soon led, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra towards finish
tracked leaders when slipped and unseated rider over 10f out
dwelt in rear, headway over 2f out, soon ridden, pressed winner inside final furlong, not quicken towards finish
in rear, pushed along 8f out, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out
tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, effort and hung right inside final furlong, not quicken near finish
close up, ridden over 3f out, weakened final furlong
held up, ridden when weakened 2f out
close up, hampered over 10f out, pushed along to lead over 1f out, ridden out
in touch, hampered over 10f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
Air Squadron scored over 1m4f on his reappearance and won over today's longer distance at Salisbury last year. He should be in the mix and is preferred to Sandy Cove, a dual winner at Kempton early this year. Statsminister and Late Shipment are capable of getting involved on their seasonal returns though it's hard to gauge the worth of Argante's wins in France last year as he debuts for new connections. A winner at Bath in September, ROYAL SIGNALLER is back on a winning mark and drops down a grade. An apprentice's allowance further helps his cause and Mike Appleby's charge may well be good enough in this.
Late Shipment 7-2 (9-7) Tracked leader, ridden 3f out, kept on one pace final furlong, 3rd of 7, 2 1/2l behind Chesil Beach (8-7) at Chester 2m 3yo hcp 0-90 (3) gd in Sep.
Mahican (IRE) 12-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace, 4th of 8, 3 1/2l behind Winterlude (9-7) at Lingfield 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-100 (2) pol in Oct '13.
Jacob Cats 14-1 (8-0) Steadied start, held up in rear, never involved, 8th of 11, 14l behind Quest For More (9-4) at Goodwood 1m 6f hcp 0-105 (2) gd.
Argante (FR) (8-11) 11th of 16, 5l behind Heartiste (8-10) at Maisons-Laffitte(FR) 1m 7f hcp gd in May '14.
Royal Signaller 7-1 (8-10) Led, reminder over 4f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, chased leaders, weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 6, 6l behind Nabatean (9-7) at Chelmsford City 1m 5f hcp 0-95 (3) pol in Apr.
Statsminister 80-1 (8-10) In rear, pushed along over 3f out, never a factor, 5th of 6, 23l behind Big Orange (9-4) at Ascot 1m 6f 3yo lst stk (1) gd in Oct.
Maoi Chinn Tire (IRE) 18-1 (8-5) Held up towards rear, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 10, 16l behind Nashville (8-7) at Ayr 2m 1f hcp (3) gd in Sep.
Air Squadron 3-1fav (9-0) Led for 2f, chased leader until hafway, pushed along on inside 3f out, 2nd and switched right over 1f out, soon ridden, stayed on under pressure to lead close home, won at Chepstow 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) gd beating Shades of Silver (9-2) by 1/2l, 8 ran.
Sandy Cove 8-1 (9-7) Behind, headway when not much room and switched right over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never reached leaders, 5th of 18, 8l behind Sellingallthetime (8-13) at Doncaster 1m 4f app hcp 0-70 (5) gf.