dwelt close up, pressed winner 6f out, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out
raced wide pushed along to track leader after 2f, led 8f out, headed over 6f out, soon lost place
in rear, ridden halfway, weakened 4f out
led 1f, tracked leaders, chased clear leading pair 4f out, no impression
led after 1f, headed 8f out, tracked leader, ridden 5f out, weakened 4f out
dwelt raced wide towards rear, some headway 4f out, never nearer
raced wide tracked leaders, led over 6f out, pushed 3 lengths clear 3f out, ran on strongly
A race which makes limited appeal for betting purposes. The weights are headed by Canford Thompson, who is likely to be a short-priced favourite having only found one too good in his last three - he’s now 0-16 on the Flat, however. Seasearch has improved a little since he’s stepped up in trip and has been dropped another 2lb since his sixth at Lingfield. FILUDO made his debut in the Chesham Stakes at Royal Ascot in 2016 so it won’t have been envisaged that he’d end up in a race like this. He showed that all is not yet lost on his first start for Roger Fell at Wolverhampton and might be the value. Cloud Nine looks best of the rest but that’s not saying much.
Canford Thompson 2-1 (9-8) Held up in rear, headway over 3f out, led 2f out, headed over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 2nd of 8, 3l behind Avocet (9-9) at Chelmsford City 1m 5f hcp (7) pol in Feb.
Enola (IRE) 16-1 (10-9) Tracked leaders, not much room over 3f out, weakened from over 1f out, 9th of 12, 14 1/4l behind Compatriot (10-9) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Hamelin Pool 66-1 (10-10) Took keen hold, chased winner until edged right 2f out, 4th and no extra over 1f out, last of 4, 16 1/2l behind Good Tradition (11-4) at Southwell 2m (4) pol in Mar.
Albert Boy (IRE) 11-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, weakened over 6f out, tailed off, 9th of 14, dist behind Go On Gal (9-4) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Aug.
Filudo (FR) 33-1 (8-7) Always behind, 9th of 13, 6l behind Captain George (9-6) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Cloud Nine (FR) 12-1 (8-7) Towards rear, outpaced over 2f out, ridden and kept on under pressure final furlong, not reach leaders, 6th of 10, 4 1/4l behind Presence Process (9-4) at Lingfield 1m hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Seasearch 20-1 (8-7) In touch on outer, driven to chase leaders over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, never on terms, 6th of 12, 4l behind Father Ailbe (9-9) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
