tracked leaders, ridden and weakened 3f out
soon led, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, kept on one pace
mid-division, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
held up towards rear, headway 3f out, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace
in touch, headway to track leaders over 6f out, ridden 3f out, weakened final furlong
steadied start, held up in rear, headway 3f out, ridden and every chance from over 1f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on
tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out
mid-division, ridden over 3f out, soon outpaced
tracked leader, ridden and every chance from 2f out, led approaching final furlong, headed and kept on inside final furlong
towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, no impression final furlong
ROBERTO PEGASUS won here on soft ground on his racecourse debut in 2010 and was quite highly tried last year after making a successful reappearance at Newmarket. It could be worth forgiving him his comeback run over further at Newbury as he's back on a winning mark today. Kuda Huraa looks a big danger as he's only lightly-raced and more in hand that the official verdict suggests when winning at Wolverhampton last month. Kleitomachos is only 4lb higher than when successful on similar going over C&D on his reappearance and Quiz Mistress and Devoted were often thereabouts last year. Lily In Pink won at Bath in September and is also worth a second look but hurdler Balerina looks harshly treated back on the Flat.
Balerina (FR) (8-11) 7th of 9, 5l behind Sandbar (8-11) at Saint-Cloud(FR) 1m 2f 3yo lst stk (1) gs in Mar '10.
Kuda Huraa (IRE) 5-2 (9-12) Tracked leading pair, pushed along over 2f out, headway on inside 2f out, ridden to lead 1f out, stayed on well, won at Wolverhampton 1m 4f mdn stks (5) pol in Apr beating Hyperlink (8-7) by 1 1/4l, 8 ran.
Kleitomachos (IRE) 5-1 (9-0) In touch in 4th place, good headway on outside over 4f out, went 2nd over 3f out and went to far side, ridden to lead 1f out, stayed on well, won at Windsor 1m 4f hcp 0-80 (4) sft in Apr beating Colinca's Lad (8-11) by 1 3/4l, 7 ran.
Kathleen Frances 10-1 (9-2) Held up, gradually camd to stand side from 8f out, short lived effort 2f out, 7th of 11, 22l behind Hawaafez (9-1) at Newmarket 1m 4f flls hcp 0-130 (3) gd in Oct.
Achalas (IRE) 6-1 (9-5) Tracked leading pair, went 2nd over 4f out until ridden over 3f out, weakened and struggling over 2f out, 4th of 7, 32l behind Kleitomachos (9-0) at Windsor 1m 4f hcp 0-80 (4) sft in Apr.
Quiz Mistress 7-2fav (8-10) Tracked leaders, went 2nd 11f out, every chance well over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 8, 23l behind Right Stuff (10-0) at Kempton 2m hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Dec.
Lily In Pink 13-2 (9-3) Held up in rear, headway over 1f out, stayed on to lead and edged left final strides, won at Bath 1m 4f flls hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Sep beating Shades Of Grey (8-11) by hd, 6 ran.
Devoted (IRE) 17-2 (8-12) Held up mid-division, weakened 2f out, 13th of 14, 24l behind High On A Hill (9-7) at Salisbury 1m 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Oct.
Roberto Pegasus (USA) 7-2fav (9-4) Tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out, 7th of 11, 19l behind Gilded Age (8-10) at Newbury 2m hcp 0-85 (4) sft in Apr.
Persian Herald 16-1 (9-4) Led 1f, tracked leader, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out, last of 9, 14l behind Tuxedo (8-9) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Mar.
Lady Of Burgundy 11-1 (9-6) In rear, behind halfway, headway 2f out, kept on final furlong, nearest finish, 6th of 12, 21l behind Wild Desert (10-0) at Wolverhampton 2m hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Nov.
