp (6) pol.
