held up towards rear, headway on inner when not much room 2f out and again 1f out, switched left inside final furlong, led and ran on
steadied at start, held up in rear, effort over 3f out, no impression
prominent, ridden along 3f out, driven to challenge and every chance approaching final furlong, kept on
in touch, ridden over 3f out, every chance 2f out, weakened final furlong
held up, broke leg and pulled up after 2f
in touch, effort over 3f out, driven and one pace final 2f
led, driven over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace
PRINCE EVELITH was a runaway winner at York at the weekend and he is fancied to follow up here at the main expense of Liberally, Wigwam Willie and Rosbay. A strong pace and a dream run on the inside throughout ensured an impressive win last time at York for the selection, and although he may have been flattered, his trainer's bullish comments afterwards (along the lines of 'he'll run at Ripon if he's alive') show some intent to win again. Liberally should improve on a comeback sixth at Newmarket in a decent handicap and he should not be overlooked, along with Rosbay who has shaped well recently and suggested that a win may not be far away, especially over this optimum trip. Similarly Wigwam Willie ran well in defeat last time over this course and distance and warrants respect, although the handicapper has jumped on his back with a 7lb rise in the weights for that loss. Bavarian Nordic and Coeur De Lionne need market checks on their comeback after the winter, whilst Tenjack King is yet to reproduce any of his good all-weather form on the turf in two starts. A tricky handicap this, but we will tentatively side with recent winner Prince Evelith although he is no 'good thing'.
Wigwam Willie (IRE) 7-1 (8-11) Chased leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, hard driven and headed line, 2nd of 8, shd behind Sirvino (8-11) at Ripon 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) gs in May.
Coeur de Lionne (IRE) 12-1 (9-4) Steady start, held up in touch, went 3rd approaching 2f out, ridden and soon no impression, eased final furlong, 3rd of 4, 10l behind Yahrab (9-0) at Great Leighs 1m 2f 2yo stks (5) pol in Nov.
Rosbay (IRE) 7-2 (9-7) Held up in last pair, raced keenly, pushed along when pace quickened 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not able to challenge, 4th of 5, 2 1/4l behind Full Speed (9-7) at Chester 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) gf.
Bavarian Nordic (USA) 6-1 (8-12) Prominent, pushed along over 3f out, weakening in 6th entering straight, 6th of 7, 27l behind Supercast (8-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (4) pol in Nov.
Prince Evelith (GER) 8-1 (8-11) Held up, headway on inner to lead over 2f out, clear over 1f out, pushed out final furlong, won at York 1m 1f hcp 0-80 (4) gs beating Admiral Dundas (9-4) by 4 1/2l, 19 ran.
Liberally (IRE) 9-1 (8-11) Tracked leaders on inside, ridden and effort over 2f out, not quicken, kept on one pace, 6th of 13, 6l behind Invasian (8-4) at Newbury 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) sft in Apr.
Vicious Warrior 20-1 (8-11) Pulled hard, soon in touch, lost place over 3f out, weakened 2f out, 10th of 12, well behind Nosferatu (9-1) at York 1m 4f clm stks (4) gf in May.
Tenjack King 28-1 (9-8) Always rear division, last of 19, well behind Prince Evelith (8-11) at York 1m 1f hcp 0-80 (4) gs.
