prominent, ridden 3f out, no impression on winner over 1f out, one pace
made all, ridden 2f out, clear over 1f out, ran on well
ridden leaving stalls, soon prominent, ridden and slightly outpaced over 3f out, stayed on same pace from over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner
slowly into stride, chased leaders, ridden and weakened over 4f out
held up, headway 3f out, chased winner 2f out, no impression, lost 2 places inside final furlong
prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
Army Of Stars and EL DECECY both had the misfortune of coming up against the progressive Steed on their latest starts. There wouldn't be much between them if this was a handicap, but the latter is favoured at the weights here and can take advantage. John Balding's charge is also weighted to reverse earlier form with Elusive Warrior, who beat him over C&D back in October, but is 13lb worse off today. It's difficult to make a case for the remaining quartet who look up against it on these terms.
Army of Stars (IRE) 7-2 (9-3) Mid-division, headway over 3f out, not clear run well over 1f out, switched right and no impression on leaders after, 4th of 7, 7l behind Steed (8-12) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
El Dececy (USA) 11-1 (9-7) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, last of 7, 7l behind Steed (9-1) at Southwell 7f hcp 0-80 (4) fbs.
Elusive Warrior (USA) 20-1 (8-2) Tracked leading trio, ridden over 3f out, outpaced over 2f out, kept on towards finish, 4th of 7, 6l behind Steed (9-1) at Southwell 7f hcp 0-80 (4) fbs.
Champagne All Day 100-1 (9-10) Slowly into stride, in rear, behind over 4f out, never nearer, 5th of 7, 17l behind Unlimited (9-10) at Wolverhampton 7f sell stks (6) pol.
Crocodile Bay (IRE) 9-1 (8-13) Chased leader, led halfway, ridden and headed entering final 3f, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 10, 20l behind San Antonio (9-2) at Southwell 1m hcp 0-65 (6) fbs in Jan.
Moon Lightning (IRE) 100-1 (9-7) Raced wide close up, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out, 7th of 8, 31l behind Bentley (9-3) at Southwell 1m hacp 0-70 (5) fbs.
Tealing 22-1 (8-9) Tracked leader, lost place over 2f out, soon ridden, weakened final furlong, last of 9, 18l behind Newbury Street (8-13) at Carlisle 6f 3yo clm (6) gf in May.