pressed leader over 5f
held up, ridden and headway 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not reach leaders
slowly into stride, held up in rear, ridden and kept on final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders
chased leaders, ridden 3f out, soon weakened
held up, ridden and headway 2f out, chased leader over 1f out, hard driven to lead inside final furlong, held on well under pressure
chased leaders over 5f
keen hold, chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
took keen hold, held up, headway 2f out, hard ridden to lead over 1f out, driven and headed inside final furlong, ran on
took keen hold, held up, effort going well 2f out, ridden over 1f out and soon one pace
soon narrow lead, ridden 2f out, headed over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
Salute Him probably found the ground too testing at The Curragh last time and could be of interest on a more suitable surface today along with the lightly raced Bonnie Prince Blue but the vote goes to Acheekyone. The selection showed improvement with each start last term and looks reasonably well treated for his debut in a handicap for the yard of Brian Meehan that has started the season in good form. Richard Hannon's Cape Presto may want a faster surface, while Cote d'Argent hails from the Mark Johnston stable that has still yet to hit top gear. Night Crescendo looks to have plenty of weight for what he has achieved and of more interest may be Trans Sonic, who should come on for his return at Kempton. Acheekyone seems to be on a fair mark for his first run in this grade though and he gets the vote in a competitive contest.
Envision 11-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 4th of 6, 5l behind Achill Bay (8-12) at Newmarket 1m 2yo stk (2) gs in Oct.
Cape Presto (IRE) 12-1 (9-7) Pressed leader, challenged from 2f out, led narrowly approaching final furlong, headed and outpaced close home, 4th of 15, 2 1/2l behind Archerfield Links (8-10) at Salisbury 1m 2yo hcp (5) gd in Oct.
Bonnie Prince Blue 13-2 (8-3) Chased leaders stands' side group, ridden over 2f out, stayed on and carried left from over 1f out, 4th of 24, 4 1/2l behind Misu Bond (9-0) at Redcar 6f 2yo lst stk (1) gf in Oct.
Salute Him (IRE) 5-1 (9-2) Chased leaders early, weakened over 3f out, virtually pulled up over 1f out, last of 12, more than 7l behind Spring Snowdrop (8-9) at Curragh 7f hcp hvy in Mar.
Cote d'Argent 2-1jt-fav (9-0) Made all, ridden and edged left from over 1f out, ran on strongly, won at Musselburgh 7f 2yo mdn aut (5) gd in Nov beating Baileys Polka (8-9) by 5l, 10 ran.
Night Crescendo (USA) 6-4fav (8-12) Chased leaders, led over 2f out, ridden and kept on well final furlong, won at Lingfield 1m 2yo mdn aut (5) pol in Oct beating Bomber Command (8-7) by 3/4l, 10 ran.
Trans Sonic 7-1fav (8-10) Pulled hard in mid-division, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out, 11th of 16, 12l behind Archerfield Links (8-13) at Kempton 1m 3yo hcp (3) pol.
Acheekyone (IRE) 4-5fav (8-11) Prominent, headway to lead over 1f out, drew clear inside final furlong readily, won at Lingfield 7f 2yo mdn (5) pol in Oct beating Cape Win (8-11) by 2 1/2l, 12 ran.
