led 1f, prominent, led again 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed and edged right inside final furlong, one pace
not much room leaving stalls, chased leaders, outpaced and lost place over 2f out, well beaten final furlong
in rear, outpaced and behind after 1f, switched right and headway entering final furlong, ran on strongly, led post
tracked leaders, pushed along over 3f out, switched right and closed 1f out, led final 80 yards, headed post
prominent, ridden and every chance 1f out, unable to quicken when not much room inside final furlong, no extra
held up, headway over 3f out, ridden 2f out, edged right 1f out, stayed on same pace
prominent, led after 1f, headed 2f out, led again inside final furlong, edged left, headed final 80 yards, one pace
This race, run in honour of Borderlescott, has attracted a smart field including Robin Bastiman's wonderful veteran who has won 14 races. He ran well for much of last season but didn't win and he invariably needs his first run. Another cracking old-timer, Tangerine Trees, won this last year on his reappearance by a neck from today's rival Kingsgate Choice and though unlikely to ever repeat his famous Prix De L'Abbaye victory of 2011 should win more races this campaign. The latter has the advantage of a recent run and improved throughout last year and though he was a couple of lengths behind Heeraat at Newbury he's 7lb better off and can take revenge as the winner has a Group 3 penalty. MORAWIJ is also penalised but probably has more scope than any of these. He's won two Listed races and scored on his debut so the lack of an outing may not be too much of a problem and he gets the nod. Smoothtalkinrascal didn't enjoy the heavy conditions on his reappearance at the Curragh though he generally likes a bit of cut in the ground.
Heeraat (IRE) 10-1 (9-5) Led towards far side, headed 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, no impression inside final furlong, lost 3rd post, 4th of 15, 6l behind Tropics (9-1) at Ascot 6f Grp 3 (1) gs in Oct.
Morawij 7-2 (9-3) Prominent, challenged and on terms 1f out, headed and kept on same pace inside final furlong, 3rd of 10, 1l behind Slade Power (9-9) at Curragh 5f Grp 3 (1) gd in Jun.
Smoothtalkinrascal (IRE) 11-2 (9-7) Chased leaders, 6th halfway, ridden and no extra 1 1/2f out, weakened, 8th of 10, 26l behind An Saighdiur (9-7) at Cork 6f Listed stks (1) hvy.
Borderlescott 25-1 (9-7) Chased leaders, lost place over 2f out, 17th of 19, 17l behind Mass Rally (9-7) at York 6f hcp 105 (2) gd in Oct.
Fire Eyes 25-1 (8-5) Dwelt raced stand side towards rear, never a factor, 16th of 17, 13l behind Sole Power (9-0) at Newmarket 5f Grp 3 (1) gf in May.
Inxile (IRE) 20-1 (9-1) Led and disputed, headed well over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 5, 9l behind Pearl Secret (9-1) at Nottingham 5f cond Stakes (3) sft.
Tangerine Trees 5-1 (9-7) 3rd of 10, 1 3/4l behind Forest Edge (9-6) at Lingfield 5f hcp (2) pol in Dec.
Kingsgate Choice (IRE) 3-1fav (9-0) Dwelt towards rear, pushed along halfway, kept on final furlong, never a factor, 6th of 10, 4 1/2l behind Stepper Point (9-3) at Lingfield 5f Listed stks (1) pol in Mar.
