prominent, took keen hold, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
in touch in mid-division, headway going well when not much room and switched left 2f out, chased winner over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, held final 75 yards
mid-division, switched right and headway 2f out, led over 1f out, stayed on well inside final furlong, ridden out
held up in mid-division, switched left over 3f out, no impression, well beaten over 1f out
held up in rear, pushed along over 3f out, some progress inside final furlong, never on terms
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
tracked leaders, led 2f out, edged left and headed over 1f out, 3rd and beaten final furlong, kept on
in touch in mid-division, driven over 1f out, kept on, no impression on leaders
not much room start, in rear, some late headway, never dangerous
rear of mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, no headway
held up towards rear, some headway entering final furlong, never involved
King Of Tonga ended the last campaign with a victory on heavy ground at Newmarket and has never raced on the all-weather. Red Bond made all for a facile victory over a mile here in January, his second success on Tapeta, and though unraced over a trip this short and up a massive 13lb he's capable of better. Aljari has scored on three different all-weather surfaces and looks capable of further progress while Vitralite, a dual winner at Haydock, would be an obvious threat to all if taking to the track. It's difficult to ignore the claims of DAARIK despite a long absence. A winner over 6f here, he scored over this trip at Kempton on his reappearance last March before coming here for a Listed contest a month later and finishing second.
Kaeso 11-2fav (9-1) Tracked leaders near side, ridden to lead overall over 1f out, ridden and kept on final furlong, headed near finish, 2nd of 23, hd behind Raising Sand (9-7) at Ascot 7f hcp stks (2) gs in Jul.
Vitralite (IRE) 11-2 (9-7) Tracked leader, led 3f and overall leader 3f out, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, stayed on, 5th of 12, 3/4l behind Dubai Legacy (9-6) at Newmarket 7f hcp (2) gd in Sep.
Daarik (IRE) 5-2fav (9-2) Held up in touch, switched left well over 2f out, soon pushed along, challenged and ridden over 1f out, not quicken well inside final furlong, 2nd of 11, 1 1/4l behind Fox Power (9-2) at Newcastle 1m lst stks (1) pol in Apr.
Salateen 66-1 (9-5) Prominent, led 7f out until pushed along 3f out, lost 2nd well over 2f out, weakened over 2f out, last of 7, 28 3/4l behind Via Serendipity (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks (2) pol in Feb.
Lord Oberon 9-1 (9-6) Mid-division, outpaced over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 18th of 20, 13 1/4l behind Firmament (9-4) at York 7f hcp (2) gs in Jun.
Ventura Ocean (IRE) 14-1 (9-6) Mid-division on inside, chased leaders 3f out, driven over 2f out, soon ridden and one pace, no impression final furlong, 6th of 11, 3 3/4l behind Wise Counsel (9-3) at Ayr 7f hcp (3) gd in Sep.
Calder Prince (IRE) 5-2 (9-0) Soon led, ridden and headed inside final furlong, no extra, 3rd of 6, 2 1/4l behind Concierge (8-7) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (2) pol in Feb.
Red Bond (IRE) 9-2 (9-6) Made all, clear over 1f out, stayed on strongly, won at Newcastle 1m hcp (4) pol in Jan beating Paparazzi (9-4) by 8 1/2l, 10 ran.
Aljari 3-1 (9-1) Switched left after start, held up tracking leaders on inside, outpaced when switched right 3f out, headway between horses over 1f out, ridden and ran on to lead towards finish, won at Southwell 7f hcp (2) pol in Feb beating Zylan (9-1) by 3/4l, 7 ran.
Gloves Lynch 10-1 (9-4) Soon tracked leader in 2nd, ridden and challenged under 2f out, dropped to 4th and no impression over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 4th of 7, 6 3/4l behind Black Magic Woman (8-13) at Fairyhouse 7f Good - Yielding in Jun.
King Of Tonga (IRE) 7-1 (9-4) Held up, headway centre chasing leaders over 2f out, went 2nd and ran on inside final furlong, led near finish, won at Newmarket 7f hcp (4) hvy in Nov beating Material Girl (8-6) by hd, 14 ran.
Rousayan (IRE) 28-1 (9-4) In touch, headway over 2f out, soon chasing leaders, kept on same pace, 5th of 8, 2 3/4l behind Kuwait Currency (9-10) at Kempton 1m hcp (3) pol in Oct.
