tracked leaders, carried wide and lost place bend over 3f out, not recover
tracked leaders, left 2nd over 3f out, led over 2f out, soon headed, stayed on same pace
led, hung right, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra well inside final furlong
held up, headway over 2f out, came stands side, led 1f out, ran on, readily
pressed leader, pulled hard, hung right, ran wide and lost place bend over 3f out, well beaten after
in touch on inside, left 3rd over 3f out, ridden 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
KONSTANTIN has clearly improved for another winter on his back and ran out a relatively comfortable winner on his comeback at Leicester. There should be more races to be won with Marcus Tregoning's Balmont gelding, starting here. Countess Ellen has had the obligatory three runs in maidens and will now be expected to pay her way in handicaps while Bertie Blu Boy has already won twice at Wolverhampton this year though, like Kempton scorer Beautiful Lando, has more to do back on turf. The others also need to improve if they are to figure.
Countess Ellen (IRE) 8-1 (8-12) Prominent on inside, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 7, 5l behind Hokoumah (9-3) at Kempton 6f 2yo mdn stks (5) pol in Sep.
Imaginary World (IRE) 16-1 (9-7) Held up in rear but in touch, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 7, 3 1/2l behind Bouggatti (9-3) at Beverley 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Apr.
Bertie Blu Boy 7-2 (9-0) Chased leader, ridden 3f out, went 2nd over 2f out, strong challenge from over 1f out, stayed on under strong pressure to lead last strides, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f Stakes (0-70) (3yo) (5) pol in Apr beating Barnum (9-0) by hd, 5 ran.
Sergeant Troy (IRE) 9-2 (8-13) Took keen hold, close up on outside when carried wide after bend inside final 5f, not recover, eased, 6th of 10, 15l behind Soweto Star (9-6) at Windsor 1m 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Apr.
No Larking (IRE) 12-1 (8-11) Led, ran out on bend inside final 5f, virtually pulled up, 9th of 10, well behind Soweto Star (9-6) at Windsor 1m 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Apr.
Beautiful Lando (FR) 16-1 (8-7) Slowly into stride, raced in 7th, headway on inside 2f out, led entering final furlong, ran on, held on well, won at Kempton 7f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Apr beating Homeboy (9-2) by nk, 9 ran.
Konstantin (IRE) 9-2 (8-13) Tracked leader, ridden 2f out, led inside final furlong, ran on, won at Leicester 7f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Apr beating Classic Voice (9-7) by 2l, 9 ran.