chased winner, driven 3f out, weakened rapidly over 1f out
made all and set strong pace, bumped over 1f out, headed briefly inside final furlong, rallied gamely to lead near finish
dwelt, behind, effort over 4f out, soon struggling
held up, pushed along 3f out, never able to challenge
chased leading pair, effort over 2f out, every chance when bumped approaching final furlong, no extra final 100 yards
held up, good headway 3f out, ridden to lead briefly inside final furlong, ran on
held up, lost place 5f out, headway, switched right and kept on steadily final furlong but no danger
in touch, squeezed through on near side rail to press leaders well over 2f out, every chance and edged left over 1f out, not quicken inside final furlong
behind, kept on under pressure final furlong but no danger
in touch, pushed along 3f out, soon beaten
held up, hard ridden 2f out, never going pace to challenge leaders
pulled hard in touch, ridden 3f out, no extra final 2f
Difficult to be over confident about any of these, but our vote goes to Atlantic Quest, who won at Newmarket in May last year and gives the impression that he has the stomach for a battle. A recent run will have put him straight and with Mark Johnston having a great record here he is taken to endorse that and score over a trip that should be ideal. Kieren Fallon partners The Judge here, which would give the gelding a bit of a squeak. Certainly, he is open to improvement, being only lightly raced and bred to get this trip, but the yard have yet to have a turf winner and this one does not stand out as an obvious one to break that sequence. Sandy Lady has definite place claims though. The filly seems to go on any surface and over a range of trips, so a mile should not be a problem. With Richard Hannon having made a good start and Pat Eddery up, she can give the selection most to do. Another who cannot be ruled out is Seattle Express, who looked useful when winning on the all weather at Lingfield last month and might even prove to be better than these, though he is difficult to assess.