held up in rear, pushed along 5f out, kept on final 2f, never dangerous
always in rear
in touch, ridden to lead 3f out, headed over 2f out, weakened final furlong
held up in rear, never nearer
held up in mid-division, headway over 3f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, soon edged left, ran on final furlong
tracked leader to over 4f out
raced wide, held up, headway halfway, ridden to chase leader over 4f out, led over 2f out, headed and one pace from 1f out
led, ridden and headed 3f out, weakened over 1f out
tracked leader until over 4f out
A wide open contest gets proceedings underway but many would have chances on their best form but the principals look to be Saddler¿s Cove, Airgusta and Daunted and the tentative vote goes to the last named. The selection goes particularly well for his pilot and although he was slightly disappointing last time out, the step up to this trip should suit and he will be hard to beat. Saddler¿s Cove rates the main danger on his latest second behind Alexander Sapphire and he looks on a fair mark but he has not won for over a year and for that reason he is opposed. Airgusta is another worthy of respect on his latest second behind Dark Parade as that form has since been franked. He is one of the least exposed in the field and he has plenty of scope for improvement and will not be far away. Of the remainder Euippe has a top jockey booked for this type of race and is worth noting in the market but for the winner we return to Daunted.
Toni Alcala 16-1 Mid-division, ridden 5f out, kept on under pressure from over 1f out, 6th of 13, 4l behind Nawow at Lingfield 1m 5f hcp (E3) pol in Jan.
Euippe 7-2 Held up, some headway 4f out, weakened over 2f out, 7th of 9, 19l behind Astyanax at Yarmouth 1m 6f ldy hcp 0-75 (F) gf in Aug.
Daunted (IRE) 11-1 Track leader, led over 4f out, headed 3f out, weakened, 9th of 11, 16l behind Nantucket Sound at Southwell 1m 4f hcp (E3) fbs in Dec.
Irish Legend (IRE) 12-1 2nd to halfway, 4th 4f out, soon weakened, 11th of 14, 37l behind Maralan at Listowel 1m 4f hcp hvy in Sept.
Vanbrugh (FR) 7-1 Chased leaders for 12f, 12th of 13, 49l behind Paradise Flight at Lingfield 2m hcp (E3) pol in Jan.
Bill Bennett (FR) 11-1 Always behind, 11th of 12, 48l behind King Flyer at Southwell 2m hcp (E3) fbs in Jan.
Sadler's Cove (FR) 16-1 In touch, led 3f out, headed over 1f out, kept on one pace, 2nd of 12, 4l behind Alexander Sapphire at Southwell 1m 4f amt hcp (F4) fbs in Jan.
Airgusta (IRE) 8-1 Held up, chased leader over 4f out, led over 2f out until headed inside final furlong, no chance with winner, 2nd of 13, 3l behind Dark Parade at Lingfield 2m stk (H5) pol in Jan.