in touch, ridden and edged left when bumped over 1f out, weakened final furlong
chased leaders, ridden halfway, one pace when squeezed out final furlong
made all, hard driven from 2f out, held on final furlong, all out
held up in rear, headway on outside 2f out, chased winner final furlong, strong challenge near finish, always just held
fly jumped start, held up, not clear run from 2f out, hampered over 1f out, not recover
slowly into stride, held up, effort on outside and drive 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
chased leaders, hard ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out
chased winner, ridden and every chance final furlong, not quicken near finish
Nonrunner
Mr Cellophane is one of the more consisent runners in the line up and he gets the verdict ahead of High Ridge and Adantino. In his last nine runs the furthest Mr Cellphane has been beaten is three and a quarter lengths, such is the reliability of this four-year-old. He ran another solid race last time out when runner up to Divinsky and a repeat of that effort could be good enough this afternoon. The ones that have raced this season have been a little disappointing and so High Ridge could be the main threat. This one ended last campaign with a close up third behind Woodnook and if starting the season in the same vein he could prove hard to beat. Adantino ran well last time after the handicapper relented slightly, however he has been put up another pound for today and a place may be the best he can hope for. The others are hard to fancy this afternoon and so this may not be too difficult a task for Mr Cellophane.
Romany Nights (IRE) 6-1 (8-13) Always behind and outpaced final 2f, last of 10, 8l behind Cool Sands (8-1) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Mar.
Russian Symphony (USA) 9-1 (9-8) In touch, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 9th of 14, 6l behind Fullandby (9-7) at Newmarket 6f hcp 0-90 (3) gs in Jul.
Abwaab 12-1 (8-13) Mid-division, ridden and weakened over 2f out, 11th of 13, 9l behind King of Argos (9-4) at Windsor 1m hcap (4) gf in Apr.
Adantino 9-2fav (9-4) Held up, headway from 2f out, stayed on well final furlong, gaining towards finish, 3rd of 15, 1 1/2l behind Gwilym (8-5) at Windsor 6f app hcp (5) gf in Apr.
Louphole 9-2 (9-0) Reared start, behind, ran on inside final furlong, 6th of 14, 8l behind Roman Maze (9-2) at Windsor 6f hcp 0-80 (4) gf in Apr.
Mr Cellophane 5-2fav (9-3) Took keen hold, in touch, headway over 1f out, stayed on to chase winner inside final furlong, no impression, 2nd of 11, 2l behind Dvinsky (8-10) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Apr.
High Ridge 12-1 (9-2) Held up in rear, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, 3rd of 12, 2 1/2l behind Woodnook (9-3) at Lingfield 6f hcap (5) pol in Oct.
Regal Royale 10-1 (9-0) Chased leaders to over 2f out, soon weakened, last of 11, 7l behind Dvinsky (8-10) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Apr.
Cape Presto (IRE) 16-1 (9-1) Led, pulled hard, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra, 4th of 7, 3l behind Harare (8-7) at W'hampton 7f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Apr.
Two Step Kid (USA) 25-1 (8-7) Always in rear group, never a factor, 12th of 13, 11l behind Wavertree Warrior (8-4) at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-100 (2) pol in Feb.