close up, effort on inside when badly hampered 2f out, soon switched left, ridden and ran on to go 2nd near finish, unlucky
slowly away, in rear, headway on outer over 2f out, driven to challenge over 1f out, keeping on one pace when wandered under pressure final furlong
tracked leader, every chance when hung badly right 2f out, weakened final furlong
mid-division, ridden and headway over 2f out, challenged winner over 1f out, no impression inside final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden 3f outweakened entering final 2f
led early, tracked leader, led again 2f out, ridden and ran on final furlong
soon led, ridden 3f out, headed and hampered 2f out, weakened final furlong
held up, ridden 3f out, never a factor
in rear, never a factor
Buxfizz and Loch Fleet look up against it but the remainder can all be given a chance of sorts. A tentative vote goes to GLENCADAM GOLD whose recent second at Newmarket may just give him the edge over those making a comeback. The latter group includes Dominant, Samurai Sword and Chain Lightning, who all won as two-year-olds and should taste further success this season, while Club Oceanic makes most appeal of those arriving from the all-weather ahead of She Ain't A Saint, Manifestation and Carrick A Rede.
Dominant (IRE) 10-1 (9-3) Chased leaders far side, driven and outpaced 2f out, soon ridden, kept on under pressure final furlong, no impression, 8th of 27, 6l behind Fury (9-3) at Newmarket 7f 2yo aut (2) sft in Oct.
Glencadam Gold (IRE) 7-1 (8-11) Dwelt, raced center, mid-division, rapid headway to lead center group over 2f out, overall leader over 1f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 8, 1/2l behind Art History (8-9) at Newmarket 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-95 (3) gf.
She Ain't A Saint Evensfav (9-6) Keen tracked leader, led 2f out, edged left final furlong, ridden out, won at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Mar beating School For Scandal (9-4) by 2 1/4l, 5 ran.
Samurai Sword 13-2 (9-3) With leaders, led 4f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on, won at York 7f 2yo mdn aut (4) gd in Jul beating Diamond Penny (9-3) by 1/2l, 12 ran.
Buxfizz (USA) 14-1 (9-0) Held up in touch, outpaced 4f out, weakened 2f out, tailed off, 8th of 10, 49l behind Indigo Way (9-0) at Newmarket 1m 2f 2yo stks (2) gs in Oct.
Chain Lightning 15-8fav (9-3) In touch on rail, smooth headway over 3f out, led over 2f out, in command over 1f out, ridden and stayed on well, won at Salisbury 1m 2yo mdn (4) sft in Sep beating Census (9-3) by 1 1/2l, 12 ran.
Manifestation 11-10fav (8-5) Raced freely, led, clear over 8f out, still well clear 4 out, ridden and reduced lead 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, held on towards finish, all out, won at Kempton 1m 3f mdn auc stks (6) pol in Feb beating Gottany O's (8-5) by 1/2l, 10 ran.
Carrick A Rede (IRE) 5-4fav (8-10) Chased leading pair, went 2nd on inside 3f out, switched right well over 1f out, closed steadily to lead inside final furlong, pushed along and stayed on well, won at Kempton 1m mdn stks (5) pol in Mar beating Saint Helena (8-5) by 1/2l, 6 ran.
Loch Fleet (IRE) 3-1 (8-7) Dwelt in touch, ridden over 2f out, no impression, 5th of 6, 8l behind Tinkertown (9-3) at Kempton 1m 3yo hcp 0-95 (3) pol in Mar.
Club Oceanic 9-4 (9-2) Tracked leaders, ridden to improve over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, just held, 3rd of 8, hd behind Indian Jack (9-7) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
