pulled hard, tracked leader until 6f out, tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
dwelt, towards rear, headway on outer entering final 3f, led over 1f out, ridden out
keen, towards rear, ridden and weakened over 2f out, tailed off
dwelt, in touch, ridden over 2f out, kept on one pace
tracked leaders early, in touch, pushed along 3f out, ridden and slightly outpaced over 1f out, stayed on final furlong
keen, tracked leaders, went 2nd 6f out until over 1f out, soon edged right, ridden and rallied to 2nd near finish
led, pushed along 3f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, rallied when short of room and switched right inside final furlong, lost 2nd near finish
in rear, ridden 2f out, never near leaders
The Grey Warrior showed up reasonably well in his two starts and should be ideally suited by the trip on good ground but Kensington Star hasn't been seen since a moderate debut on Tapeta at Newcastle last summer when trained by Simon Crisford. The latter has Spinning Melody engaged here and her pedigree suggests this should be her trip. ROYAL HEADLEY cost 90,000gns as a yearling and is a half-brother to a Group 3 winner and a winner in France. He's handed a tentative vote in a race that shouldn't take much winning.
Druid's Diamond 28-1 (9-5) Mid-division, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 6th of 8, 20 1/4l behind Philadelphia (9-5) at Doncaster 7f mdn stks (5) sft in Apr.
Kensington Star 5-1 (9-0) Dwelt, detatched in rear, headway over 2f out, chased leaders inside final furlong, never able to challenge, 3rd of 9, 5 1/4l behind Huge Future (9-0) at Newcastle 1m 2f mdn stks (5) pol in Jun.
Bobbys Helmet (IRE) 100-1 (9-0) Close up, lost place 3f out, tailed off, last of 12, dist behind Star Archer (9-0) at Haydock 1m mdn stks (4) gd in Sep.
Kelpie Spirit (IRE) 40-1 (9-5) In rear, pushed along over 3f out, never dangerous, last of 10, 19 1/2l behind George Reme (9-5) at Newcastle 7f mdn stks (4) pol in Jul.
Royal Headley (IRE) Nathaniel gelding out of Fearless Flyer.
Sketch Book Venue (IRE) Rip Van Winkle gelding out of Parvenue.
The Grey Warrior (IRE) 5-4 (9-5) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, one pace, 3rd of 6, 9 1/2l behind Oud Metha Bridge (9-5) at Newcastle 1m mdn stks (5) pol in Mar.
Nightdress (IRE) Rip Van Winkle filly out of Haute Volta.
Spinning Melody (USA) Hard Spun filly out of Say No Now.