tracked leaders, raced keenly, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
slightly bumped start, led main group in centre until edged left and joined leader on stands side over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
held up, pushed along over 2f out, edged left over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, not trouble leaders
in touch, pushed along over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, one pace insdie final furlong
hampered start, held up, weakened over 2f out
slowly into stride, held up, pushed along over 2f out, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong to lead towards finish
chased leaders, lost place halfway, weakened 2f out
raced alone on stands side, overall leader, headed inside final furlong, no extra
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, soon beaten
held up in rear, took keen hold, headway 2f out, edged right and led inside final furlong, headed towards finish
mid-division, headway over 2f out, pressing leaders over 1f out, soon weakened
Withdrawn
ELUSIVE FAME is the tentative selection in the finale but the market can prove useful as it did when Sakhee's Secret landed a memorable touch in 2007. Masamah, Enact and Definightly are amongst others to consider. The Wolverhampton maiden that the selection won in November may only have been an ordinary affair but it has thrown up winners and he won the race cosily. Servoca endured a frustrating time at two but had a confidence boosting spin around Wolverhampton and could go on from that. Green Beret bids to defy a penalty for winning at Brighton and he's interesting having been brought along steadily by his handler. Masamah was pitched into Group company having won his first two starts in taking fashion; he showed an electric turn of foot last season despite hanging and is an interesting prospect. Enact may have failed to handle the soft ground when disappointing behind Summer Fete in October but she landed her maiden readily at Windsor and it will be fascinating to see if there's any confidence behind her chances. Definightly proved to be tough and progressive last term and is another who may be able to continue in the same vein although this trip could be on the sharp side now. The selection also drops back in trip but he appears to have plenty of speed and Elusive Fame may be the answer to a tricky finale.
Aldermoor (USA) 15-8fav (9-7) Raced keenly, in touch, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on, won at Chester 5f 2yo hcp (4) gf in Sep beating Doughnut (9-6) by 1/2l, 13 ran.
Masamah (IRE) 14-1 (9-1) Behind, in touch, ridden 2f out, no impression over 1f out, soon beaten, 8th of 9, 10l behind Lord Shanakill (9-1) at Newbury 6f 2yo stks G2 (1) gd in Sep.
Tobond (IRE) 12-1 (9-1) Mid-division, lost place over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, 6th of 14, 5l behind Nashmiah (8-10) at Lingfield 7f 3yo Listed stks (1) pol in Mar.
Green Beret (IRE) Evensfav (9-3) Tracked leaders and always going well, led 1f out, ridden out final furlong, comfortably, won at Brighton 6f hcp 0-90 (3) gd beating Flamsteed (8-4) by 3l, 5 ran.
Definightly 5-2fav (9-7) Held up, headway 2f out, driven to lead post, won at Doncaster 7f 2yo hcp (3) gd in Oct beating Satwa Laird (9-3) by hd, 14 ran.
Dark Mischief 10-1 (9-1) Behind and outpaced, driven and kept on final furlong, 5th of 11, 4 1/2l behind Imperial Guest (9-1) at Doncaster 6f 2yo lst stk (1) gd in Oct.
Elusive Fame (USA) 9-1 (9-3) Always prominent, chased leader over 5f out, led over 2f out, clear over 1f out, readily, won at Wolverhampton 7f 2yo mdn stks (5) pol in Nov beating Sign Of Approval (9-3) by 2 1/4l, 12 ran.
Servoca (CAN) 4-7fav (9-0) Made all, pushed clear inside final furlong, comfortably, won at Wolverhampton 6f mdn stks (5) pol in Mar beating War And Peace (9-13) by 7l, 9 ran.
Dove Mews 16-1 (9-0) Mostly chased winner, ridden well over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 2nd of 8, 2l behind Noble Storm (9-1) at Warwick 6f 2yo hcp 0-95 (3) sft in Oct.
Enact 7-1 (8-12) Raced stands side, held up in touch, effort over 2f out, soon one pace, 8th of 12, 13l behind Summer Fete (8-12) at Newbury 7f 2yo fll lst stks (1) sft in Oct.
Caledonia Princess 2-1fav (9-9) Dwelt, pushed along to chase leader halfway, every chance 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 4th of 8, 3 1/2l behind Key To Love (9-7) at Folkestone 5f 2yo hcp 0-65 (6) gs in Sep.
Lucky Redback (IRE) 33-1 (8-12) Dwelt, behind intouch, ridden over 2f out, no progress and weakened quickly over 1f out, 12th of 13, 30l behind Evasive (8-12) at Newbury 7f 2yo stks G3 (1) sft in Oct.
