slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway under pressure over 1f out, went 4th inside final furlong, not trouble leaders
slow to break, towards rear, switched left over 2f out, effort over 1f out, never threatened
held up in touch, took keen hold, ridden over 2f out, losing place when not much room over 1f out, soon behind
prominent, ridden and edged left over 2f out, lost place over 1f out
held up in rear, pushed along over 3f out, some headway over 2f out, never troubled leaders
held up towards rear, not much room and switched right over 1f out, some late headway, never dangerous
slowly into stride, held up in touch in mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, soon lost place
mid-division on outside, took keen hold, headway over 3f out, weakened inside final furlong
held up in touch, effort over 2f out, close up when carried right entering final furlong, 3rd and held final 120 yards, stayed on same pace
made virtually all, edged right entering final furlong, stayed on, driven out
held up in touch, took keen hold, effort over 2f out, challenged inside final furlong, held towards finish
prominent, driven over 2f out, lost place over 1f out
Both Jackstar and Amplification have something to prove over this far tough the latter looks the more favourably handicapped while Breanski has done his recent winning over 7f but is a course and distance winner in the past and has to come into the reckoning. Tough Remedy hasn’t won for a while now but was last seen going close at Kempton in February but Star Shield scored at Ascot last summer and finished a close-up sixth over track and trip in November. Al Erayg may prove best of Tim Easterby’s three runners but SIGLO SIX (NAP) looks on a decent mark considering the dual winner should improve further this year and he gets the vote on his first outing since being gelded with Andrea Atzeni taking over the reins.
Lawmaking 14-1 (11-0) Towards rear, ridden and headway 3 out, pulled up next, at Taunton 2m mdn (5) gd in Nov.
Siglo Six 16-1 (9-5) Slowly away race wide and soon close up, pushed along and weakened over 2f out, 12th of 13, 22l behind Storm Ahead (8-8) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (3) pol in Nov.
Star Shield 11-2 (9-8) Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, not clear run over 1f out, stayed on well, nearest finish, 6th of 14, 1 1/4l behind My Target (9-0) at Newcastle 1m hcp (4) pol in Nov.
Ours Puissant (IRE) 12-1 (9-7) Held up in touch on inside, pushed along and weakened 2f out, last of 5, 17 1/2l behind El Ghazwani (9-13) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (3) pol in Feb.
Hillwalker Evensfav (9-1) Led, pushed along into straight, joined 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra in 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 5, 6 3/4l behind Long Arm (8-12) at Gowran Park 1m 1f gd in Jul.
Breanski 5-1 (9-8) In rear, headway and switched left over 1f out, stayed on to go 2nd close home, 2nd of 8, 1l behind Zip (8-7) at Catterick 7f hcp (4) hvy in Oct.
Tough Remedy (IRE) 16-1 (9-10) Held up, driven and headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, kept on well, 3rd of 14, 3/4l behind Swiss Cheer (9-5) at Kempton 1m hcp (4) pol in Feb.
Mikmak 14-1 (8-7) Always towards rear, never on terms, 14th of 15, 22 1/4l behind Crownthorpe (8-12) at York 1m hcp (2) sft in Oct.
Scottish Summit (IRE) 22-1 (9-0) Always mid-division, 9th of 19, 8 1/4l behind Dubai Icon (9-2) at York 1m 2f hcp (3) sft in Oct.
Al Erayg (IRE) 13-8fav (10-1) Chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, switched left over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 11, 6l behind Fancy Footings (9-6) at Southwell 1m hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Jackstar (IRE) 11-4jfav (9-5) Led until over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 4th of 11, 3 3/4l behind Mohareb (9-8) at Lingfield 7f hcp (4) pol in Dec.
Amplification (USA) 9-2 (9-4) Went right start, held up behind, chased leaders over 2f out, ridden inside final furlong, switched left and stayed on to press winner inside final 100 yards, just held, 2nd of 8, hd behind Lofty (8-8) at Newcastle 7f hcp (4) pol in Feb.
