keen led after 1f, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, no extra
in touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on to press for 2nd close home
led 1f, tracked leader, pushed along over 1f out, one pace final furlong
in touch, ridden when weakened over 1f out
towards rear, pushed along and headway approaching final furlong, nearest finish
raced wide tracked leader until pushed along 2f out, soon weakened
in rear, outpaced over 4f out
towards rear, pushed along 3f out, never on terms
Three of these stand out on today’s terms. Rathbone and Amplify are closely matched at the weights and the latter drops back down in trip after a couple of recent starts over a mile. ALFRED BOUCHER has a few pounds to find with the former pair but is less exposed and with improvement expected this year, Henry Candy’s grey gets the vote having been narrowly beaten by a subsequent Group 3 winner at Nottingham when last in action. The remainder look up against it unless the newcomers Obee Jo and Luna Princess prove well above average.
Abate 9-1 (9-2) Led, headed over 4f out, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 11th of 12, 10 3/4l behind Typhoon Ten (9-2) at Kempton 6f stks (4) pol in Jun.
Alfred Boucher 11-4 (9-2) Led, ridden over 1f out, headed final strides, 2nd of 10, shd behind Mohaather (9-2) at Nottingham 6f stks (5) gd in Oct.
Amplify (IRE) 66-1 (9-5) Led, ridden and headed 2f out, edged left over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 6th of 8, 9 1/4l behind Jahbath (9-5) at Kempton 1m stks (2) pol in Mar.
Hawk In The Sky Coach House gelding out of Cocabana.
Obee Jo (IRE) Kodiac colt out of Maleha.
Obsession For Gold (IRE) 50-1 (9-2) Pulled hard, chased winner, hung left over 1f out, soon lost 2nd, weakened inside final furlong, 3rd of 4, 8l behind Fox Leicester (9-2) at Chelmsford City 1m stks (4) pol in Mar.
Parker's Pride 100-1 (8-6) Mid-division, struggling over 2f out, 8th of 12, 12 1/4l behind Mustadun (8-6) at Newcastle 7f stks (5) pol in Feb.
Rathbone 10-1 (8-6) Slowly into stride, behind and soon outpaced, ridden and stayed on into mid-division inside final furlong, never nearer, 10th of 21, 6 1/2l behind Summer Daydream (8-9) at Redcar 6f lst (1) gd in Oct.
Luna Princess Equiano filly out of Enford Princess.
Sapphire Jubilee 100-1 (8-11) Slowly into stride, always behind, 10th of 12, 15 1/4l behind Louis Treize (9-2) at Newcastle 6f stks (5) pol in Jul.