slowly into stride, towards rear, headway on outside 9f out, led 2f out, soon edged left, held on
mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, not much room when some headway over 2f out, switched right over 1f out, no impression
led, headed 13f out, tracked leader, led over 2f out, soon headed, no extra final 100 yards
tracked leaders, pushed along over 4f out, hampered and lost place over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
soon tracking leader, led 13f out, headed over 2f out, hampered and lost place over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden and lost place over 2f out
held up towards rear, not clear run over 2f out, soon switched right, headway to go 2nd 1f out until well inside final furlong, no extra close home
held up towards rear, headway on outside 6f out, went 2nd well inside final furlong, stayed on, just held
in rear, pushed along 10f out, driven over 4f out, well beaten final 3f
mid-division, headway over 2f out, not much room and outpaced over 1f out
held up in rear, well beaten over 2f out
Sir Mark Prescott has few peers regarding the placing of horses as amply demonstrated by the hat-trick achieved by Deauville Dancer last season which saw him rise 21lb in the weights. He was just held by Sunny Future on reappearance and seems sure to contend but does appear to have plenty on at the weights with LONGSHADOW. The latter, a tough stayer, is 11lb better off with the Prescott inmate for the three-quarters of a length that separated them at Thirsk last August. He made an impressive reappearance too when coming clear at Doncaster and could offer some value against the likely favourite. The lightly-raced Moonrise Landing has to be on the shortlist after just three runs for Ralph Beckett stepping up to 2m for the first time, whilst the consistent Knightly Escapade is a solid each-way option for Brian Ellison as he hardly knows how to run a bad race.
Mawaqeet (USA) 20-1 (9-9) Started slowly, towards rear, headway under pressure and edged left over 1f out, plugged on inside final furlong, never going pace to get involved, 8th of 15, 6l behind Lycidas (9-9) at York 2m hcp 0-90 (3) gd.
Deauville Dancer (IRE) 4-5fav (9-6) Chased leaders, pushed along over 5f out, driven to lead over 2f out, headed over 1f out, soon edged right, rallied inside final furlong, just failed, 2nd of 4, hd behind Sunny Future (9-1) at Bath 2m 1f hcp 0-85 (4) fm.
Be Perfect (USA) 9-4fav (9-4) Dwelt, chased leaders, took closer order over 4f out, weakened over 1f out, 4th of 7, 14l behind Samtu (8-8) at Doncaster 1m 7f hcp 0-85 (4) gf.
Moonrise Landing (IRE) 7-2 (9-3) Tracked winner, pushed along 3f out, ridden over 1f out, no impression and lost 2nd post, 3rd of 5, 4l behind Elysian Fields (8-5) at Bath 1m 5f fls hcp 0-90 (3) fm.
Longshadow 9-2 (9-9) With leader, led after about 3f, ridden over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong, won at Doncaster 2m hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Apr beating Katie Gale (9-12) by 4 1/2l, 5 ran.
Primogeniture (IRE) 20-1 (9-5) Chased leaders, weakened 2f out, 9th of 16, 10l behind Libran (9-7) at York 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) gd.
Knightly Escapade 22-1 (9-2) Took keen hold in mid-division on inside, driven and kept on same pace final 2f, 9th of 15, 6l behind Lycidas (9-9) at York 2m hcp 0-90 (3) gd.
King of The Picts (IRE) 5-4fav (9-5) Prominent, ridden 4f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 5th of 9, 8l behind Pass Muster (9-1) at Musselburgh 2m hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Apr '14.
Nashville (IRE) 66-1 (8-12) Last pair, never a factor, 14th of 15, 37l behind Lycidas (9-9) at York 2m hcp 0-90 (3) gd.
Dr Irv 16-1 (8-12) In touch, pushed along and kept on same pace final 2f, 7th of 15, 6l behind Lycidas (9-9) at York 2m hcp 0-90 (3) gd.
Los Nadis (GER) 100-1 (7-7) Towards rear, outpaced 3f out, never dangerous, 24th of 33, 31l behind Scatter Dice (8-8) at Newmarket 2m 2f hcp (2) gs in Oct '13.
