held up towards rear, pushed along over 4f out, ridden and headway well over 2f out, switched left over 1f out, kept on to lead inside final furlong
tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
led, ridden over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on
tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden and every chance 2f out, weakened over 1f out
held up in rear, pushed along over 5f out, never dangerous
held up in touch in 4th, headway over 2f out, chased leader over 1f out until no extra towards finish
held up towards rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, kept on final furlong
This stiff track should suit Veloce, who got going too late over the trip at Nottingham earlier this month. But this can go to the well-bred ETERNAL HEART, who won easily on his second start at Musselburgh. He's been done no favours by the handicapper here but has plenty of scope for improvement and hails from a family that generally improve with age. Kempton winner Achalas is probably worth opposing under a penalty, while Hollow Tree didn't really shown enough on his return to action to suggest he'll be winning soon. Jacobs Son was easily brushed aside off this mark at Leicester and Musawama has a bit prove over this trip and disappointed when favourite over 1m2f at Epsom last month.
Eternal Heart (IRE) 3-1 (8-8) Made virtually all, strongly challenged over 2f out, driven clear entering final furlong, impressive, won at Musselburgh 1m 4f mdn stks (5) gd in Apr beating Camporosso (8-8) by 4l, 8 ran.
Musawama (IRE) 15-8fav (8-13) Led at steady pace, increased tempo 7f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, soon lost 2nd, weakened over 1f out, 4th of 5, 11l behind Slumber (8-13) at Epsom Downs 1m 2f con stks (2) gd in Apr.
Jacobs Son 7-2 (9-2) Close up, ridden 2f out, kept on to chase easy winner approaching final furlong, no chance with winner, 2nd of 4, 4l behind Sadler's Risk (9-7) at Leicester 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Mar.
Hollow Tree 12-1 (9-3) Broke well, led, headed over 4f out, no impresion over 1f out, 4th of 9, 10l behind Cry Fury (9-3) at Kempton 1m 3f 3yo mdn auc stks (6) pol in Apr.
Layla's King 14-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders in 3rd, not much room and hampered over 2f out, soon outpaced, 5th of 9, 17l behind Colombian (9-3) at Chester 1m 2f 3yo mdn (4) gf.
Achalas (IRE) 9-2 (9-5) Mid-division, headway on outside 3f out, chased clear leader 2f out, closed over 1f out, led final half furlong, stayed on well, won at Kempton 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol beating Gower Rules (8-13) by 1l, 13 ran.
Veloce (IRE) 5-2fav (8-12) Prominent early, held up, pushed along over 3f out, switched right 2f out, ran on inside final furlong, edged left when taking 2nd post, 2nd of 7, 1/2l behind Szabo's Destiny (9-6) at Nottingham 1m 6f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gf.