chased winner, challenged 2f out, soon ridden, no extra well inside final furlong
held up in touch, headway to chase leaders over 3f out, one pace from over 1f out
made all, ridden well over 1f out, kept on well
tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened well over 1f out
slowLY into stride, held up towards rear, lost touch from over 3f out
Nonrunner
Spice Route, Championship Point and Charlie Tokyo kook the 3 to concentrate on here and the vote is given to Championship Point. The selection is fit from a winter campaign on the all-weather and although he was slightly disappointing last time, the race was not run to suit and now that he reverts to the turf he is well worth considering. Spice Route was returning from a break at Kempton last time so under the circumstances he ran a blinder to chase home Kandidate. He goes on the ground and he looks a big danger to our selection, although he does shape as though he will be seen to even better effect over a slightly longer trip. Charlie Tokyo finished fourth behind Philatelist last time and that was a competitive handicap, so if he can reproduce that effort here then he will surely be capable of making the frame, especially as he is sure to handle the ground. Richard Hannon's Ronaldsay may just be sharper for the run, and we will stick with Championship Point who can lead them home.
Spice Route 14-1 (8-13) Tracked winner, effort over 1f out, edged left final furlong, one pace, 3rd of 8, 3/4l behind Kandidate (8-13) at Kempton 1m 2f lst stk (1) pol in Mar.
Bid For Glory 6-1 (9-7) Soon led and set the pace, ridden and headed just over 1f out, faded inside final furlong, 4th of 8, 4l behind Evident Pride (9-6) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp 0-95 (3) pol in Dec.
Championship Point (IRE) 9-1 (8-8) Settled last, ridden 3f out, never near to challenge, 8th of 10, 11l behind With Interest (8-11) at Nad Al Sheba 1m 2f hcp gd in Feb.
Charlie Tokyo (IRE) 33-1 (9-2) Behind, headway 2f out, stayed on well near finish, 4th of 14, 4l behind Philatelist (9-1) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp 0-105 (2) pol in Mar.
Numero Due 7-1 (9-8) Mid-division, pushed along 10f out, headway when not clear run over 3f out, hung left inside final furlong, ran on to lead towards finish, won at Warwick 2m hcp 0-85 (4) gs in Sept '06 beating Kayf Aramis (8-1) by 1 1/2l, 14 ran.
Ronaldsay 16-1 (8-11) Raced keenly towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, headway 2f out, ran on inside final furlong, 2nd of 16, 1/2l behind Short Skirt (9-2) at Newmarket 1m 2f lst fll stk (1) sft in Oct.
Mutajarred 7-2 (8-10) Tracked leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed just inside final furlong, no extra, 2nd of 10, 1l behind Night Crescendo (8-7) at Ascot 1m 2f hcp 0-105 (2) gs in Oct.
Just Lille (IRE) 11-2 (11-7) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, one pace, 6th of 9, 3l behind Sporting Gesture (10-5) at York 1m 4f amt hcp 0-80 (4) gf in Sept.
